Betawi Traditional House

The Betawi tribe is one of the tribes whose majority of the population resides in DKI Jakarta. With the development of the times, indigenous cultures such as customs, clothes, dances and custom home Betawi is also fading away.

Even many of today's Betawi children do not know the origins of their own culture.

If this is left alone, the original culture of Betawi will gradually disappear, even now only a few know about Betawi traditional houses.

The Betawi traditional house consists of 3 traditional houses, namely, Kebaya Traditional House, Joglo House, Stage House and each of these traditional houses has different characteristics from one another.

The following is a complete explanation of the Betawi House.

Betawi Kebaya Traditional House

The first traditional house is the Kebaya House, the Kebaya House has its own characteristics and uniqueness with a roof that is shaped like a folding saddle.

When viewed from the side position, the building will look like a kebaya fold. No wonder the traditional house is dubbed the Kebaya House.

The traditional kebaya house consists of several parts of the room and the arrangement of materials whose philosophical values ​​are as follows.

Room Sharing

Srondoyan

Srondoyan is one of the rooms used for cooking or what is called the kitchen.

The room is located at the very back of the house which is usually a room with the dining room and next to the usual warehouse.

Bedroom

The bedroom in the kebaya house has the same function as other traditional houses, namely as a bedroom.

The traditional house usually has 4 bedrooms, and the largest bedroom is usually used by the owner of the house.

Paseban

Paseban is a bedroom used by guests who visit and stay at the house. If there are guests staying overnight, they will be placed in that room.

When there are no guests visiting or staying overnight, the room will be used as a prayer room or prayer room.

Pangkeng

Pangekeng is a room that is used to relax for the family at night or what is often referred to as the family room. The room often makes the atmosphere of the house more warm and intimate with family members.

Terrace

The traditional kebaya house terrace has a very wide shape. The terrace will usually be placed with chairs and tables to relax either with family or guests.

Kebaya House Building Materials

building materials Most of the traditional kebaya houses are building materials taken from the natural surroundings. Here's the explanation.

Building structure

The foundation or structure of this traditional kebaya house is made of river stone called umpak. Then on the walls using a pair of bricks and on the columns using jackfruit wood.

Wall

The walls of the traditional kebaya house use jackfruit wood or what is called gowok which are colored in bright colors and decorated with unique ornaments and also very beautiful carvings.

On the other walls usually use woven bamboo. While on the door there is an air hole or Betawi people call it jalousie so that air can enter and the condition of the room remains fresh and air circulation is maintained.

Because it uses a design like the one above, the traditional kebaya house becomes comfortable and cool.

Roof

The roof of the building of the traditional kebaya house is composed of tiles made of clay. Even so, there are still many who use roofing leaves or guesses.

The construction part of the traditional house is made of lute or gowok wood, and battens that function as roof mounts.

The rafters that function as batten holders. Often the rafters are made of bamboo that is still intact. Betawi people use bamboo ropes which are used for installing rafters and battens.

The Philosophy Value of the Kebaya Traditional House

The philosophical value of the kebaya house adopted by the local community is as a meaningful symbol Betawi people are always open and always appreciate every guest who comes to the place for visit.

The uniqueness of the Betawi people is that they never discriminate against anyone who comes to their residence, therefore the Betawi people really appreciate every diversity from ethnicity or religion.

Betawi Joglo Traditional House

This Betawi Joglo Traditional House has a shape similar to the Joglo house in the Central Java area. Especially on the roof.

Of the two traditional houses that make the characteristic of the traditional house is the roof that is in the shape of a square.

Apart from the unique roof, the Joglo house also has different parts from other traditional houses, namely:

1. Front room

The front room or what is called the front porch serves to receive visiting guests.

2. Living room

The living room that serves to gather with family, eat, and also sleep in the room.

3. Backroom

The back room serves for the kitchen and also the bathroom which is usually located at the back.

Betawi Stage Traditional House

This Betawi traditional house has a different building structure from other traditional traditional houses.

Because it is called a stilt house, the floor of the traditional house is higher than the ground, and uses poles made of wood.

The pillars in these traditional houses are generally made of teak wood because it is considered stronger than other types of wood.

The foundation of this Betawi traditional house uses the concept of umpak, which is a rectangular stone with a size of 20 cm x 25 cm.

The umpak concept of this Betawi traditional house is made of easily found materials such as broken coral, cement, to gravel.

Umpak is used as a load-bearing or what the local community calls the pillar of the teacher from home to those in the house.

The umpak also serves to protect the wood from insects or rodents that often erode the supporting wood of the traditional house.

These traditional houses are often used by coastal communities in Jakarta, the majority of whom are fishermen or looking for fish in the sea and nearby rivers.

That's a complete explanation of some information from traditional Betawi traditional houses that we have discussed in full.