Study on Ecological Design Concept of Buton Sultanate Cityscape Based on Local Culture

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Buton Sultanate Cityscape was constituted of man-made landscape constructed in the era of Buton Sultanate in 1322. It is one of the Indonesian heritage networks proposed to be the world heritage city. The Sultanate cityscape should have the concept of traditional city and refer to the ecological principles. This research was conducted to analyze elements and spatial patterns of Sultanate cityscape based on the ecological principles (eco-design). Descriptive method was utilized in the research by conducting in-depth interviews with the local custom figures and experts of the local culture, literature reviews, and field observations. The main elements of Buton Sultanate Cityscape consisted of palaces, city square, mosque, cemeteries, and settlements, while the supporting elements located outside the city border include mountains, valleys, rivers, and forests. City square is located in the city center surrounded by the palace, cemetery, and mosque. The main pattern of city circulation pattern has formed a simple figure of human body. Ecological principles can be examined from the housing layout paralleled to the road, direction of most city gates facing the east and forests, and the city wall pattern which is closely related to the religious matter.

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Mansyur, A., Gunawan, A., & Munandar, A. (2017). Study on Ecological Design Concept of Buton Sultanate Cityscape Based on Local Culture. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 91). Institute of Physics Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/91/1/012021

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