The building that I will share is a traditional building which was originally a small villa for a stopover. It is found in the Telaga village of Langkat Regency, North Sumatra province. One year ago, this villa was still functioning and was still rented out by visitors who crossed the road while resting before continuing to their respective destinations. Because this place is in the middle of the border between Langkat district and Karo district. However, now it's time for sales to answer everything, because apparently this villa didn't last long, this is because there is no one left to take care of the management of the villa. The management of this privately owned Villa has moved out of town and is looking for a better life there and that is the information I heard from the owner of the Café which is near the Villa.
The concept of this building is based on buildings with Javanese nuances with a strong traditional smell. The choice of the roof of a villa or building that is very identified with the Javanese tribe symbolizes social identification if we are directly on the island of Java. However, I think this building is just architecture that has a traditional impression. The roof of this villa building is known as the roof of the Joglo Village House if you look at the shape of the roof. Javanese buildings have various roof shapes, and from this type of roof one can see the social status of the building owner. However, now I don't know whether this still applies or not because of the modern times. Oh yes, I almost forgot that the roof of this villa is made from tiles made from clay, not from roof tiles made from spandex which has started to go viral recently.
This building has pillars which are also made of Damar wood if you look at the wood grain. Meanwhile, traditional Javanese traditional houses usually use old teak wood which has been tested for durability. This villa with Javanese nuances has quite deep philosophical meaning if we look at the carvings on the pillars. In ancient times, the carvings and the location of the pillars in the Bernunsa Joglo Building symbolized the direction of the wind. However, maybe it's not like that anymore, because nowadays everything is just pleasing to the eye if we build something without looking at the specific meaning of the building. However, I was quite entertained by the carvings on each of the pillars of the building there. Even though I don't know the meaning of the carvings, I saw that the carvings were very smooth and very neat. Everything is painted to match the color of the existing pillars and buildings.
The shapes of the lights around the building also emphasize that the classic aura of this villa is very strong. Even on the floor of this building, I hope the ceramic motif used is not very connected to all the existing building concepts. And in the past I really liked stopping by this place because the garden looked so beautiful and well maintained with lots of lavender flowers around the building, but now you can see for yourself the condition of the garden, it is very neglected and the lavender flowers that used to surround the building are also It's no longer there, now there are only durian trees with very tall grass around the building.
It is truly a shame that this very good building has to be neglected because of its management. Hopefully in the future this building will be able to function again with better gardens. And what does this building look like according to all friends in the community, greetings from TomiDiwirja