Microclimate and Architectural Tectonic: Vernacular Floating House Resilience in Seberang Ulu 1, Palembang
| Main Authors: | Puspitasari, Popi, Kadri, Trihono, Kusumawati, Lili, Indartoyo, Indartoyo |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed |
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IOP Publishing
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| Online Access: |
http://libprint.trisakti.ac.id/460/ |
Daftar Isi:
- This paper aims to describe the results of preliminary research on floating houses on the Musi River, Seberang Ulu 1, Palembang, focused on studying the influence of microclimates to the tectonics of Rumah Rakit (Floating House).The increase of water surface due to global warming will increase the need of using floating house typology in the future. The description of the inhabitants’ experiences on applying technics to create vernacular floating houses is considered as significant knowledge to develop advance technology on the basis of local characteristic. Vernacular floating houses resilience consists of natural experiences of inhabitants in adapting their daily activities to the characteristic of local climate. By using qualitative approach, the Rumah Rakit inhabitants’ verbal information in this article becomes the main aspect in exploring local knowledge. At the end, the conceptual model of vernacular Rumah Rakit in Seberang Ulu 1, Palembang is formulated, in terms of building architectural tectonic that is closely related to the local climate characteristic. The knowledge can be utilized in the context of rehabilitation or preservation of such architectural objects that are their existences tend to be extinct at this time.