Traditional Vernacular ArchitectureRUMAH GADANG

(Minangkabau language :'big house') are the traditional homes (Indonesian :'rumah adat') of theMinangkabau. Arumah gadangserves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities. Therumah gadangis owned by the women of the family who live there - ownership is passed from mother to daughter. The termrumah gadangusually refers to the larger communal homes, however, smaller single residences share many of its architectural elements.Mostrumah adatare built onstilts Building houses off the ground on stilts serve a number of purposes:

It allows breezes to moderate the hot tropical temperatures It elevates the dwelling above stormwater runoff and mud It allows houses to be built on rivers and wetland margins It keeps people, goods and food from dampness and moisture Lifts living quarters above malaria- carrying mosquitos, and reduces the risk of dry rot and termites.

JOGLOJoglois a traditional vernacular house ofJavanese people. It consist of two parts; thependopoanddalem. Thependopois the front section of Joglo that have large roofed space with columns and without wall or partition. The dalem is the inner sections with walled enclosure and rooms such as bedroom and kitchen. Pendopo is used to receive guests, reception hall and living room, while the inner dalem are more private sections of the house. The term "Joglo" is often used to refer the distinctive type of Javanese roof with rising central part of roof supported by four or more main wooden columns (saka guru). The norm is for a post, beam and lintel structural system that take load straight to the ground with eitherwoodenor bamboowalls that are non-load bearing. Traditionally, rather than nails, mortis and tenon joints and wooden pegs are used. Traditional dwellings have developed to respond to Indonesia's hot and wet monsoon climate. As is common throughoutSouth East Asiaand the South West Pacific, mostrumah adatare built onstilts, with the exception of Java and Bali.stilts

Building houses off the ground allows breezes to moderate the hot tropical temperatures. The sharply inclined roof allows the heavy tropical rain to quickly sheet off, and large overhangingeaveskeep water out of the house and provide shade in the heat. In hot and humid low-lying coastal regions, homes can have many windows providing good cross-ventilation.overhanging eaves