The Architecture of Lanting House from The Perspective of Sustainable Living

Abstract

Lanting House is a traditional Banjar house that can float and located around the river of Banjarmasin. one of the disadvantages of the lanting house is that it looks dirty and gives the river a slum impression, but this house is a cultural heritage that needs to be preserved. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the lanting house in the perspective of sustainable living whether the house can fulfil the needs of the owner and find out how to maintain it. The analytical method used in this paper is by visiting the lanting house, examining more deeply through journals, books, and also conducting interviews with lanting house users and the opinions of experts who have studied the house. The conclusion drawn in this analysis is that the lanting house cannot meet the requirements for sustainable living, because it is mentioned in the literature review that, in order to achieve sustainable living, the building or the atmosphere must be able to meet three criteria, namely environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, the Lanting House can only accommodate 4 types of rooms, namely bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom. Other causes, including access from land to lanterns, clean water, sanitation, fire, and others. The lanting house must be preserved such that there will always be a lanting house. To ensure that the lanting house is recognized and still exists, the purpose and placement must be structured in such a manner that it is not as in the past. However, changes need to be made in order to satisfy the demands of the current circumstances and even in terms of the profitability of health, protection, and comfort.