A STUDY OF FAÇADE ELEMENTS ON JENGKI ARCHITECTURE IN YOGYAKARTA

Mubarrok, Noor Zakiy and Pramudito, Sidhi (2018) A STUDY OF FAÇADE ELEMENTS ON JENGKI ARCHITECTURE IN YOGYAKARTA. In: Proceedings for The First International Conference on Cultural Communication and Space (ICCCS), and the 9 th International Conference on International Society for Vernacular Settlement (ISVS). Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia, 2.1-2.9.

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Abstract

"Jengki", is an architectural style that developed in the 1950-1960s. It is often referred as Indonesian modern architecture. Jengki architecture can be found in several city in Indonesia, one of them in Yogyakarta, which most of te buildings are abandoned. Jengki architecture arose due to the hiatus of the architect in Indonesia, after Indonesia declared its independence from the colonialism. The jengki architecture has a common unique form; a roof feature that does not meet at its peak, the sloping gavel, as well as the modification of concrete folds on the façade. This paper was undertaken to identify the façade elements in several building in Yogyakarta that was allegedly styled in jengki architecture. Facade is a key element of a building, if it related to human visual perception, refers to particular architectural style.This paper used descriptive-qualitative method with the selection of cases by purposive sampling technique, by categorizing the buildings based on their architectural style, then the sample is identified based on the theory of the characteristics of the style. This paper is expected to find the propensity in the use of facade elements in jengki architectural buildings in Yogyakarta by selected samples. These results are aso expected to provide knowledge for people who have buildings with jengki architectural style in order to maintain the facade authenticity. And for the government to be able to make regulations for the preservation of Indonesian jengki architecture as a local wisdom, especially in Yogyakarta.

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