Syed Alatas Mansion

128, Armenian Street, 10200 Penang,
MALAYSIA
Tel: 04-2616606, Fax: 04-2616605

Location Plan

The Heritage Centre, Penang is housed within the elegant Syed Alatas Mansion at 128, Armenian Street, the site of a successfully completed pilot restoration project for the conservation and rehabilitation of Penang's historic Acheen Street - Armenian Street cultural heritage enclave.

Two of Penang's most important monuments, the Khoo Kongsi and the Acheen Street Mosque, as well as numerous attractive historical sites are located in this area.

The role of Heritage Centre

	To inculcate pride in our Heritage
	To motivate preservation of our Heritage (particularly in the built-enviroment)
	To provide information and advice on the correct approach to conservation

	provide a conductive environment for public awareness in heritage conservation
	provide reference materials, publications on conservation works, designs, video recordings etc in the resource library
	organize talks, seminars on heritage conservation and other activities
	provide advice and encouragement to property owners
	publish information materials, newsletters etc to publicise activities of the Centre
	display, as permanent exhibition, and special exhibitions materials of relevence and of public interest
	provide refreshment facilities to course participants and visitors to the Centre
	all other activities as decided by the Management Committee to enhance the role of the Heritage Centre

Protem Committee

YB Pegawai Kewangan Negeri Pejabat Kewangan Negeri Paras 23, KOMTAR 10000 Penang (Ref: Mdm Supiah bt. Md Yusof)	Setiausaha Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang Paras 17, KOMTAR 10000 Penang (Ref: Mr. Khoo Boo Soon)	Penasihat Undang-undang Negeri Tingkat 3, Bangunan Bank Negara 10200 Penang (Ref: Mr. Mohd. Ruzima b. Ghazali)
Setiausaha Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai Jalan Datuk Hj. Ahmad Said 12000 Butterworth (Ref: Mr. Mohd. Rizal Abdul)	Pengarah Unit Perancang Ekonomi Negeri Paras 25, KOMTAR 10000 Penang (Ref: Mr. Alias bin Simin)	Pengarah Unit Perancang Bandar dan Desa Paras 19, KOMTAR 1000 Penang
President Penang Heritage Trust 11 Free School Road 11600 Penang (Ref: Mr. Tan Teong Kooi)	Mr. Gan Teik Chee c/o Gan Teik Chee & Ho 6.01 6th Floor, Bangunan Maybank Trust 3 Penang Street 10200 Penang	Mr. Ahmad Chik Bukit Pinang Penang Hill 11300 Penang
Dr. Khoo Joo Ee Muzium Seni Asia Universiti Malaya 59100 Kuala Lumpur	Dr. A.Ghafar Ahmad School of Housing, Building & Planning Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Minden Penang	Mr. Laurence Loh Laurence Architect 15 China Street Ghaut 10300 Penang
Mr. Ong Jin Cheng Laurence Loh Architect 15 China Street Ghaut 10300 Penang	Mdm Khoo Salma Janus Print & Resources 120 Lebuh Armenian 10200 Penang	Mr. Chen Voon Se Majlis Warisan Malaysia PAM Building Centre 4 Jalan Tangsi 50480 Kuala Lumpur

Description of Logo

The design of the logo is based on the concept of a fanlight. The fanlight is an element commonly found above windows or doors of many heritage buildings in Malaysia such as mosques, suraus, shophouses, terrace houses and mansions. It serves two purposes. Firstly, as a decorative element that displays intricate carvings in the shapes of both flowers and geometrical designs. Secondly, it also acts as part of a wall panel which allows not only cross ventilation but also maximum illumination in the buildings.

The logo which displays a decorative fanlight reflects our invaluable cultural heritage that needs to be preserved and conserved for posterity. This indicates the main objective of the Penang Heritage Resource Centre which strives to promote an informed awareness of cultural and architectural heritage; as well as to encourage research, education and craftsmanship. The voids in the logo (which appear in dark brown) can be interprated as a two-way channel facilitating the interchange of knowledge and information on our cultural heritage.

The logo was designed by Dr. A.Ghafar Ahmad
School of Housing, Building and Planning,
USM, Penang, MALAYSIA

Copyright © 1996 HBP of USM
Last Updated on 14 January 1996