Abstract
The tropical house has been discussed in many journals invarious architectural perspective. Tropical Nusantara’s ContemporaryHouse is an alternative style in Indonesia as the livable environment in thepresent. This paper seeks to raise more specific points about tropicalNusantara’s house with topics covered, such as identity style of our house;tropical Nusantara’s house characters; tropical Nusantara’s house designcreations as well as cultural knowledge in habitat. Hopefully, this papercan provide an alternative thinking about the tropical Nusantara’s house, not only as a habitable space but also can provide a comfortable dwellingand give satisfaction to settlement.
Highlights
The tropical house has been discussed in many journals in various architectural perspective
Seen from the development of the house design style in Indonesia, it follows three periods of the architectural style that is before colonization, colonial period, and after independence or can be classified in the style of traditional houses
The traditional house style is very much divided into vernacular style and traditional classic style
Summary
The style of house in the present days in Indonesia has various models and types of design that is diverse, such as classic, modern, and contemporary. Tropical Nusantara is not just an alternative to the new present style and gives the spirit to continue the tradition of the past This style repeats the form and contains the values and noble knowledge, so it becomes a real identity both individual and social. Tradition of Tropical Nusantara's house has characteristics: 1) accuracy in choosing the position of the house on the site; 2) harmony of building skin in response to climatic conditions through the use of porous elements or better known as "breathing"; 3) the integration of shelter space; 4) the unity of place and the utilization of natural materials as time changes; 5) the simplicity of knowledge in adapting to the environment. Building organized that flows the wind, shade each other, and minimize land damage
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