Patanjala : Jurnal Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya
Vol 4, No 3 (2012): PATANJALA VOL. 4 NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2012

BALLA LOMPOA DI GOWA (Kajian Arsitektur Tradisional Makassar)

Raodah Raodah (Balai Pelestarian Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2012

Abstract

AbstrakPenelitian mengkaji arsitektur tradisional Makassar rumah adat Balla Lompoa, bekas istana Raja Gowa. Rumah adat itu berlokasi di Kota Sungguminasa, Kabupaten Gowa, Sulawesi Selatan. Arsitektur rumah adat Balla Lompoa berbentuk rumah pang-gung, mencerminkan bentuk kebudayaan masa lampau. Tujuan penelitian, mengung-kapkan bentuk dan fungsi ruang, struktur bangunan, ragam hias, kosmologi dalam arsitektur Balla Lompoa. Metode penelitian yang digunakan bersifat deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara, pengamatan, dan studi pustaka. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bentuk dan fungsi bangunan  Balla Lompoa  terdiri dari tiga bagian, yaitu bagian atas disebut loteng atau pammakang, bagian tengah merupakan badan rumah disebut kale balla, dan bagian bawah atau kolong yang disebut passiringan. Arsitekturnya menganut falsafah sulapa appa yang menggambarkan segala aspek kehidupan manusia barulah sempurna jika berbentuk segi empat. Falsafah tersebut direfleksikan pada areal tanah, tiang rumah, jendela dan ruangan.  AbstractThis paper is a result of my research on traditional architecture of adat house Balla Lompoa, former palace of the King of Gowa. It is located in the city of Sungguminasa, Residence of Gowa, South Sulawesi. Balla Lompoa is a rumah panggung (house on stilts) that reflects cultural forms of the past. The aim of the study is to reveal form and function of the rooms, building structure, ornaments, and cosmology in the architecture. This is a descriptive research with qualitative approach. Data was compiled through observation, interviews, and bibliographic study. The result finds that the form and function of Balla Lampoa consist of three parts: upper part is called loteng or pammakang, middle part, which is the body of the house, called kale balla; and the lower part called passiringan. The house conveys philosophical value called sulappa appa, describing that perfect life of a human being is in the form of square. It is applied to the land are, house posts, windows, and rooms.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

patanjala

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Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

Patanjala means river water that constantly flowing along the path through to the estuary. As well as the characteristics of river water, all human have to work and do good deeds, with focus on future goals. Patanjala is a journal containing research results on cultural, artistic, and film values as ...