The Application of the Environmentally Friendly Co-Housing Concept in the Residences at Desa Tegaldowo, Kecamatan Bantul, Yogyakarta

Abstract

Humans’ comfort when living in their residences is heavily influenced by their economic level, and it distinguishes the design of residences of the poor and the rich. Having limited position, architects and society should participate in order to solve the aforementioned problem. In participatory architecture, the client’s special position that is non-profit and non-private, and in this case the clients are the communities and people in lower class should be considered. The participatory architecture is also supported by a concept called ‘CoHousing’ or ‘Community Housing’. It is a community-based concept in Yogyakarta where its people are identical with communal work. The study case took place at Desa Tegaldowo, Kecamatan Bantul, Yogyakarta where the people still live in simple houses. The participatory architecture concept and ‘CoHousing’ concept will complement each other in involving the community that can give impact for their household. So we can apply the concept of eco-friendly Cohousing on settlements in Desa Tegaldowo based on the participation of community. This research used the method of design guidance. The result of the research was the guidance of settlement design with concept of design participation, co-housing’ and permaculture concept using environmental friendly materials and structures at Desa Tegaldowo.