LOOK AT THE RENOVATION HOUSE IN BALI

LOOK AT THE HOUSE RENOVATION “BEDAH RUMAH” IN BALI

by Putu Rumawan Salain

House in Balinese Hindu community is not merely a place of residence, the house is the implementation of Harmony philosophy that is implemented from the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana. The house also has symbol status and is the identity of its occupants. They are confident that the house is also a container of personal forming as well as their character! House renovation  is necessary and important, but more importantly it maintains its local identity without forgetting the condition of health, strength/safety, and its beauty.

Lately, the house renovation “bedah rumah” topic is a topic that often decorate national and regional news and Local. Each institution to the private sector participated in organizing a healthy home development program that is popular with the designation of house renovation. House renovation is a leading showcase for the central government, provincial, and district governments ' programs.

In the province of Bali, thousands of houses have been completed through government programs. But what has never been preached is the result of its full-to-do evaluation. Do the home users have achieved an increase in physical and spiritual qualities, comfort, strength, beauty, and fulfill the rules of their functions, or they have lost their identities?

The rule of function is very coloring house tradition "local" either used for the place they live, or the house serves for the sake of traditional ceremonies and religions such as weddings, Kelayu Sekaran "dies" and others. That is why the tradition house in Bali if not named for its placement in accordance with the direction of the wind, also given the name of the number of saka "pole", or also in accordance with the functions that are called such as Pawon (pa-awu-an), Semanggen (sema-anggen), and so on.

Even the house was built not on its functions but also related to the problem of layout, distance between buildings (using the owner's feet), the dimension of buildings (cycle with the base size foot and finger of the owner), good day “padewasan”, ritual  “upakara”, up to the use of materials. The point is that the house is not a dead object, but rather something revered and is a representation of himself "tat twam asi".

In the news, one of the media of the time mentioned there is funding aid from Badung Regency known as Special Financial Aid (Bantuan Keuangan Khusus) worth Rp 50 million each house without tax deductible for the implementation of healthy home development deserves "home surgery" in Pedawa village, Buleleng. The number of housE renovation in 2019 ago in Pedawa village was 134 units. Other villages in Buleleng Regency in the same year also got house renovation assistance scattered in Tigawasa village a number of 263 units, village Kayu Putih 25 units, Tirtasari Village 20 units, and 8 more units for the village Banyuatis.  It is believed that the respective villages have their own architectural identities.

The house in Pedawa Village is a heritage house with a pattern of three zones, namely Sanggah Kemulan Nganten at the upstream, Badung Rangki in the middle, and part teben for Jineng. Most of the building was built with the main material of bamboo. Bamboo becomes the identity of the Pedawa tradition house. In the view of its type then the Tradition House Pedawa is a "cold" mountain house so that in the building of their residence "Badung Rangki" is a building that accommodates the functions of cooking, sleeping, and others.

If the house renovation is meant to touch the existing house of their traditions then feared the existence of replacement wall material and roof and adjustment of the function that he had. Tradition is very thick in relation to virginity. If there has been a change of "evolution" then the plan should be framed with understanding and heritage requirements. Why? It is believed that mountain-type houses built with a linear pattern of the village and houses are a heritage asset that is more than 50 years old.

Thus, the pattern of the village of Pedawa village, home appliances and agriculture, as well as the layout of life and livelihoods can be submitted into objects and buildings of cultural heritage. Even Gaga rice farming that was lost for almost five decades was recultured with the term ngaga, palm sugar making and the art of Balinese Aga culture such as Tajog, Gangsing, Janger, Joged, and others can be proposed into a world cultural heritage.

It can be concluded that Pedawa village in the Kabupayen Buleleng is the asset and capital to move the circular economy in the frame of orange economy with the outcome of cultural preservation which begins with the conservation of their tradition house, organize the village room, and strengthen and revitalize the roots of abstract cultures and intangible cultural locality. Eco Cultural has become spirit and spirit in the licensing of cultural and happy citizens.

Why? Because by revitalizing the house where they live means reforming their character and personality. Educating character and personality starts from home. The house as a container of forming becomes the teacher is not shaped throughout his life. The houses of tradition generally provide a sense of motion for the occupants, built with a human scale and natural materials that exist around creating human beings that need harmony with natural-human-God who is independent but tolerant

If then this house renovation aid does not favors the importance of preservation or revitalization in the context of conservation, it means we have cut off the historical strands in terms of local architectural richness. And this includes deeds that deny the meaning of Law No. 5 of year 2017 concerning the Cultural advancement and or Act No. 11 year 2011 of the cultural heritage.

There are four idea that are exposed in the Cultural Promotion Act, namely: protection, development, utilization, and culture formation. Pedawa Village Tradition House and with all the power of Cipta, Karsa and Rasa in maintaining and sustainability of life and livelihoods if in the aid of house renovation has been through the process of conservation approach can then be expressed as protection. Then, if followed by development as the people do through the revitalizing the rice farming of Gaga, the art of Bali Aga and others. Further, it can be classified as a tourist village. In order to improve their welfare and while caring for their legacy assets, it is always necessary to be built to improve quality and sustainability.

Take note of the two Bali Aga villages that have been very famous in the world namely Tenganan Village at the Kabuparten Karangasem, and Penglipuran village in Bangli, hence the utilization of the village with all the Eco Cultural, especially through the house they need to be preserved with the writing of the village history and equipped with a standard speaker, then someday Pedawa Village will be global. There will be a time when tourists will come to visit while drinking Pedawa coffee with their palm sugar in the house of their traditions.