Clan Jetties form part of the Penang Heritage Trail. There used to be seven jetties until one was demolished by fire and now six remain. Billed as one of the last bastions of old Chinese settlements on the island, this waterfront society is home to houses on stilts of various Chinese clans. Located straight down from Lebuh Chulia (beside the Kapitan Kling Mosque) at Pengkalan Weld (Weld Quay), these water villages are over a century old. Each jetty is named after a Chinese clan – the Chew Jetty is the most tourist-friendly with the most stilt-houses, the longest walkway, a temple that is worth stopping by and plenty of places for those Kodak moments.

We went to Penang as a field trip in order to capture references and learn the nature and history of the area, as we were designing experiences set in the past history of Chew Jetty.

The experience was based on an 1900's rendition of one of the houses in the jetty, and certain objects from the era. As the plan was to design and simulate a barber shop set in that era, I explored the island and went to visit the vintage barbershops located across Penang, and came up with a few assets that is placed inside the house.