The Typology of Coastal House Functions in Bajo, Soropia Sub-District

Abstract

Geographically, Soropia sub-district is located in Konawe district, Southeast Sulawesi, which consists of a large number of coastal areas which are transitional sites between land and sea. This condition has indirectly affected the shape of the area’s character caused by the relocation carried out by the government in an effort to build a tourist area in Bokori Island to move the coastal settlements in Bajoe Village, Soropia Sub-District. This coastal settlement is a form of reflection of the marine culture inherent in the Bajo people. One of the coastal settlements in the Soropia sub-district is a settlement in Bajoe Village with a building orientation towards land orientation. Due to this issue, in Bajo Village and its surroundings, there are three different site orientations in Luni coastal area including water-based buildings, semi-water buildings that tread on water and land, and land-based buildings. In addition, there is also a diversity of house functions in this coastal area which provide the characteristics of Bajo tribe’s coastal building identity in Bajo Village, Soropia Sub-District. To find out the diversity of the characteristics and identity of Bajo tribe’s coastal settlements in Bajo Village, a review of the typology is carried out. The discussion of the typology of this settlement can be visualized through the function of the house which elaborates the function and form of the floor plan of the house. Through the results of the analysis, it is found 5 typologies of functions in the existence of the coastal area of Bajo Village, Soropia Sub-District. Other than that, it is also found that (1) residential function houses with an elongated floor plan, (2) residential + trade function houses with elongated floor plans, (3) residential function houses with combined floor plans, (4) residential & rental function houses with elongated floor plans, and (5) houses residential function with a wide floor plan. The diversity of the types of functions .........