TROPIS HOUSE

In doing all the activities a person will always be associated with the natural surrounding (environment). The interaction between environment and humans is reciprocity, which means that if we as a manager to treat the natural environment surrounding us arbitrarily, the environment would be a negative impact on the surrounding human harm. but there are also environmental conditions that would basically prevent human activities. to the environmental modifications necessary for negativ impacts caused by the environment does not interfere with daily activities of humans, even those expected to modify the environment can provide benefits to the smoothness and comfort of human activity. environmental modifications can be done in various ways that one with the physical building (civil construction) supporters. In this case I mean building a house (residential / homestead).

Home is one of the human infrastructure that is used as a refuge from the negative influence of the landscape. In ancient times the house only serves as a place to rest and shelter from attacks by wild beasts. the modern era along with the development of human needs, making the house more and more complex functions. however, the house functions will be associated with human activities that occupy it.
Absolute condition of the dwelling is to be a place of rest and where human activities are comfortable. For a house in Indonesia, which is the Southeast Asian countries that experienced a tropical climate. The absolute condition of the house in Indonesia should be able to protect residents from the negative influence of tropical climate. The following are some houses prerequisite tropical regions. First House must withstand hot weather (high-roofed house and should have lots of ventilation). Both Houses must withstand high humidity during the rainy season. (for example, by creating a air circulation and regulate the intensity of sunlight. At last the tropical roof must have sufficient slope to drain rainwater high debit Is to create a slope roof at least 30 degrees.

The following is an example of a simple scratch home in the tropics: