Architecture of Bali : A Source Book of Traditional and Modern Forms

by Wijaya, Made

• ISBN13: 9780824826833
• ISBN10: 0824826833
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

Summary

This is at once a compendium for designers and an entertaining essay on the architecture of Asia's most glamorous tropical island by one of its foremost admirers. Landscape and architectural designer Made Wijaya draws on his photographic archives, compiled over the past thirty years, to present a visual study of Balinese architecture: its origins, elements, variations, and vagaries. The book opens with an overview of Balinese architecture and then looks at its basic elements--the walled courtyard and the pavilion. Further chapters examine building materials, ornamentation, and architectural hybrids resulting from other ethnic influences. Richly illustrated with hundreds of contemporary and archival photographs, this unusual book is for anyone interested in ethnic architecture and design.

Author Biography

Made Wijaya, born Michael White in Sydney, Australia, was an architecture student travelling in the Indonesian archipelago when he leapt overboard and swam to Bali's southern shore during a rainstorm in 1973. He has made his home in Bali ever since. His Balinese name was given to him by the Brahmana family who welcomed him into their fold and guided his initiation into the Balinese Hindu religion and its complex culture. During his early years in Bali, he made a living coaching tennis and as an English teacher at the local dance academy. He also wrote a popular column, "Stranger in Paradise", for the English-language edition of The Bali Post. Over the last two decades, he has built a landscape and architectural design firm

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Acknowledgements	p. 9
The Balinese Village	p. 12
From the Mountains to the Coast	p. 14
Traditional Public Buildings	p. 18
Village-style Hotels	p. 20
The Courtyard	p. 24
Temple Courtyards	p. 26
Traditional House Compounds	p. 30
Palaces	p. 32
Palace-style Hotels	p. 34
Modern House Compounds	p. 36
Courtyard Gardens	p. 38
Bale: The Pavilion	p. 44
Types of Pavilions	p. 46
Enclosed and Semi-enclosed Pavilions	p. 50
Pavilion Roof Forms	p. 54
Shrine Pavilions	p. 56
Traditional Forms in Modern Houses	p. 58
Courtyard Elements	p. 62
Walls	p. 64
Gates	p. 68
Terracing, Gate Steps and Leneng	p. 74
Ground Surfaces	p. 78
Organizing Space in a Courtyard	p. 80
Pavilion Elements	p. 84
Basic Pavilion Construction	p. 86
Bases and Foundations	p. 90
Steps	p. 92
Post Bases	p. 94
Columns, Beams and Buttresses	p. 96
Built-in Platforms	p. 102
Walls and Screens	p. 106
Doors	p. 110
Windows and Air Vents	p. 112
Roofs and King Posts	p. 114
Organizing Space in Traditional Pavilions	p. 118
Storage	p. 120
Dividing Space in Modern Pavilions	p. 122
Building Materials	p. 132
Timber	p. 134
Bamboo	p. 136
Thatch	p. 140
Temporary Architecture	p. 144
Stone	p. 148
Paras	p. 152
Coral and Limestone	p. 156
Earth and Brick	p. 158
Terracotta and Terrazzo	p. 160
Cement and Plaster	p. 162
Ceramic	p. 164
Ornamentation	p. 168
Paras Carving	p. 170
Brick and Paras	p. 174
Stone Air Vents	p. 176
Balustrades and Railings	p. 178
Woven Elements and Cloth	p. 180
Carved Wood	p. 182
Colour	p. 188
Statuary	p. 190
Boma and Sai	p. 194
Architectural Hybrids	p. 200
Early Modern Hybrids	p. 202
Chinese Influence	p. 206
Javanese Influence	p. 208
Late Modern Hybrids	p. 210
Map of Bali	p. 216
Glossary of Terms	p. 218
Picture Credits	p. 220
References	p. 221
Index	p. 222
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