Joglo is the famous traditional building in Java especially in central Java. Joglo refers to a traditional wooden house, which has building standard or it is called pakem in Javanese. Commonly joglo is made of high quality of wood since this kind of wood is rather expensive thus only wealthy people or noble whose can build it. At times part of it like the front door or called gebyog are made in luxurious handcraft with particular theme and has specific meaning or philosophy. Therefore, a grand Javanese wooden house is highly priced.

Joglo has specific home plan, which each part of it has particular purport. The home plan of joglo may divide into several parts such as senthong and omah jero as primary territory, jogan and gandhok as secondary territory then pendapa as public territory. Each territory has its own purpose and rules. Primary territory means only the owner has permanently and completes control, senthong that means a room with partition use as private room for the dwellers then omah jero that has similar function with senthong.

This type of wooden house requires spacious area that currently difficult to find. On the other hand, the price is in high price that people will think twice to build it. Thus, its function no longer as a dwelling but it has change as a meeting room since today people do not build their house in joglo style. There is also use as restaurant or hotel which will give unique experience to people when the visit the Javanese wooden house.