Saudi Journal of Engineering and Technology (SJEAT)
Volume-3 | Issue-04 | 204-218
Original Research Article
The Characteristics Houses in the Urban Settlement of the Kahayan's Riverbank in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan
Sri Pare Eni
Published : April 30, 2018
Abstract
As we have known from the Ancient History of Human Beings that for
their survival of Life, People are always live closely to the water. It is because water
is a basic need for Human Beings. For this reason, People build their houses along the
River's banks or on the beaches. Based on this Philosophy, we have seen along the
Kahayan's River Bank at the Central Kalimantan in Indonesia, there are the
settlements on it. For having more accurate data, we also made some interviews to the
People, who live in this settlement. We also made some Interviews to the some
officials of the Local Government of Central Kalimantan. We also have made Library
Research for having more clearly of its Research and to make it accomplished. We
have found that, in this Urban Settlement, there are Three Characteristics Houses at
the Kahayan's River Bank – Central Kalimantan. Due to the Natural Conditions, the
People of its region have built their houses by adopting its surrounding/natural
conditions. The Houses are the Floating‟s Houses located really on the River; The
Scaffolding‟s Houses/the Upraised Platform Houses located between the River and
the Land/ Water and Soil; The Ordinary‟s Houses located on the earth/ground/soil.
Focusing on how the People of this Region fulfill their needs in adopting the
Nature's/Environment's condition. We have tried to understand and distributing this
knowledge by explaining their characteristics of the houses from these elements, such
as the Location; the Materials of the Buildings; How People Live in it; the Layout of
the Houses; the Infrastructure; the Transportation; Trade and Commerce; the
Problems of the Settlement and also the impact to the River. We give also the
solution of the problems. The purpose this report we would like to sharing our
knowledge to the German alumni, UKI, University of Palangka Raya and also we
would like to give this report to the local‟s government authority.