Sacred Space in Community settlement of Kudus Kulon, Central Java, Indonesia

International Conference on Sustainability in Architectural Design and Urbanism 2017

土木建筑工程;经济学

Sardjono, Agung Budi^1 ; Harani, Arnis Rochma^1

Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia^1

关键词: Architectural views;    Community group;    Kudus Kulon Community;    Neighbourhood;    Qualitative research methods;    Sacred Space;    Settlement;    Spatial layout;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/99/1/012023/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/99/1/012023

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The sacred space becomes an important part of the spatial layout of Javanese society, as well as in most houses of the archipelago. This space is related to religious activities, highly respected and usually located in the main place. Kudus Kulon community is a part of Javanese culture in the northern coastal area of Java. Known as a devout Muslim society, sacred space in Kudus Kulon community house becomes an important thing to understand the culture of living in society. The research was conducted by looking at the religious activities of the community and how the space of activity is realized. The research was conducted by qualitative research method. In the Kudus Kulon community, sacred spaces are available in the house itself, in the community grup of houses, and around Kudus Kulon area. In every house, the sacred space can be found in Gedongan and extends to Dalem. In the community group of houses, the sacred space can be found in the neighbourhood praying area, while In Kudus Kulon area, it can be found in Mosque complex and Tower tomb. Physically sacred space is realized by raising the floor height of the space around it. In architectural view, the sacred space is seen on the elevation of the roof or roof angle. Spatially the sacred space occupies a central position and visually represented by a vertical orientation.