The application of Wastra Nusantara at the Lewis Organic : Sustainability of Indonesian culture in a Green Architectural Public Space

Abstract

Green architecture to reduce global warming through interior design and sustainable architecture is very much needed. Indonesia is an archipelago country with diversity culture, including wastra that brings local content that need to be preserved. How to relate these two things to be introduced to the community is an issued to be discussed. Concerning the continuity of Indonesian wastra’s preservation, especially in the public space, becoming is an issue that needs to be reaffirmed in this modern era. The focus of this paper is the implementation of wastra Flores in public space can brings up the local content of Indonesia and inspiring the community also to brings out the value itself especially in green architecture environment space. The paper will be discussed the application of Flores motif design in coffee shop as public space that can be an inspiration for the guest and analyze green architecture aspect that support the coffee shop itself. The research was conducted in descriptive qualitative research consists of literature review on wastra Indonesia Flores and green architecture The results of this paper are the implementation of green architecture element in public space and wastra Flores can be shown to conservate the culture. The resulting design is expected to be an inspiration and educational value for other cafe and society in the contribution of Indonesia wastra richness on public space.