The Dutch colonial period in Indonesia was very long before the Indonesian State finally recognized its independence in 1945. During that time, many Dutch colonial buildings still survive and are maintained and then changed function to become buildings adapted by the regional government. local. One of them is the building that I visited, this building was originally just a warehouse, but in recent years this building has changed its function to become a house for employees of the Stabat Grand Mosque cultural heritage.
Because the Grand Stabat Mosque is very identical to the Malay ethnic culture which is very dominant with the choice of yellow with a combination of green and black. Likewise with the building that I photographed. If you look at it from various sides, initially this building did not have any tribal aspects from Malay customs at all, but after this building was renovated, this building became what it is now, even though many of the various sides of the building still show colonialism.
Photos I took from various angles of the building
1. From behind
The building that is visible from the back, even though it is overgrown with grass, but we can see two windows whose design is very classic, as well as the existing stairs, the shape of the stairs shows how old the building is and there are a few cracks. there. Even though the gaps in the dividers have been installed with interior gaps which deliberately create a Malay tribal impression in the building. It also has supporting pillars made of wood and at the top of the building there are decorations which I feel have no function, just to beautify the building. And the railing is made of iron in the shape of a pyramid
2. From the front
From the front, this building is well arranged, with a large and clean yard and block paving. It's not much different from the corner of the house at the back, only from the front side we can see the additional design, namely the presence of two large windows on the side and you can see the very classic door design and the supporting pillars on the ceiling. upper sky on the roof. And to slightly disguise the smell of the Dutch colonial heritage, they added designs in the form of wooden carvings on the sides of the roof of the building which show the characteristics of the Malay tribe in Indonesia.
3. From the side
If from the back and front of the building they were able to disguise a little of the colonial heritage, but we can see from the side that they couldn't disguise all of it, even though they have made a lot of changes to several sides with various interior additions from the carvings on the roof and the shape of the roof. itself which already shows Malay values, however, the shape of the window arrangement really shows off the colonial buildings which are very strong, the door shapes with carvings and designs which show the characteristics of Dutch buildings in Indonesia, the tile patterns in the building and the stairs they made with a typical pea stone design.
And they have succeeded in transforming this Dutch colonial building into a building with a Malay tribal feel very well without us having to forget the history of the initial building.
Not far from this building there is a very nice toilet building which is very nice but I don't want to discuss it because this is a very private room and the picture I took is just a small photo of me...he. Not only that, next to this building there are also old shophouses which have been converted into homes for swallowtail birds.
If in my country there are buildings that have been repurposed by dressing them up to be more millennial, is there something like that in your country too, let's share the moment. And greetings from me Maytom, Indonesia
