Project (progress week 4)

Research & Content

JAVANESE HOUSE

Introduction

First traditional houses on Javanese and its surrounding are looked at both physical form of the dwelling and the cultural values and symbolic are discussed here. Next some already analysed and published pictures of house on temple-relief are examined. There will be examined if the function of the represented constructions could be identified. The use is made of iconic representations of houses and not of excavated remains because in South East Asia there are found very few remains of houses.

The Area

Because of the extreme wealth of archaeological findings, the island of Javanese is considered by researchers and novices as the centre of South East Asia archaeology.

(Map of Javanese in Indonesia and Malaysia)

(Drawings based on prints of the Indonesia Style Houses)

Necessity of Life

Three groups necessities of life exists for the Javanese people, namely feeding, clothing and a house. The concept house can be subdivided into four subclasses. These classes are

*Longkangan : Living space, physical space, accommodation. A clear form or a structured place. A narrowing of the surroundings because of the limited power humans have to control the environment.

*Panggonan : Territory, habitat. Need in a biological sense like food, drink, air, water, land, warmth and reproduction.

*Penepen : Place for contemplation settlement. Place where you want to settle down permanently.

*Palunggukan : Place for social interaction, adaptation. The place where people adjust to each other and interaction between members of the community takes place.

Division of the Houses

(subdivision of the Javanese life)

All these different sub above is the sub-concepts reappear in the different parts of the house. The wealthiest houses have at least three parts. These are three independent constructions with each own roof together they form one whole.

*Pendopo : in which visitors are received

*Pringgitan : a narrow passage to the back of the house. A transitional area between thependopo and the dalem. This is the smallest construction of the three.

*Dalem : the private space for the family

(example of a Javanese-house)

Dictionary

Here is some information or translation of Javanese Language

	dalem ageng	main builing
	gunung	mountain
	jagad	world
	jagad cilik	small world
	jagad gede	big world
	kali	river
	longkangan	space
	moncopat	four-five-mal
	ngadu	sacrificial post
	omah	house
	palungguhan	sitting place
	panepen	place for contemplation
	panggonan	place
	pat	four
	pendopo	guest room
	peringgitan	terras
	ponco	five-mal
	saka guru	holy post