| Abstrak/Abstract |
This study aims to find the embodiment of ethnic acculturation in the vernacular architectural
elements of Pontianak's old houses showing multicultural culture in the past. The Pontianak
community has been a multi-ethnic community from the start, with four dominant ethnic groups
forming the Pontianak city, namely the Arab, Bugis, Banjar and Riau ethnic groups. The research
used a qualitative-rationalistic method with the deeply observed in field case based on the mixed
approach between the historical study of the role of each ethnic group and the typology study of
architectural building elements. Research sample data in the form of Pontianak old houses are houses
built between the early 19th century and the mid-20th century. The results of this study, firstly, the
occurrence of ethnic acculturation on the elements of housing architecture in an integratedassimilative manner. Secondly, the existence of the order of acculturation remained alive in
traditional Pontianak community institutions until the mid-20th century shows a strong indication of
the continuation of Vernacular Architecture discourse of the Pontianak Malay House |
