International Journal of Engineering Research and Advanced Technology (IJERAT) E-ISSN : 2454-6135 DOI: 10.31695/IJERAT.2019.3464 Volume.5, Issue 7 July -2019 www.ijerat.com Page 30 Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY The Character of Kawit Carving as Identity in Regional Library Evan Christian 1 Murni Rachmawati 2 & Bambang Soemardiono 3 1 Postgraduate Student of Architecture Design 2-3 Department of Architecture, Sepuluh November Institute of Technology Indonesia ______________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Because of the increasing globalization in various fields including fields architecture in Indonesia, this opportunity needs to be used to globalize local Indonesian architecture. The purpose of this paper is to produce a design that is capable of meeting every design and afford criteria shows the transformation process of kawit carving as the identity of the area on regional library in North Kalimantan. Besides that, they are able to apply theories identity and transformation in the design object so that the meaning and form of Kawit carvings can be seen as regional identities. Then for explain the character of kawit carvings which are used as identities in the North Kalimantan regional library. The results of the analysis and data collection explain the elements of kawit carving that make their identity strong are the circular shapes in the middle and arches on each side, besides the methods that can be used in the transformation process are extended, broken down and reduced to produce building shapes. Key Words: Kawit Carving, Regional Identity, transformation. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. INTRODUCTION The character of kawit carving as an identity from North Kalimantan is applied in the design of the library, this is an opportunity to maintain the identity of North Kalimantan while demonstrating Indonesia's local identity in the field of architecture to be known globally. The identity aspect described in this journal is an aspect of the symbol of kawit carving from North Kalimantan which is a symbol of the unity and close relations between the people of North Kalimantan. These values that want to show globally as the identity of North Kalimantan. 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Kawit Carving Kawit carving is an ornament with a curved shape on its sides and a circle in the middle. Curved lines and circles take the basic motif of ferns or stylized nails in such a way that they don't resemble the original shape, Billa, 2017. The existence of curved ornaments and interconnected circles in the Dayak Kenyah community became a symbol of the endless descendants of the Dayak people who could unite the Dayak community. Circle ornaments symbolize each of the Dayak chiefs and sub-tribes in Kalimantan. The ornament of this curved line and circle teaches about brotherhood. Fig.1 Kawit Carving