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Uma houses are traditional vernacular houses found on the western part of the island of Siberut in Indonesia. The island is part of the Mentawai islands off the west coast of Sumatra . The structures are influenced by the Acehnese style, built on a much larger scale.
A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra. With few exceptions, the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago share a common Austronesian ancestry (originating in Taiwan, c. 6,000 years ago [4]) or Sundaland, a sunken area in Southeast Asia, and the traditional homes of Indonesia share a number of characteristics, such as timber construction and varied and elaborate roof structures. [4]
The Wealth Report 2015 by Knight Frank reported that 24 individuals in Indonesia in 2014 had wealth of at least US$1 billion and 18 live in Jakarta. [160] The cost of living continues to rise. Both land prices and rents have become expensive. Mercer's 2017 Cost of Living Survey ranked Jakarta as the 88th costliest city in the world for ...
The house provides the main focus for the family and its community and is the point of departure for many activities of its residents. [3] Villagers build their own homes, or a community will pool their resources for a structure built under the direction of a master builder and/or a carpenter.
Rumah limas ("limas house"), also known as rumah bari ("old house"), [1] is a type of traditional house found in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. It can also be found in Baturaja . The house is traditionally made of wood and raised on stilts, with a stepped, or gradated, floor composed of two to five areas at slightly different heights, a ...
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Traditional house in Nias. The Omo sebua is a traditional house style of the Nias people from Nias island, Indonesia. They are built only for the houses of the village's chiefs. Situated in the centre of a village, omo sebuas are built on massive ironwood piles and have towering roofs.
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