Rhizospheric Gotong Royong: A new cooperative vernacular architecture in Bandarharjo to face ecological and existential threats

The poor neighbourhood of Bandarharjo in Semarang, Indonesia is faced with unprecedented existential threats. The land is sinking, while the sea rises and monsoon floods intensify. The current generic building culture is not ready to face these problems. Historically, however, the indigenous architecture of Indonesia had a very rich palette of...