Aceh Traditional House

Aceh Traditional House - Traditional house in Indonesia is very much kinds and variety, such as Aceh Traditional House thats often called rumoh Aceh. The house is very unique, its uniqueness will not even be found in another custom home. Its uniqueness is in the form of stilt houses made of wood and thatch roofs of the tree. Living in house position is certainly very different from living in a regular house because the house is in the stage floor made of wood, the atmosphere is beautiful and cool. House position is very superior because it can last up to 200 years.

Aceh Traditional House according to narrator named Aulia, a blogger who joined the Aceh Blogger Community, quoted kompas.com, is often found in many small towns including in Banda Aceh. The existence of this custom home needs to be maintained and preserved as part of the cultural heritage of the sublime, which contain a variety of meanings and philosophies. Now maybe this house is very rare that we can find, because it shifted to home - modern home that instant and rapid development.

                                            Aceh Traditional House

Aceh Traditional House is an expression of faith and belief in God and the nature of adaptation and adjustment. therefore, through Aceh traditional house we could see the culture, lifestyle, and values ​​that are believed by the people of Aceh. The adaptation to the environment can be seen from the shape of the building rumoh Aceh shaped stage, the beams are made of wood choices, the walls of the board, and a roof of thatch.

Utilization of natural resources can also be seen as combining parts of the house that do not use nails, but using pegs or straps of cane. Although only made of wood, Aceh Traditional House can last up to 200 years. Beliefs influence the people of Aceh to the architecture of the house can be seen in the house is always a stretch from east to west, the front facing east and the inside or back of the sacred in the west. The West reflects the Aceh community efforts to build an imaginary line to the Kaaba in Mecca.

Beliefs influence can be seen in the use of the poles even number, odd number of rooms and staircases odd number as a manifestation of public confidence and adaptation to the environment, the presence of rumoh Aceh also indicate social status. The more ornate the Aceh Traditional House, it must increasingly rich and affluent residents.