Design of a Environmental Friendly House Based on the Local Wisdom of the Bugines Tribe in South Sulawesi Indonesia
Journal Title: International Journal of Environment, Ecology, Family and Urban Studies (IJEEFUS) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to find the design of environmental friendly small, medium, and big type residential plans, consisting of a living room, family room, guest bedroom, master bedroom, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, toilet and placement of doors, based on the insight of the local wisdom of the Bugines Tribe. The research location is the Bone, Soppeng, and Wajo regencies of south Sulawesi in Indonesia.The three districts have strong local wisdom related to residential houses. The sample was chosen by the purposive sampling method, i.e., people who are familiar with the local wisdom, related to residential properties. The sample (the respondents) of each regency was set at 25 people, thus giving a total sample of 75 people. The variables are small, medium, and large dwelling plans, consisting of the location of the living room, family room, guest bedroom, family bedroom, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and toilet, and living room door based on the environmental insight and local wisdom of the Bugines tribe. Data collection was done, by conducting interviews. The analysis used was qualitative descriptive analysis. The results of the study are as follows: (1) The location of the living room for the small, medium and large type of house is in the front on the left, or right, or in the middle; (2) for or a small type of house there is no family room. The location of the family room for a medium and large house is in the middle, side or rear; (3) for the smaller type of house there is no guest bedroom. For medium and large type houses, the location of the guest bedroom is in the front, or the left or the right side; (4) the location of the dining room is in the middle and has close access to the kitchen; (5) the location of the kitchen is at the back and facing forward; (6) the location of the bathroom and toilet for the medium and large type of house, both for the main bedroom and children's bedroom are in the room; (7) for asmall type of house, the location of the bathroom and toilet for the master bedroom is in the room, while the children's bathroom is outside the room. Each bathroom and toilet have a connection with the outside air; (8) the living room door is located at the front and not directly facing the bedroom; (9) the guest bedroom door for medium and large type of houses is located opposite the living room and lacks access to the living rooms and other spaces; (10) the placement of the main bedroom door for small, medium and large type of houses is in the direction of the private bathroom door (inner bathroom), and not facing the bed.
Authors and Affiliations
Muhammad Ardi, Mithen Lullulangi, Bakhrani A. Rauf, Dan Faizal Amir
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