Arsitektur rumah tinggal di Pecinan Kampung Karangturi-Lasem yang berada di kawasan Pesisir Utara Jawa merupakan arsitektur komunitas etnis Cina yang memiliki karakter gaya arsitektur Cina, fenomena ini diperkuat dengan data masuknya budaya Cina yang berlangsung sejak abad ke-13. Studi ini mengungkap bagaimana memahami relasi konsep fungsi, bentuk dan makna arsitektur rumah tinggal masyarakat kota Pesisir Utara di kawasan Jawa Timur. Kasus studi ini melihat sejauhmana arsitektur rumah tinggal di Kampung Sumber Girang, Lasem sebagai klien dipengaruhi oleh arsitektur rumah tinggal di Kampung Karangturi sebagai patron. Studi ini menggunakan pendekatan metode strukturalisme dan tipomorfologi untuk mengungkap fenomena relasi konsep arsitektur masyarakat kota Pesisir. Hasil studi ini memperlihatkan bahwa untuk memahami relasi konsep fungsi, bentuk dan makna arsitektur pesisir dapat diungkap melalui telaah relasi konsep sikap manusia Jawa dengan tipe fungsi, bentuk dan makna yang melingkupinya, sehingga menghasilkan struktur permukaan dan struktur dalamnya.

Cirebon is a unique city with 3 palaces, including Kasepuhan, Kanoman, Kacirebonan. The palaces are influenced by the history and culture of the Baluwarti palace, which is believed to have specific concepts in the arrangement and placement of building masses. This study  examines the concepts underlying Baluwarti in the 3 Cirebon palaces. This is achieved by first studying the basis of Palace's trust rules used to regulate the mass placing of the palace building. Subsequently, the study uses an architectural anatomical theory consisting of the building site and scope, and the property-composition theory to explore the orientation and position of the Palace building. The results showed that the concept underlying Baluwarti in the 3 Cirebon palaces consists of Javanese and Sundanese cosmologies as building orientation, the type of land on which it was built, and Mahameru and the building position. This research contributes to the general architecture in the uniqueness of historical, cultural and local values. Also, it provides architectural information regarding the concepts underlying Baluwarti in the 3 Cirebon palaces.

Pasar Lama Tangerang area is one of the several old Chinatowns in Java Island, Indonesia which has been growing since the 16th century. This area is important to be studied due to the presence of some elements which form an urban area observed to be more or less three centuries old. The primary elements which are one of the most important aspects form the core of the city’s aggregation and main artifacts while other elements are ensuring the survival of the area and those that have changed or disappeared completely. This research is focused on discussing the problem of the surviving primary elements in the Chinatown area of Pasar Lama Tangerang to determine the factors making them sustainable. A qualitative approach was employed through descriptive and interpretative research methods and the results showed the primary elements were supported by ritual activities and cultural festivals. This study is expected to enrich the knowledge of the people on the sustainability of primary elements in an urban area with cultural heritage.

Globalization is being experienced throughout the world with its impact also observed in architecture, even in traditional villages of Indonesia. Some of them have, however, been able to maintain their identity such as the mass-space pattern of the customary village of Bali Aga Mountains in Bali which is discovered not to have changed. This research was, therefore, conducted to determine the relationship between the activities of the traditional society and their mass-space patterns using the customary village of Bali Aga Tenganan Pegringsingan as the case study. This involved the selection of respondents purposively and collection of data using cross sections by identifying unchanged buildings, taking photos, videos, drones, and through direct interviews in the field. The data obtained were analyzed qualitatively based on structuring theory or ordering principles and the results confirmed the mass-space pattern in Tenganan Pegringsingan village was built due to the close relations with the traditional activities of the society. The findings can be used in developing architecture by local governments as policymakers as well as academic architects and practitioners, and the wider society. © 2020 Lydia Dewi Setiawan, Purnama Salura, Bachtiar Fauzy

There has been a decline in the form and function of Sundanese vernacular architecture for large buildings due to the absence of artifacts in village houses. The data on palace or keraton and terraced roofs are only found in lontar and from outside observers in the XVI century. Meanwhile, the phenomenon of the bale nyungcung roof emerged on the mosque in the XVI-XIX centuries at West Java after disappearing for more or less two centuries. The reappearance makes it interesting to study this concept, especially with the focus on its relationship with the inner room of the mosque. This research was conducted on the Great Mosque spread in Sunda Tatar such as the West Java and Banten Provinces with buildings of Majalaya, Manonjaya, and Banten used as case studies. It was conducted qualitatively and interpretatively using the building anatomical theory to analyze the scope of shape and the Bale Nyungcung roof. The results showed the relationship between the roof and the inner space is a reflection of the adjustment in the mosque's basic reference with the Bale Nyungcung roof used as one of the Sundanese local building features.