The Typology of The Laweyan Craftsmen House, Surakarta, Indonesia: An Analysis Based on Form and Function

  • Bimo Hernowo
  • , Dewi S. Agustina
  • , Ashri Dharmaraty
  • , Totok Roesmanto

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Abstract

This paper is a study on heritages in Surakarta city, Indonesia, with the focus on the typology of craftsman’s houses in the Laweyan district which is well known for the manufacturing of Javanese’s traditional batik cloth. Due to durative colonialization politics this area was strongly influenced by western building styles such as Baroque,Neoclassic, Art Deco,Romanic Ornament and others. It conveyed the “Arts and Crafts Movement” in the late 18th century and the early 20th century from America and Europe to Java. The aim of this work is to define typological key elements of Laweyan craftsmen houses. For this purpose, 15 to 20 batik houses in the Laweyan district were documented and compared. The commonly found building characteristics were classified. Keywords : Laweyan, Batik, Craftsman house,Typology
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-72
Number of pages6
JournalTradition and Heritage in the Contemporary Image of the City, Volume: II, INTBAU Poland Chapter and Cracow University of Technology, Poland.
VolumeII
Publication statusPublished - 6 May 2014
Externally publishedYes

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