Physical Changes of Occupancy and Spatial of Bajo Tribe Settlement in Jayabakti Village, Pagimana District

Abstract

The Bajo tribe are traditional fishermen whose lives are completely dependent on the sea, they are often referred to as sea nomads or “sea people”. The Bajo Tribe’s house has a characteristic that is located above sea water and all of them have a regular pattern lined up behind perpendicular to the beach. The condition of the settlements of the Bajo tribe in Jayabakti Village is slowly starting to leave the tradition of living on sea water, they have started to build their houses, some are on land and some are above water, and have even built on land. This study aims to examine the physical and spatial changes of housing and identify the factors that influence it. The research method used is inductive-qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The samples taken are 3 (three) houses, each representing a house on land, in land and sea transitions, and a house completely on the water. The results of the study show changes in houses with an increase in area due to an increase in the number of heads of families and an increase in business to increase household income, Changes in the influence of the development of communication tool technology (internet network) which can see materials for housing that can respond to natural conditions, as well as changes caused by relationships social interaction with local communities with the concept of “Bela” (older brother).