Designing a Floating Resort in Tongging Integrating Vernacular Architecture and Local Culture

Abstract

This study designs a floating resort in Tongging, North Sumatra, with a vernacular architecture approach to preserve local culture through tourism development on the shores of Lake Toba. This resort design concept utilizes Lake Toba, which is a lake that can be reached from Tongging Village for the construction of a floating resort. This floating resort innovation has not previously been found around the design area. The design of the floating resort prioritizes local culture in the development of space by utilizing traditional materials and local architecture as well as the cultural values implied in it to build a space that can be enjoyed in the era of globalization without having to eliminate its regional cultural identity