Architectural Characteristics of the Vernacular Floating Houses in the Lake Tempe Tourism area, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Floating houses are a form of vernacular housing for people living in coastal waters, lakes, and rivers in various parts of Indonesia. Living on the water and carrying out daily activities is the identity of a fishing community that is integrated with its environment. People living on the water create house structures that contribute to preventing climate change. Some districts in Indonesia use a bamboo raft house system, such as the floating vernacular dwelling in the Tempe Lake area in South Sulawesi. The Tempe Lake floating house functions as a place to live as well as a place to conduct economic activities. The mobile settlement with the floating house system in Tempe Lake has several specific characteristics as the hallmark of the building that can be compared with other floating houses. This study examines the visual and spatial characteristics of floating house buildings that still exist there today. This research employs a qualitative approach using a naturalistic research method. It examines 11 floating houses in Tempe Lake as case studies employing observations and recording of physical details. It reveals that the houses consist of raft foundations, columns, roofs, doors, windows, floors, walls, roofs, and latrines. Other characteristics include functions, organization, circulation, orientation and hierarchy. It concludes that there are three categories according to these characteristics

Archaeology · Civil engineering · Dozen · Geography · Tempe · Tourism · Vernacular · Vernacular architecture · Architectural and Urban Studies · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Engineering · Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies · Architecture