ANALISIS FORMAL FASAD ARSITEKTUR RUMAH TINGGAL ORANG TORAJA DI KOTA PALOPO

Abstract

This study examined the architectural of residential facades of the Toraja community in Palopo City. Traditional architecture tends to be dynamic. From time to time it tends to change. And from one place to another tends to adapt. This study applied a qualitative research method with rationalistic paradigms. The results showed that different environmental conditions between Palopo and Toraja affect the manifestation and transformation of forms so that there are changes in physical aspects. Based on the analysis with the theory parameter of symmetry line proportional and the golden section concludes the size of the house building in the form of a tongkonan approaching the proportional golden section. The hierarchy of functions in the division of upper space, the middle room, and lower space is not applied by the Toraja tribe community in Palopo. Functional requirements in the spatial layout of the house make use of the vertical space hierarchy change its function. All elements of the roof are not supported by tulak somba. The overall conclusion of the research object on traditional architectural forms in Palopo is proportional, metaphorical and monumental.