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The earthquake in Pangandaran in 2006 has left a numerous effects on buildings, including offices, hotels, housings, school buildings, etc. Many buildings have destroyed because of the terrifying effect of the earthquake which caused a big loss both for material and for the human safety. However, the misapplication of construction and inappropriate choice of material almost cause the terrible damage. After the earthquake passed, the only left is mostly of the buildings which vernacular housing. Because of this moment, we have the hypothesis about indigenous local. This paper is the first year of our research about local indigenous of vernacular housing of Sudanese in Pangandaran, the data concerning vernacular architecture in Pangandaran will be collected. This step will be done in order to understand more detail about all the problem faced and identified all the potential aspects which can be developed to build house for people. The deepest study of vernacular architecture is expected not only to make the house close to the uniqueness of the local activities and culture, but also to make it understandable and built easily by the people/community, because its construction and architecture have become part of their life. Keywords: Local-indigenous, structure and construction of Sudanese vernacular housings, vernacular architecture of Sudanese, earthquake in Pangandaran.