International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research Vol. 5, No. 1, February 2016 Ex-Situ Conservation on Nusantara Architecture: Implementation and Challenges (An Overview towards TMII and Stübing Freilichtmuseum) Yusfan Adeputera Yusran Department of Architecture, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia Email:
[email protected] Abstract—Many traditional houses that are still persist in traditional wooden houses has dropped sharply due to some area of Indonesia is in the verge of extinction. many aspects such as the rapid spread of new building Salvation effort was aroused in order to save civilization materials, declining of agriculture, and urban migration. heritage, national identity, and local wisdom for future People are preferred let the historical value of all forms of generations. One way is reviving efforts about conserving a their traditional houses and relics abandoned in their la ex-situ in the form of open-air museum. This paper aims to describe critically the implementation of ex-situ village. Whereas, throughout its modesty, many features conservation towards endangered traditional houses in the can be traced from it for future such as wind catchers, form of museum. Critical frameworks that have been built element of shading and natural lighting, thermal in this research should be as a muse in evolving sustainable insulation, methods in using local building materials and open-air museum particularly in Indonesia. By taking case natural techniques that were used for air cooling. Not in Stübing freilichmuseum in Austria and Taman Mini surprisingly because there is a gap between technological Indonesia Indah (TMII) Jakarta, Indonesia, identified some problem and cultural issues where modern people prefer common thread by juxtaposing each cases in order to living without dust and smoke [1].