The existence of traditional Balinese architecture on Puri and Umah

Abstract

Balinese architecture, basically, is seeking for the harmony between The Creator, the human and the environment which is stated in the local religious concept Tri Hita Karana. Nowadays Balinese architecture style has grown rapidly with influences of the externals. The research aims to find out the existence of Balinese architecture as cultural tourism potency of Denpasar as the main gate of Bali, especially in the traditional Balinese building namely puri and umah. This research uses a qualitative method that starts with data mining of respondent’s views descriptively, in-depth interviews, and the interpretation of both respondents and researcher as the found concept. This qualitative research proceeds inductively begin with obtaining detailed data, categorizing data, abstracting, and determining the concepts as a finding. The sampling technique is purposive sampling. Data collected by observation, interview, and documentation. From the theory of style and theory of decorative architecture, the existence of Balinese architecture in the traditional puri and umah, seen significantly developed in the zone of pawongan and palemahan without ignoring the ergonomic factor. Similarly, the traditional puri and umah used the ornament that not carved. In the parahyangan area, there are insignificant changes in the materials and colours.

Ecological Perspective Based on “Asta Bumi” Philosophy

“…This shift is a form of community social adaptation adapted to the community's natural social and economic conditions [17]. In urban areas, is that the limited amount of land owned as a place to live and the high price of land in urban areas make it difficult to implement spatial and building patterns that comply with the provisions of Asta Bumi [18] because requires a small amount of money.…”