Residential space transformation as the legitimacy space A case study: Magersari Ndalem Sasanamulya Baluwarti Sunanate Palace of Surakarta

[摘要] Magersari is courtiers' residence and their descendants who inhabit cêpuri of Surakarta Sunanate Palace under the orders of the King or the Prince. The transformation has been taking place from long time ago and along with hereditary dwellings. The transformation usually occurs in the main residence, but at the Magersari residence, there has been a different pattern of transformation of residential spaces due to overall changes of pattern at the Magersari residence. This article focuses on the act of transformation as a step made by the palace to gain the space legitimacy. How is the legitimacy is manifested through space transformation? This article aims to find how legitimacy is produced in the space transformation. The objective of this study is to find the pattern of residential space transformation as the manifestation of the space legitimacy practice that cause changes in the pattern of the Magersari residence and to find its cause. The research used descriptive qualitative with the case study approach. It began with observing transformational forms at the residential space, and then continued with searching for transformation patterns and conducting in-depth interviews to key informants to find the cause of the space legitimacy practice in the transformation. The results of this study indicate that the legitimacy of space is found in every practice of transformation that is always followed by the restrictions imposed by the rules from the palace in the form of dhawuh (orders). Submission to dhawuh is the way to maintain the authority of the palace continuously. The phenomenon of transformation as the practice of space legitimacy can provide a discourse to the policy maker of the palace to establish the transformation rules of residential space.

[发布机构] Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia^1

[效力级别] 土木建筑工程 [学科分类] 土木及结构工程学

[关键词] authority of the palace;dhawuh(orders);legitimacy space;Space transformations;transformation of Magersari residential space