Research Article
The Architectural Structure of Joglo House as the Manifestation of Javanese Local Wisdom
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283855, author={E N Widayati and N E Rakhmawati and D Pratama}, title={The Architectural Structure of Joglo House as the Manifestation of Javanese Local Wisdom}, proceedings={Proceedings of 1st Workshop on Environmental Science, Society, and Technology, WESTECH 2018, December 8th, 2018, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={WESTECH}, year={2019}, month={6}, keywords={joglo house javanese culture architectural structure local wisdom}, doi={10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283855} }- E N Widayati
N E Rakhmawati
D Pratama
Year: 2019
The Architectural Structure of Joglo House as the Manifestation of Javanese Local Wisdom
WESTECH
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283855
Abstract
Joglo House is a traditional Javanese house with a pyramid-like roof which resembles the form of a mountain. The Javanese people believe that the mountain is a symbol of all sacred things. Joglo House contains a Javanese philosophy which sees house as a link between the earth and the sky because the house was located at the center between the two. The complete structure of the traditional Javanese house consists of several buildings, namely the front house consisting of pendopo and pringgitan, the side house called gandhok, the main house called dalem, and the back house which consists of gadri, pekiwan, and gedogan. The service area, which includes the pawon (kitchen) and pekiwan (well and bathroom), is located in the back and separated from the main house. This is different from house structure in general, where the kitchen and bathroom are in the main house. This paper will explore the design of Joglo House, especially related to the location of the service area, using a qualitative research method with exploration design to understand the philosophy behind this architectural structure. The result shows that the structure of Joglo House was a manifestation of the Javanese local wisdom that embrace the public courtesy in the community without sacrificing the importance of privacy.