Vernacular Architecture: Typology, Heritage, and Cultural Tourism

Abstract

Vernacular architecture as a part of cultural heritage and could be one of cultural tourism has own social environment characteristics that indirectly affects the shape of building typology, including Wana Village. Wana is a traditional village, which is asset belonging to the Melinting tribe, one of the oldest tribes in Lampung and a part of the cultural tourism destinations in East Lampung. There are several factors that influence the typology of buildings in Wana Village including the varied transformation of multi-ethnic communities-Palembang, Lampung and Banten; politics, economy and culture. However, in recent years vernacular architecture in Wana has been forgotten by local community. Because the number of vernacular buildings left in this village is reduced, we intend to study the building typology, as an effort to re-interpret the cultural heritage, which can later be earmarked as a cultural tourism destination. With present paper we aim to collect typology data, asset values and the development of vernacular architecture in Wana through digital photography and making techniques and schematic maps.