From sacred to secular : Baruk architecture on secular buildings in Sarawak

• Main Authors: Atta Idrawani, Zaini, Bambang, Karsono, Awang Hasim, Awang Sulong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22968/1/Atta%20Idrawani%2C%20Bin%20Zaini.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22968/; http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/213/1/012043

The Bidayuh people of Sarawak are known for their baruks. A baruk is often observed as having a round form with a conical roof that has various functions such as a courthouse, a meeting place and a residence for the male adolescents. These are all secular purposes built around its religious functio...