The 20th International Conference on DEFENSE DISCOURSE IN BALINESE Sustainable PURA ARCHITECTURE Environment & Architecture Salmon Priaji Martana 1 1 Universitas Komputer Indonesia Urban Retrofitting: Building, Cities and Communities
[email protected] in The Disruptive Era Presenter Affiliation: Organized By: Supported By: INTRODUCTION & LITERATURE REVIEW Defense discourse in Balinese Pura Architecture In the year 1478 Majapahit is fallen. Javanese converted to adopt Islamic culture, except for the small group of 2,000 noble, artists, architects lead by the priest Danghyang Nirartha. They fled to nearby Bali to build a new Majapahit. The group was then received by the King of Bali, Waturenggong and later on they were agreed to shoulder to shoulder building Bali as the Neo Majapahit. Having known that the influence of outside culture always comes from nearby the coast, endangered the Majapahit legacy, Nirartha build a new style of worship complex- a temple later known as PURA- in Bali’s main coastal area. He was also builds several similar pura in the southern part of Bali. Scholars believe that Nirartha was not only build a temple. Instead, he was building a FORTRESS. A visual fortress to guard the Hindu-Majapahit culture and beliefs, to save it from outside infiltration. The Design patern of Nirartha’s then becomes typical, know Organized By: Supported By: famous as “The Gianyar Style.” 2 INTRODUCTION & LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1. Fortress in Nusantara 1.2. Fortress in general Balinese Pura Characteristics Section Rectangular to octagonal Plan buildings. Fortress of Majapahit era More than 5,000 m2 area . More than 10 m high walls, Walls with over 1 m of thickness.