Housing Adaptations to Climate: Vernacular Settlements on the Kahayan Riverbank at Palangka Raya, Indonesia
Mandaring Guntur,
Kemas R. Kurniawan,
Dalhar Sutanto
Abstract:Producing buildings that can adapt to climatic conditions is one of the notable abilities of people who improve the quality of their houses. Lake Tundai is a residential area in Palangka Raya, Indonesia, occupied by a fishing community, isolated and only accessible through the Kahayan River. People prefer wood materials for house construction, and with a largely impoverished population, they remain in those houses they have inherited from the past. However, it is an example of a village resistant to the … Show more
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