INVESTIGA TING THE PROPORTION OFINHABIT ANTS' HOUSE BUILDING IN MAJAPAHITKINGDOM ERA (In the Framework of Building Reconstuction of Archeological Site ForKawasan Wisata Budaya Majapahit orMajapahit Park In T rowulan)

Abstract

This reasearch is carried out in two phases. Generally it is aimed to find the form and size or proportion of the building of people's house in the era of Majapahit Kingdom. It is important to give input to reconstruct the building for developing Kawasan Wisata Budaya Majapahit or Majapahit Park. The first phase of this research has concluded the form of the building with single mass through disciplinary approach of architectural science and fine arts, which is based on the excavation results of Segaran II site done by Prof. Mundardjito and the team from Archeological Department of Indonesia University. The purpose of the research's second phase is to find the proportion and size of the building whose form has been concluded in the first step of the research. The research method used in this second phase is tracing the history of house building in the era of Majapahit Kingdom through its cultural spread which, until now , still becomes the tradition in the life of the community in Bali and Java, especially East and Central Java. This is because the artefact in the form of whole building sites is not available anymore. What is left is only Segaran II site in the form of building foundation with its artefacts as the results of excavation. The primary data source used in this research are literary studies from lontars which contain notes about the history of cultural spread of Majapahit in Bali and Java, and interviews with some experts in Bali's traditional architecture. The techniques used in compiling data in this research is indepth interview , observation and document analysis. T o guarantee the validity of the data, the researchers use data source critical technique (triangulation). And to analyze the data, the researchers use diachronic analysis technique. Based on the findings and discussions done by the researchers, it can be concluded that in the making of a house in the era of Majapahit, people base it on Astha Kosali which is strongly enfluenced by Hindu philosophy . It is now still the tradition in the making of a house in Bali. The size standard used is the dimension of limbs of the building's owner , which is called Gegulak, although in its development it has gone through evolution dan ajustment with modern (W estern) size standard (meter , centimeter and inch). But the principle of using the dimension of limbs of the building's owner and the principles in Astha Kosali are still common in the tradition of Balinese architecture