Study of Vernacular Coastal Architecture: The Construction of Akit’s House in Rupat Island
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2019-07-06
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Dody
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Akit’s house is made mainly by a wood construction, and found as a stilt type house. Roof of the house is made by leaves, and skin of tree is still used as its wall. Nowadays, some changes have occurring on this vernacular house. In turn, this changing becomes an interesting phenomenon, particular on its construction of the house. This research has conducted in qualitative approach in order to find how the changes of the house.
Field data gathered by a range of methods such as observation, story-telling, and documentation. The data are analysed and interpreted within an iterative process to expand understanding of the house’s changing. Thus, this research offers an architectural insight into how the cultural life affects on Akit’s house
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Akit, Vernacular, House, Wood Construction