Physical Elements Transformation on Social Houses at Kinikdog Hamlet Mentawai Islands Regency

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211228.011How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Transformation; physical elements; “social houses”; Mentawai

Abstract

In 2008, the people of Matotonan village received assistance in the form of two hundred social housing units from the government. Social house is a term used to describe housing assistance provided by the government based on the Decree of the Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia number 09 of 2012 concerning Empowerment of Remote Indigenous Communities (KAT). Over time, the social houses have encountered the latest advancement according to the people’s needs. This research aims to explain how the transformation of the physical elements occurs in the social houses of Kinikdog Hamlet and identify certain factors causing the transformation so that the findings can be used as a recommendation for the next social house constructions. This research uses a qualitative approach and observing physical traces technique. The data are collected using some combined methods, namely non-participant field observations, in-depth interviews, and building measurements for primary data, as well as literature review for the secondary one. The physical elements transformation is measured using a comparative method between the initial and current conditions of the social houses. The physical elements of the social houses have transformed over time, especially in their shape and dimensional aspects. However, the social house orientation remains the same. Meanwhile, the materials, color, and apertures of the social house do not change much, but there are some necessary additions. Culture and technology are the most influencing factors for the social house physical elements transformation.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Eljihadi Alfin
AU  - Gregorius Prasetyo Adhitama
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/28
TI  - Physical Elements Transformation on Social Houses at Kinikdog Hamlet Mentawai Islands Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the ICON ARCCADE 2021: The 2nd International Conference on Art, Craft, Culture and Design (ICON-ARCCADE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 84
EP  - 94
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211228.011
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211228.011
ID  - Alfin2021
ER  -