The resilience of Jenang industrial traditional houses against development of the times

Abstract

This research will reveal clarity about the sustainability of the traditional house of Kudus which is used as a house for the jenang industry. The Kudus traditional house or it can be called the joglo pencu house is a house that has a blend of acculturation with local Javanese Pesisiran characters. This character is the result of the cultural process of the Kudus community. The culture of making the traditional house of the Kudus as a residence has developed into a forum for household business activities or Home Based Enterprises (HBE), namely the Kudus jenang industry. The traditional house has been used for jenang industrial activities for generations. The Kudus traditional house is still used as a jenang production house, even though the development of buildings and technology is currently progressing. This paper discusses what factors make the jenang industry still maintain traditional houses for jenang production activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that make traditional houses still function as jenang industrial production houses. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method of the Kudus traditional house. The results of this study will show that there is an effort to maintain the traditional house of the Kudus by developing socio-economic activities.