Akit's house: identification of vernacular coastal architecture in Meranti Island

Friendly City 4 'From Research to Implementation For Better Sustainability'

地球科学;经济学

Faisal, G.^1 ; Amanati, R.^1

Department Architecture, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru

28293, Indonesia^1

关键词: East coast;    Field data;    Iterative process;    Qualitative research;    Story telling;    Sumatra;    Wood construction;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/126/1/012011/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/126/1/012011

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Akit people can be found on Meranti islands near east coast Sumatra. Their houses made mainly by wood construction as stilt type house. The roof of the house was made by leaves, and bark of the tree was used on house wall. Nowadays, some changes have occurred on this vernacular house. The changes are not only as responding to the environment, environment but also are affecting by way of their life. In turn, this changing becomes an interesting phenomenon, particular comparing to the house on other islands. This research has conducted in qualitative research approach to identify how the changes of the house. Field data gathered by a range of methods such as observation, story-telling, and documentation. The data are analyzed and interpreted within an iterative process to expand understanding of the house's changing. This research offers an architectural insight into how the vernacular houses are changing.