Abstract:
Baduy traditional community consists of two
groups, namely Inner Baduy and Outer Baduy.
Inner Baduy people live in the restricted
villages Cibeo, Cikertawana and Cikeusik,
Banten province, Indonesia. They have a
mystical belief and strong tradition, including
the concept of building house and settlement.
They believe in supra natural power.
One important rule is not allowed to build
buildings using materials and tools of modern
technology products. Their building stand on
some wooden stilts. The stilts stand on stones
as function to support the weight of the
building and set the building floor flat. They
also forbidden to change the building site
conditions, such as by way of flattened or
excavated of ground. Buildings should adjust
to the conditions of its site.
The building made from natural materials
such as wood, bamboo, palm fiber and so on.
They use wood and bamboo construction,
using bamboo pegs and wooden and palm-fiber
rope. Construction techniques that make
buildings resistant earthquake because
construction is not rigid, flexible and able to
absorb the shocks of the earthquake. Bamboo
pegs use when two woods or construction in
wet condition, when they are dried the joins
becomes stronger.
Another important building is leuit that serves
as a place to store rice. Leuit stand on some
stilts but its size smaller than dwelling house.
Leuit located separately from the location of
the settlement. To prevent the rats entered
the leuit, at the top of the pillars mounted
horizontally circular board.
In general, the techniques used by traditional
Inner Baduy community showed their
creativity and innovation, responding to the
material and the nature.
