Narrating Balinese Moslem Everyday Environments through Gelgel Village’s Dutch Colonial Residential Building for Tourism

Abstract

Bali, as an island with its thousand temples and local traditions of Hindu beliefs, has various cultural facets that have been a part of Balinese culture for hundreds of years, namely Moslem villages. The development of tourism objects in Moslem villages in Bali has the potential to be developed as part of Balinese cultural tourism attractions, considering that Moslem communities who have lived in Bali for hundreds of years certainly have the characteristics of local wisdom that are unique and different when compared to Moslem communities in other places. Architecture is a form of local wisdom that has the potential to be explored as a tourist attraction. This research explored the physical architectural potential of Balinese Moslem old house as a case study for cultural tourism attraction, based on building heritage conservation framework in Kampung Gelgel Village in Klungkung, Bali. Data collection was carried out through literature studies, field observation of the case study, and interviews with the local residents, and the local government. The analysis was conducted through the spatial pattern and spatial orientation of the house as artifact system, residents’ behavior and family tradition, and the hidden values in each artifact and behavior. The findings identify several values as cultural tourism narratives of the Balinese Moslem society based on the historical, political social and cultural, and spiritual values.