Tenganan Village Center in Bali

“Architecture is built for the future. But not everyone actually sees the future value inside a traditional village. The future value of traditional villages is way more important as it directly contributes to a sense of place and connection to the past.“ Tenganan Pegringsingan is one of the oldest Balinese villages that still survives today. Before 1970, many anthropologists considered Tenganan is one of the most isolated and secluded societies. However, in 2015, Tenganan went through some village development promoted by the local government to shift from a traditional village into a tourism village. The change then raises problems ranging from spatial problems such as accessibility to regional identity. To overcome the existing problem, the author used the fundamental Balinese traditional philosophy, Tri Hita Karana, as the source of inspiration for the proposed renewal strategy.