COMPOSITION OF SPACES IN KUTAI

Generally, the design of a Rumah Kutai influenced by several factors, which also determine the scope of building components and composition of spaces that are present in a home. Among the components of the common space on Kutai house is like a foyer, main house, a hose and a home kitchen. Porch
-Specialist for men and that's where male guests sit during feasts and for performing other activities. At night this space is used as a bed for young children.
Main Hall
-At the main hall there is a porch and sometimes a small room, but there was only room space and rooms reserved for young girl. In the old days the whole main hall has no restrictions and to make the boundary between the foyer with ample space in the middle that were reserved for women only restricted by a sill height of 5cm. The rating is not the same floor level between the porch and the living room.
Hose
-In addition to the hall or place of passage between the two buildings, it is a place to talk or carry out various activities for women. In the old days this area is not roofed and walled, so that space can be used as a drying fabric, as well as a rainwater. Girls in ancient times used as a wash. This space is usually referred to as the shelf hose or hose clothesline after its roof and walls, known as interval or breezeway.
House Kitchen
-Houses kitchen was smaller than the mother's home, usually a single home, which does not use the foyer. It is used as a place to cook and with it any kitchen appliance stored there. A ladder and platform are on the edge of the kitchen door decked and it is often used by women to the river or to the well for the purpose of taking water, bathing and so on.