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The architecture of Javanese houses in the Cetho Temple area is a variant of Javanese rural house architecture that has its uniqueness. Cetho Temple is one of the relics of Hinduism during the end of the Majapahit Empire. The climatic conditions of Mount Lawu and the spatial interaction with the Cetho Temple complex affect the concept of thinking and building Javanese houses and their settlement. The adaptation and adjustment processes that take place from generation to generation produce a typology of rural Javanese houses with local characteristics. This study aims to provide an understanding of the architectural characteristics of rural Javanese houses with a Hindu Javanese cultural background in the Cetho Temple area. The research location is in Cetho Hamlet, Gumeng Village, Jenawi District, Karanganyar Regency. The method of selecting the Javanese house research sample was carried out purposively by considering the typology and age of the house to represent the original character of the settlement. The results of the study found that the Javanese rural house in Cetho Hamlet has the characteristics of eight saka (poles). The Cetho people call it Omah Cagak Wolu. Omah Cagak Wolu is one of the typology variants of Javanese houses that are known around the slopes of Mount Lawu. Omah Cagak Wolu shows the interwoven space and function of a rural Javanese house in the Cetho Temple area. The typology of the Omah Cagak Wolu is a response to the mindset of rural Javanese people who are Hindu and the natural conditions on the slopes of Mount Lawu.

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The influence of globalization on traditional settlements is an unavoidable phenomenon. Globalization is forming a new relationship between global and local that is dynamic. To maintain the continuity of traditional settlement identity, strengthening local cultural values has a strategic role. Traditional settlements in the Cetho Temple area are among the pockets of Hindu Javanese community settlements that still survive on Mount Lawu. This settlement has a unique cultural landscape. The East direction is sacred for the Javanese Hindu community in the Cetho Temple area. This research aims to identify Hindu Javanese community settlements’ architectural orientation and layout in forming cultural landscapes in the Cetho Temple area. The discussion of this study was supported by a qualitative dataset, which included interview data on local informants and community leaders. The data is then triangulated with observations in the study area. The study’s findings showed that settlements’ architectural orientation and layout in the Cetho Temple area influenced sacred orientation towards the East. First, the east direction becomes the consideration of the Hindu Javanese community in determining the direction of the house of residence. Second, the east direction considers the Hindu Javanese community in determining the direction of pawon(fireplace furnace). Third, the east direction is considered by the Hindu Javanese community in determining the orientation of the burial place. Fourth, the east direction is considered by the Hindu Javanese community in performing religious ceremonies and meditation. This result is helpful as a reference for planning and structuring the cultural landscape in the Cetho Temple area and can enrich the theory of structuring historical areas elsewhere.