Aceh Tsunami Museum

Aceh Tsunami Museum, the Only in Indonesia. Structure symbols Anti Tsunami, the Great Ship Who's Bak docking

To commemorate the 2005 tsunami in Aceh, he built a Tsunami Museum at the scene. Historical museum was inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in late February 2009. As told by its designer, M Ridwan Kamil, the museum should be a symbol of the anti tsunami structure, namely a combination of building a raised platform (elevated building) on ​​top of a hill. read also : steel building

Furthermore, he said, the choice of the stage building is inspired by traditional Acehnese houses on stilts which proved resistant to natural disasters. While the concept is taken from the concept of the hill hill rescue (escape hill) in case a tsunami occurs in the future.



In designing the museum, he tried to respond to some important aspects in the design such as: the memory of the events of the tsunami disaster, the functionality of a museum / memorial, cultural identity of the people of Aceh, a new aesthetic that is modern and responsive to the urban context.



Tsunami Museum magnificent building from the outside looks like a large ship at anchor. While at the bottom there is a fish pond. This museum is the only one in Indonesia and possibly a tsunami will be the museum world.



The design concept

Some basic concepts that affect the design of the Tsunami Museum are: Acehnese traditional house, hill rescue (escape hill); sea wave (sea waves), a typical dance of Aceh (saman dance), Lord of light (the light of God) and gardens to the public (public park).



As presented Ridwan Kamil, Tsunami Memorial design takes the basic idea of ​​the stage house Aceh as it can for example architectural wisdom of the past in responding to the challenges and natural disasters. Similarly, the shape of the hill  in anticipation of building a tsunami hazard in the future.



As for the building that resembles a sketch of the ocean waves, it is an analogy and as a reminder of the dangers of tsunamis. While the concept of a typical dance of Aceh that exist in the building, according to Emil as a symbol of solidarity and cooperation among human beings which is then translated into the exterior building skin.



Inside the building there is also a well-shaped space that shined the light cylinder to the top as a symbol of man's relationship with the Lord. Do not miss it also built a park open to the public which can be accessed and used at any time in response to the urban context.




Psychological Effects of Space

To evoke old memories of the tragedy of the tsunami. The layout of the room in the museum specially designed. Emil explained that the sequence (sequence) space in buildings that visitors must go through carefully designed. This is to produce a complete psychological effects on the human perception of the tsunami disaster. To realize the space is designed in three zones namely: spaces of memory; spaces of spaces of hope and relief.



In the spaces of memory zone is realized in the tsunami passage and Memorial Hall.Reception area (tsunami passage) in the museum is a high-walled narrow corridor with a thundering waterfalls to remind how scary atmosphere at the time of the tsunami. While the Memorial Hall is an area in the basement that becomes an interactive means to commemorate the history of the tsunami. In the Aceh Memorial Hall is also equipped with lighting of the holes of a reflecting pool that was on it.



While in the zone spaces of hope embodied in the form of Blessing of Hope Chamber and the Atrium. Blessing Chamber is a transition space before entering the rooms non memorial activities. This space is a high with thousands of wells that the names of victims inscribed on the wall. The well is illuminated by a circular skylight with calligraphy Allah SWT as meaning the presence of hope for the people of Aceh.



While the atrium of hope in the form of a large atrium space as a symbol of hope and optimism towards a better future. Visitors will use the ramp across the pond and atrium to sense the mood of relief. Atrium with pool refelecting can visually diaskes anytime but can not pass the physical.



Spaces for the zone of relief translated into the hill of light and escape roof. The hill of light is a small hill garden as a means of beginning to tsunami relief. Public park is equipped with hundreds of torches are also poles designed to lay flowers as a sign of mourning personal space. If all the torches lit the hill will be flooded by a sea of ​​light. Very personal as well as communal. Roof is a roof escape being designed building rooftop can be planted with grass or landscaping. The roof is also designed as an evacuation area at a later date when the floods and the tsunami disaster.



Name: Museum Tsunami Aceh

Location: Aceh (NAD)

Architect: Urbane Indonesia PT

Principal Architect: M Ridwan Kamil

Completed: 2008

Photo / Image: Urbane Indonesia PT