Anatomy of Lanting House Architecture in Banjarmasin

Abstract

The growth and development of city can be in line with efforts to strengthen the identity and character of its city. Currently, the riverbank architecture in Banjarmasin city is experiencing an identity crisis due to the changing pattern of people living from water based settlement to land based settlement. This identity crisis can be seen from the decreasing number and condition of Lanting houses, meanwhile there are no new development efforts. Lanting houses are part of riverside architecture that is closely related to riverside area that was the main problem in this study. The methodology used in this research is a case study methodology with an intrinsic case study. The findings in this study explain the anatomical principles of Lanting house architecture in Banjarmasin city confirm that there is no specific term attached to Lanting. The term used in the anatomy of Lanting generally refers to the local term (Banjar language) which is also used in the term of riverfront buildings and riverside houses. The architectural anatomy of the Lanting house can be traced from the anatomy of its shape, space, function, and order. The anatomy of space and functions is formed from the ability to process the internal space based on the financial ability/purchasing power of the occupants to the attributes of furniture in the building. There is a collective awareness that if there are more load in the building the more vulnerable the Lanting position.