bit of research

furnace

A furnace - a stove to refine pills of immortality which are believed to lengthen one's life

reference: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/architecture/styles/chinese-temples.htm

the back entrance via a small lane

In terms of layout, a temple is always rectangular, and faces south in accordance with feng shui principles.
A wall usually surrounds the structure, and the gates are guarded by statues of warrior deities or mythical animals to fend off evil spirits.

reference: http://horchang.blogspot.my/2011/03/sze-yah-templekuala-lumpur.html

progress during the site visit

everything went according to planned during the 4 days of site visit as we managed to note down all the measurements of the parts the temple assigned to us. my group were assigned as the 'exterior' group so we had to do measurements for the main entrance, front porch and also the wall boundary of the temple. here are the few measurements and sketches.

rough plan of the front porch

floor plan of the meeting room 

measurement of the outdoor stairs leading to the meeting room

measurement of the front facade