Many studies on Javanese house styles have focused only on abstract interpretations of the Javanese house forms. The current study aims to detail symbolic expressions in every part of Javanese house buildings. This study used a qualitative model with a hermeneutic approach that follows the six branches of Schleimacher's hermeneutic classification and primary and secondary data collection methods. This study used the Javanese architectural house model referred to R. Sasrawiryatmo's script Kawruh Kalang. The results revealed that the concept of space in a Javanese house relates to location, time, and ritual. The house involves jagad cilik (small universe or micro cosmos), indicating Javanese people, and encounters the jagad gede (vast universe or macro-cosmos). There are four underlying types of Javanese buildings: Tajug, Joglo, Kampung, and Limasan. Their use has evolved in response to the needs and desires of the building owners and developed into symbols of social prestige, aristocracy, or commoners. The overall meaning associated with Javanese house types and ornamental symbols reflects Sangkan Paraning Dumadi, in which the Javanese people should be attentive to the essence of life and know very well where life will come from and where it will go. People supporting this culture believe in the philosophical concepts embodied in Javanese house buildings not only as a way of thinking but as a way of life.