Abstract
The traditional Balinese house, manifested and translated in an agricultural context, has roles to accommodate domestic and socio-cultural activities. Once the house accommodates tourist activities as an additional function, many parts of the house are transformed. The transformation presents a conflict between economic gain and the preservation of Balinese traditions in the house. In order to illustrate this paradoxical phenomenon, this paper first shows how the traditional house has been reconfigured as a response to address the specific challenges of the tourist economy. Then, using architectural examination and interviews, the paper shows that the infiltration of the tourist activities has blurred the house’s configuration so that the transformed house is no longer able to express its original characteristics, hierarchy values and symbolic meaning.
Highlights
The traditional Balinese house is organized to accommodate socio-cultural and religious practices that have been produced and created as a part of the Balinese identity (Tan, 1967; Hobart, 1978; Hobart, Ramseyer, & Leemann, 1996)
In order to illustrate this paradoxical phenomenon, this paper first shows how the traditional house has been reconfigured as a response to address the specific challenges of the tourist economy
This paper has explored the conflict that exists between the conservation of the character of the traditional Balinese house and the demands of tourism
Summary
The traditional Balinese house is organized to accommodate socio-cultural and religious practices that have been produced and created as a part of the Balinese identity (Tan, 1967; Hobart, 1978; Hobart, Ramseyer, & Leemann, 1996). The ancient Balinese traditions, such as the spirits of nature and ancestors, family systems and spatial orientations, can still be important components of religious activities in present-day practices (Lansing, 1983; Swellengrebel, 1984; Nordholt, 1986) In this context, the traditions and culture can be seen as a resource to create boundaries and identity (Derek & Japha, 1991; Hall, 1990; Proshansky, Fabian, & Kaminoff, 1983). The paper examines traditional houses transformed for tourist facilities in four selected villages in Bali It uses architectural examination and spatial stories of people’s activities as a method of investigation.
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