Toraja traditional house, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Toraja traditional house called Baruang Tongkonan, tongkonan itself has meaning tongkon "sit", where "an" can be said to a seat, but not a place to sit but the real meaning, the people in the village to gather, deliberation, and resolve indigenous issues .

Almost all of the Toraja houses facing north, facing towards Puang Matua sebetuan Toraja people to god the almighty one. In addition to honoring their ancestors and trustworthy will get a blessing in this wor

Toda Hut, South India

One look at the traditional home of India belongs to Tribes Nilgiris precisely, what comes to mind is how to get into the building? Yes, because this house does have a very small door. The people who live in the shack is not much . they Toda live isolated in the Nilgiri Plateau, South India.

Niang Mbaru, Traditional Most Unique Houses all over Indonesia

Every tribe and customs must have a traditional home each well in a village on Flores, there is a tribe called Wae Rebo who has the most unique custom homes all over Indonesia.

The tribe is located in the village of Wae Rebo that ca

Sundanese Traditional House, Indonesia

In Sundanese Buhun (ancient) recognized several types of home building, custom home building generally sunda shape stage, legs (tatapakan, Sundanese term) square stone (blocks) in Sundanese called tatapakan stone. For tihang (poles) using wood. The bottom / floor using wooden boards or Palupuh / talupuh of bamboo. Wear woven bamboo walls (chamber

Traditional Javanese architecture, Indonesia

Traditional Javanese architecture, especially in the area of ​​Central Java is more widely known by Joglo buildings. Joglo is the frame of the main building of traditional Javanese house consisting of four pillars form the main pillars supporting the structure and composition of intercropping in the form of beams sup

Vernacular Architecture in Indonesia

Vernacular architecture is the architecture formed by a gradual process of long and repeated according to the behavior, customs, and culture in the place of origin. Vernacular, derived from the mean vernacullus local natives. Establishment of architecture gradually with very long that attitude will form roots. Background vast Indonesia has many islands and has a lot of cultural differences and the architecture is one of the parameters of the culture in Indonesia because it is usually associated with the architecture of the social system, the family, through religious rituals.