SOCIAL HOUSE PHYSICAL ELEMENTS AND SPACE CONFIGURATION TRANSFORMATION OF ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITY AT KINIKDOG HAMLET MENTAWAI ISLANDS REGENCY

• Main Author: Alfin, Eljihadi
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/57945
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

In 2008, the people of Matotonan village received assistance in the form of two hundred social housing units from the government. Social house is a term used to describe housing assistance provided by the government based on the Decree of the Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia number 09 of 2012 concerning Empowerment of Remote Indigenous Communities (KAT). Over time, the social houses have encountered the latest advancement according to the people’s needs. This research aims to explain how the transformation of the physical elements and space configuration occurs in the social houses of Kinikdog Hamlet and identify certain factors causing the transformation so that the findings can be used as a recommendation for the next social house constructions. This research is a case study research using a qualitative approach. The data are collected using some combined methods, namely non-participant field observations, in-depth interviews, and building measurements for primary data, as well as literature review for the secondary one. The physical elements and space configuration transformation is measured using a comparative method between the initial and current conditions of the social houses. The physical elements of the social houses have transformed over time, especially in their shape and dimensional aspects. The materials, color, and apertures of the social house do not change much, but there are some necessary additions. Culture and technology are the most influencing factors for the social house physical elements transformation. The space configuration has also changed due to new space requirements. It also changes the convex space scheme, j-graph value, connectivity value, and the space integration value. Social and cultural factors are the most dominant factors in this change. Meanwhile, economic and technological factors support factors in changes that affect the shape, tidiness, types of materials used, and development efficiency.