The Application of Sundanese Vernacular Concept to The Design of Modern Building - Case Study: Aula Barat (West Hall) of Bandung Institute of Technology, West Java, Indonesia

Purnama Salura,Reginaldo Christophori Lake,Stephanie Clarissa

doi:10.22452/jdbe.vol20no1.1

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Abstract

As a reaction to the monotonous expression of typical International Style architecture, vernacular architecture is often applied to the design of modern buildings. Unfortunately, most of these applications are limited to copy existing vernacular architectural elements. This research aims to elucidate the application of Sundanese vernacular concepts in modern building designs. In line with this purpose, the Aula Barat (West Hall) Bandung Institute of Technology designed by Maclaine Pont was chosen as the case study. The analysis showed that the Sundanese vernacular concept was presented through the shape of the roof, which is similar to the vernacular house and mosque in the Sundanese village; while the modern lamella construction provides a wide-span structural system. This research complement existing research about Sundanese vernacular architecture, by exploring in-depth how to designed modern buildings that fit new functions and to its zeitgeist, but at the same time embodied the local expressions. It is expected that in the future modern buildings are no longer designed in the form of frozen vernacular architecture. The results of this research can also be a valuable input for stakeholders and architectural conservationists, as well as a source of knowledge for the laypeople.

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It was said that human civilization undergoes three important revolutions that shape the course of history, namely the cognitive revolution, the agrarian revolution, and the scientific revolution which is characterized by technological advances (Harari, 2014)
As a reaction to this phenomenon, there seems to be a lot of movements that longing to return to the forms of Indonesian vernacular architecture
This is indicated by the many modern building design contests that put forward the notion of "back to local wisdom" or "vernacular architecture" as one of the design criteria (Allahham, 2014; Sholihah, Agustiananda, Junanah, & Setiawan, 2019)

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It was said that human civilization undergoes three important revolutions that shape the course of history, namely the cognitive revolution, the agrarian revolution, and the scientific revolution which is characterized by technological advances (Harari, 2014) One result of this technology advancement is globalization, which seen as the process of international integration that occurs due to the exchange of world views, thoughts, and other cultural aspects (Rodrik, 2011; Falk, 2016; Michie, 2017). As a reaction to this phenomenon, there seems to be a lot of movements that longing to return to the forms of Indonesian vernacular architecture This is indicated by the many modern building design contests that put forward the notion of "back to local wisdom" or "vernacular architecture" as one of the design criteria (Allahham, 2014; Sholihah, Agustiananda, Junanah, & Setiawan, 2019). Research on the performance of the contest winners shows that the concept of vernacular architecture has not been applied correctly, but just as mere rhetoric (Salura & Fauzy, 2013)

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