MENGKAJI TRADISI MEMBANGUN “ORIN TAGAN” MASYARAKAT KAMPUNG NITA KABUPATEN SIKKA

Title: Assessing the Tradition Building "Orin Tagan" Community of Kitaung Nita Sikka District "Orin tagan" is an elevated house with 1 meter height underneath space (lewu) in Nita Village, Sikka Regency. The interaction among different cultural groups resided in the island of Flores had influenced one another, particularly in house building tradition. Research on housebuilding tradition in Nita Village is still scarce, only a few researches focused on building tradition at Nita Village. So some researches are sought based on similar themes (theme: building tradition) and similar locations (location: Kampung Nita, Sikka Regency). This research problem formulation is to understand how the tradition of building "orin tagan" by the people of Kampung Nita. The purpose of this study is to investigate the building tradition of “orin tagan”, using descriptive/ narrative strategy and qualitative methods. Primary data were collected based on in-depth interviews with: undagi (village architect/ handyman) and community leaders. Data analysis covered: (1) participants? meaning analysis and (2) structural system analysis and (3) display system analysis. The research results were presented in the form of diagrams containing the elements that make up the structure of “orin tagan” in Nita Village, Sikka Regency, namely the structural system and the stylistic system. The structural system consists of: the structure of the roof, walls and foundation. The stylistic system consist of: terrace display and frame display.