LOCAL WISDOM, 12 (1): 19 - 30, 2020 Local Wisdom Scientific Online Journal ISSN: 2086-3764 Identification and Orientation on Spatial Arrangement of Wajo Traditional Village, Keo Tengah, Nagekeo Regency Reginaldo Christophori Lake 1 , Yohanes Djarot Purbadi 2 , Herman Florianus Harmans 3 1Program Studi Arsitektur, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira 2Program Studi Arsitektur, Fakultas Teknologi, Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta 3Program Studi Arsitektur, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Corresponding Author: egilake@yahoo.com Abstract Keywords: spatial arrangement, traditional settlement, adat village Wajo, orientation, identification The purpose of this paper is to describe the uniqueness of spatial arrangement of Wajo traditional villages in Nagekeo district, which is designed based on local wisdom. Traditional settlements in Indonesia have a spatial concept that has the potential to become the basis of contemporary architecture. The spatial arrangement of traditional settlements of Wajo village is interesting to disclose the principle and its constituent elements as one of Indonesia's architectural properties that maintaining local culture. The problem under study is the dominant (important) aspects underlying the spatial concept of traditional village settlements Wajo custom. The method used is to study literature in various writings on the spatial layout phenomenon of traditional settlements, as well as the elaboration of physical theories (structuring principles) and non-physical theories (identification and orientation) to find the dominant relationships that form the spatial layout of the Wajo traditional village. The analysis is based on Schulz's phenomenological paradigm and Salura's design principle theory. From the results of the analysis, it was found that the spatial concept of the Wajo traditional village is a relation of the perception of the surrounding environment, site, shape, figure and natural-cultural cycle influenced by dominant factors namely the top- down orientation (sacred and profane) and physical adaptation of the topography of the place, as well as elements binding (datum) in the form of tribal order (the existence of mosalaki), cultural symbols (customs), and spiritual (ancestors). 1. Introduction Architecture as a cultural artifact is influenced by the changing times, technical knowledge, and the development of community values or ideology. In a study conducted by I. Asmarani, it was found that each architectural element (ward house) had types of elements that were influenced by cultural, social and climate factors (Asmarani, 2016). The ideology of occupants influencing architecture is found in the study of Osing's house form, the elements of home architecture are closely related to the social structure of egalitarian societies, the names of the parts of the house are the expression of messages, meaning and will as expressions of the owner's feelings and intentions (Suprijanto, 2002). @ 2017 The Authors. Published by GKAK UNMER Malang *Corresponding Author: egilake@yahoo.com [19]