Friday, 28 October 2016

House Architecture : Rumah Gadang

Rumah gadang is traditional house of west Sumatra,the resemble one is found in Malaysia too. The number of room is depend to number of girl in family,the old people get a room near kitchen and that house is heritage to woman line,for example from grandma to mother and continue to her daughter.

In the front of house,there is rangkiang,the warehouse to store a seed of rice,between left and right, they have anjung chamber,that is the luxurious room for new bride or chairman of village.

They have surau near the house,that is a small hut for praying cult for single male. Layered by long wood pillars,that have function for anti earthquake,that's why the root of pillar do not buried to the ground,but lay at plate stone,to keep stabilize when earthquake coming.

The upper roof of the edge,has pointed like a horn,that has a function to prevent the rainwater enter in,and the huge pillars make high a ceiling,that has impact the temperature is cooler when dry season and warmer in the rainy season.


Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=rumah+gadang&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8sZSw4v3PAhUcR48KHbDJBXEQ_AUIBigB#mhpiv=7


Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=istana+pagaruyung&btnG=&tbm=isch#mhpiv=18


Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=istana+pagaruyung&btnG=&tbm=isch#mhpiv=10


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