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Showing posts with label Betawi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Betawi. Show all posts

Saturday, November 3, 2012

The Tradional house in Indonesia (Java Island)

Jakarta (Betawi) : Rumah Bapang and Rumah Gudang

Betawi traditional houses are very rare to find nowadays. One of a kind traditional house Betawi is Rumah Bapang. Its very simple with basic box shape. Just like houses, Rumah Bapang also has a living room, family room, living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and with additional patio.


 Another type is Rumah Gudang. The house is rectangular in shape that extends from front to back. The roof of the house looks like a saddle horse or armor, and at the front of the house there is a small roof that serves as a barrier splashed rain or sunlight.







West Java (Sunda): Rumah Kasepuhan

In Sundanese, said the elderly means 'conservative' or 'old' in the Indonesian language. Based on this definition, the term came kasepuhan, which is the abode of the elders. The name was also demonstrated kasepuhan model 'system leadership' of a community or society customs based parents (old or old-fashioned). Kasepuhan meaning 'old customs' or 'customs of the ancestors'.




Java : Rumah Joglo

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Rumah Joglo  has a typical trapezoidal lined with four wooden poles rebuttal. An interpretation joglo causing Java architecture reflects tranquility, present among the buildings that diverse. This interpretation is characterized by the use of a solid roof construction and arch-arch shape in space per room.