A Comparative Study on Transformation Process and Form of Traditional Houses in Sumba Island

Mirzadelya Devanastya, Ayano Toki

2019

Abstract

In a society with no profession of architect nor engineer, the architecture transformation and the space modification constantly carried out by the local community. Through this process, the local community had been passed down their empirical knowledge, yet the tradition urged to alter its way according to the modernization of the architectural culture and people's lifestyle. This study attempts to clarify the transformation pattern of the traditional house in Sumba Island. We undertook the measurement of the houses and interviews with the villagers in six villages located in the east and west. Through the comparison of six villages, we identified clear regional differences in the transformation process and form of Sumbanese houses. The typical Sumbanese house stands on stilts and topped with the impressive hat. The house has a hearth with four main pillars surrounded by living space. In general, the transformation of the houses occurred in several phases, in response to the increasing family members that consequently trigger the necessity of the new facility. The transformation of form divided into two patterns according to their location, hilltop, and flat land. These two types characterized by vertical/horizontal expansion of space according to topographical condition, the changes of room layout in accordance with the religion of occupant, and the introduction of industrial material which slowly replaces the natural material. We found that in the midst of the transformation process, the form of high hat and the concept of the four main pillars were maintained. The villagers in Sumba put an effort on balancing between modernization need and inheritance of the traditional value. The transformation process shows a manifestation of the adaptation capabilities of traditional Sumba houses in response to the modern needs of their residents, without sacrificing the important values that strictly maintained by the local communities.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Devanastya M. and Toki A. (2019). A Comparative Study on Transformation Process and Form of Traditional Houses in Sumba Island. In Proceedings of the 10th Architecture Research and Design Conference - Volume 1: AR+DC; ISBN 978-989-758-767-2, SciTePress, pages 20-27. DOI: 10.5220/0013050700002836

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ar+dc19,
author={Mirzadelya Devanastya and Ayano Toki},
title={A Comparative Study on Transformation Process and Form of Traditional Houses in Sumba Island},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th Architecture Research and Design Conference - Volume 1: AR+DC},
year={2019},
pages={20-27},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013050700002836},
isbn={978-989-758-767-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th Architecture Research and Design Conference - Volume 1: AR+DC
TI - A Comparative Study on Transformation Process and Form of Traditional Houses in Sumba Island
SN - 978-989-758-767-2
AU - Devanastya M.
AU - Toki A.
PY - 2019
SP - 20
EP - 27
DO - 10.5220/0013050700002836
PB - SciTePress