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  2. Malay house - Wikipedia

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    The Rumah Limas is also known as the traditional house of South Sumatra and Sundanese West Java, although they have same "Rumah Limas" name, the design is slightly different. The modern government and public buildings often based on Malay style roof design, such as government buildings in Riau and Jambi, as well as the roof design of Muzium ...

  3. Tongkonan - Wikipedia

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    Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat, of the Torajan people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tongkonan has a distinguishing boat-shaped and oversized saddleback roof. Like most of the Indonesia's Austronesian-based traditional architecture, tongkonan is built on piles. Its construction is a laborious task, and it is usually ...

  4. Kampong Ayer - Wikipedia

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    The rumah tungkup, which was frequently connected to the Pengirans or Pehins, was another noteworthy design. This kind of home had a tiny flat roof at the top and a roof that wrapped around the main house on all four sides. The rumah loteng was a type of home typically inhabited by upper-class families, distinguished by its two stories and attic.

  5. The Year Without a Santa Claus, a Christmas special from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., turns 50 this December. The beloved special was adapted from the book of the same name by Phyllis ...

  6. Architecture of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Natural materials – timber, bamboo, thatch, and fibre – make up rumah adat. [5] The traditional house of Nias has post, beam, and lintel construction with flexible nail-less joints, and non-load bearing walls are typical of rumah adat. Traditional dwellings have developed to respond to Indonesia's hot and wet monsoon climate.

  7. Bolon house - Wikipedia

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    Ruma Bolon, traditional house of the Batak people Ruma Bolon in Samosir island.. A bolon house (Batak Toba: Ruma Bolon) is a Northern Sumatra traditional house in Indonesia. [1]

  8. Prefabricated home - Wikipedia

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    Construction of a prefabricated modular home (see also time-lapse video)Prefabricated homes, often referred to as prefab homes or simply prefabs, are specialist dwelling types of prefabricated building, which are manufactured off-site in advance, usually in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.

  9. Passive house - Wikipedia

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    Energy efficiency is not an attachment or supplement to architectural design, but a design process that integrates with architectural design. [8] Although it is generally applied to new buildings, it has also been used for renovations. In 2008, estimates of the number of passive house buildings around the world ranged from 15,000 to 20,000 ...