Makassar, Loyalty to the Houses of Stilts
A house on stilts for the Bugis-Makassarese is not just a building. The philosophy of life, social strata, and cosmogony views of the Bugis-Makassarese are embodied in houses on stilts.
A Patahuddin Mallombassang enters his stilt house on Jalan Sultan Alauddin, Makassar. This house has been inhabited by three generations. One of the roofs resembles the shape of a traditional house in Central Java.
The metropolitan hustle and bustle have not been enough to make all Makassar residents dissolve in the will of the times. Among the dominance of concrete buildings, some residents are still loyal to traditional houses on stilts.
Marjuni Amiruddin, 53, was relaxing under his stilted house located in an alley on Jl. Yos Sudarso, Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday (21/3/2022) afternoon. A neighbor also sat there while chatting with Marjuni's wife. Enjoying the wind was the reason why the neighbors felt comfortable spending the afternoon at Marjuni's stilt house.