International Journal of Built Environment and Scientific Research Volume 04 Number 02 | December 2020 p-issn: 2581-1347 | e-issn: 2580-2607 | Pg. 137 - 146 Nita Dwi Estika, Feni Kurniati, Achmad Syaiful Lathif | 137 Rekeang as a Concept of Sustainability in the House of the Society of Karampuang: Redefining Granary Nita Dwi Estika 1 , Feni Kurniati 1 , Achmad Syaiful Lathif 2 1 School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development (SAPPD), Insitut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia 2 Desain Interior, Fakultas Industri Kreatif, Telkom University, Indonesia fenikurniati@ar.itb.ac.id ABSTRACT Whether granaries in traditional communities have survived or being neglected due to modern progress has been widely discussed. However, the discussion remains fragmented and isolated solely on the granary itself, without considering the possibility of its more comprehensive relations. This paper aims to delve into the granary roles in Karampuang, a traditional village in South Sulawesi, to understand how the granary (in the local term 'rekeang') functions and sustains while facing modernization. The inquiry focuses on the interactions between rekeang and farming products, which further results in an understanding of interrelationships between rekeang and its surroundings: 1) domestic spaces, 2) family house units, and 3) with other rekeangs. Each relationship reveals that rekeang has a vital role; besides storing up farming products, it also serves as the key to sustaining the community, especially in cultural and ecological contexts. In the end, the paper proposes a critical insight of 'granary as a network,' which might provide an alternative approach to achieve sustainable development in traditional environments. © 2020 IJBESR. All rights reserved. Keywords: Granary, Karampuang Traditional Village, Network, Rekeang, Sustainable Development 1. Introduction Nowadays, traditional villages' indigenous culture faces modernization that forces old customs such as rice production and rituals to adapt and reposition themselves amid rapid change. Changes, such as technological advances, transform their way of life and shift the traditional process. Cultural transformation occurs as a community's response and effort to create a harmonious situation between old custom and modern life. The transformation process interpretation can be seen from the relationship of people with their place. The transformation itself is a process of discovery through community strategies/solutions to adapt to every new condition and achieve sustainable and truly rooted development. The sensibility is needed to see the root, which is supporting the cultural sustainability of a community. [1]–[5] Sustainable development is not a goal or destination, but a process of change which contains 'need' and 'making consistent' that is considering the basic human need and their comfortable way of life, besides the ability to adapt to present and future demand [6], [7]. The SDG 2030 agenda promotes culture and environment as the vital role of development and highlights indigenous people's importance [8], [9]. Sustainability is an issue that cannot be separated from ecological/environmental conditions and has the same significance as cultural sustainability. The critical sustainability issues related to vernacular architecture are cultural norms, values, social behavior, and human practice [10], which bears a meaning of continuous dwelling process in