The purpose of this paper is to clarify the current situation of housing damage and living space in the initial period toward recovery after the Lombok earthquake which occurred in July and August, 2018. Our field survey was conducted on Bayan village, northern part of Lombok one month after the earthquake. While many houses of masonry structure were damaged, only a few wooden houses were damaged. Especially traditional building types such as bale and berugak were not damaged at all. Berugak are utilized as main space of their living towards recovery. Utilization of natural resources and community bonds have the power for their recovery.
