Cultural Determinants in the Design of Bugis Houses

Published Date

2012, Vol.50:771–780, doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.079

AcE-Bs 2012 Bangkok, Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-18 July, 2012

Open Access, Creative Commons license

Title 

Cultural Determinants in the Design of Bugis Houses

• Author 

• Wan Hashimah Wan Ismail ^,

• Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Available online 13 September 2012.

Abstract

As elaborated by scholars, the built environment is influenced by culture, belief and past experiences. The paper intends to elaborate on the cultural determinants in the design of the Bugis traditional houses found in Johor, Malaysia. The methodology involved two main instruments, namely literature review and field observation. The studies suggest that even though the houses were built away from their homeland in Sulawesi, Indonesia, the culture of the Bugis descendants remains intact. This was revealed in their behaviour and the forms of the plans and elevations of their traditional houses.

Keywords

Culture

traditional houses

Bugis

design

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