The Architectural Structure of Joglo House as the Manifestation of Javanese Local Wisdom

Abstract

Joglo House is a traditional Javanese house with a pyramid-like roof which resembles the form of a mountain. The Javanese people believe that the mountain is a symbol of all sacred things. Joglo House contains a Javanese philosophy which sees house as a link between the earth and the sky because the house was located at the center between the two. The complete structure of the traditional Javanese house consists of several buildings, namely the front house consisting of pendopo and pringgitan, the side house called gandhok, the main house called dalem, and the back house which consists of gadri, pekiwan, and gedogan. The service area, which includes the pawon (kitchen) and pekiwan (well and bathroom), is located in the back and separated from the main house. This is different from house structure in general, where the kitchen and bathroom are in the main house. This paper will explore the design of Joglo House, especially related to the location of the service area, using a qualitative research method with exploration design to understand the philosophy behind this architectural structure. The result shows that the structure of Joglo House was a manifestation of the Javanese local wisdom that embrace the public courtesy in the community without sacrificing the importance of privacy.

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“…Salah satu bentuk yang berkembang adalah bentuk atap panggang pe ke bentuk kampung kemudian ke bentuk limasan dan akhirnya ke bentuk joglo. Tata Letak Rumah Joglo khususnya penempatan area servis pada bangunan terpisah dari rumah induk (E. Widayati et al, 2019). Menurut Frick, (1997:33) perwujudan atap bangunan tradisional jawa dapat dikelompokkan menjadi tiga.…”

“…Berbeda dengan tata ruang modern di mana area layanan terintegrasi ke dalam rumah utama, namun konsep tata letak Rumah Joglo, terutama penempatan area layanan di gedung terpisah dari rumah utama (E. Widayati et al, 2019).…”

“…Ornamen lain yang ada pada atap adalah makutha atau mahkota yang terletak pada bubungan atap bagian tepi kanan dan kiri. Interior dan Tata Ruang Berbeda dengan tata ruang rumah modern di mana area layanan terintegrasi ke dalam rumah utama, namun konsep tata letak rumah Joglo, terutama penempatan area layanan di gedung terpisah dari rumah utama (E. Widayati et al, 2019). Pendopo menurut E. Widayati et al,(2019) berfungsi sebagai ruang tamu atau ruang pertemuan yang juga mencerminkan kearifan dan kekuatan persatuan, mengusung filosofi guyub yang memiliki makna pusat kerukunan dan tempat berkumpul bagi penduduk dari masyarakat sekitar.…”

Exploring Islamic Vision on the Environmental Architecture of Traditional Javanese Landscape: Study of Thematic Tafseer Perspective

“…Previous research on joglo houses has been carried out by scholars and academics, such as Slamet Subiyantoro [9], Yulianto Prihatmaji [10], Noor Cholis Idham [11], Deni Adi Wijaya [12], and Widayati [13]. Some of these scholars studied the joglo house from the structural aspect of the building and its adaptation to natural conditions.…”

Integrating Living Values Education by Bridging Indigenous STEM Knowledge of Traditional Salt Farmers to School Science Learning Materials

“…Medical expertise and medicine can be seen in the knowledge of indigenous peoples in using traditional medicines and the production of Simplicia from plants to cure certain diseases and traditional therapeutic systems (Robbins & Dewar, 2011;Winkelman, 2009). Knowledge of indigenous peoples related to physics and engineering can be seen in the Javanese Joglo house (Idham, 2018;Widayati, Rakhmawati, & Pratama, 2019). The knowledge in agriculture can be reviewed in the Sundanese understanding of the photosynthetic cycle and plant respiration (Djulia, 2005) and how farmers' knowledge in producing palm sugar (Sumarni, Sudarmin, Wiyanto, & Supartono, 2016).…”