Rumoh Aceh

Beliefs of individuals or communities and the natural conditions inWhere an individual or community life has an impactsignificantly to the architectural forms of buildings, houses,made. This can be seen in architecture Rumoh Aceh, Aceh Special Region, Indonesia. Rumoh Aceh  is a high stage house with pillars between2,50-3 meters, consisting of three or five rooms, withone main room, called propagation. Rumoh with threespace has a 16 pole, whereas with five Rumohspace has a 24 pole. Modification of three to fivespace or vice versa can be done easily,staying add or remove an existing section inleft or right side of the house. This section is usually calledsramoe likot or back porch and sramoe reunyeunor porch bertangga, namely that the entrance to Rumohalways located in the east.Rumoh Aceh’s main door was always lower than the highadult height. Usually the height of this door120-150 cm in size only so that everyoneinto Rumoh Aceh should head down. However, once inside,we will feel very roomy space becausethere was no furniture in the house of a chair or table. Allpeople sitting cross-legged on a mat ngom (from materialkind of weeds that grow in the swamp) which plated matpandanus. Rumoh Aceh is not just for shelter, but it isexpression of belief in God and adaptation tonature. Therefore, we can through Rumoh Acehsee the culture, lifestyle, and values are believedby the people of Aceh. Adaptation of the people of Aceh toenvironment can be seen from the shape of Aceh Rumohshaped stage, made of poles buffer angchoice of wood, the walls of the board, and the roof ofsago palm. Utilization of nature can also be seen when theyto incorporate parts of the house, they do notuse nails but using pegs or ropesbinding of rattan. Although only made of wood,leaf thatched roofs, and do not use nails, RumohAceh can survive up to 200 years.Effect of public confidence in Aceh on architecturehouse building can be seen on the orientation of the housealways elongated from east to west, iethe front side facing east and in orback of a sacred being in the west. West Directionreflects efforts to build a line of people of Acehimaginary with the Kaaba in Mecca. In addition,beliefs influence can also be seen in usepoles numbered buffer is always even,which is always an odd number of rooms, and stairsis odd.Aside from being a manifestation of public confidence andadaptation to its environment, the existence of Aceh Rumohalso to indicate social status of its occupants. More and moreRumoh ornate on Aceh, the residents mustricher. For families who do not have the wealthexcessive, then simply decorated with a relatively small, or even none at all.As the development of an era that demands allefficiently and effectively done, and morehigh cost of manufacture and maintenance Rumoh Aceh, thegradually fewer and fewer people who built the AcehThis traditional house. Consequently, the number Rumoh Aceh increasingly small. Community preferto build a modern house made of concretemanufacture and procurement of material is easier thanAceh Rumoh more complicated manufacturing, procurementmore difficult material, and the treatment cost is more expensive.However, there are also people who because of his lovearchitectural heritage of their ancestors wasmake Rumoh Aceh that was stuck in concrete housethem.The existence of Aceh is the embodiment of Rumohthat values life and is run by the communityAceh. Therefore, to preserve the Acehnese Rumohalso preserve the existence of the Acehnese people themselves.The idea of preserving Rumoh Aceh will increasingly findmomentum after the tsunami that hit Aceh on 26 taggalDecember 2004. After the tragedy of natural disasters,a variety of people from different nations come not onlybrought relief but also brought the tradition that has notcertainly fit with the values that developed in Aceh.