The role of pondok pesantren to develop sustainable muslim settlements in Indonesia

Abstract

In the vernacular design method, almost every general building standard cannot apply because of its unique condition. There was not any consideration about building design standards in Pondok Pesantren. They developed the group of buildings only based on the fund and land availability, and then the neighbor duplicated their method. The purpose of this paper is to assess the chances and challenges of Pondok Pesantrens in Indonesia, to develop sustainable Muslim settlements with Mlangi Muslim Settlement in Yogyakarta as a case study. Sustainable Construction Assessment Tool (SCAT) by the Holcim is used as the assessment tool to calculate sustainability. Three aspects are assessed from the economy, environmental and social to draw the existing conditions. The major findings of this research are stated in the environmental aspect; Pondok Pesantren is in a bad state regarding the terrible condition of water, energy, waste and site by the lack of condition of the settlement layout. Pondok Pesantren has chances to improve their environment using some strategies that would encourage the community to take the same action for its improvement as well. Socio-culture challenges need to be solved; the Pondok Pesantren has vowed to prioritize their significant role to make better quality Muslim settlements in Indonesia.