The values of culture and architecture typology of Mandailing traditional house

Mandailing is one of bataknesse ethnic in North Sumatera which belong to strong to
hold the customs and traditions Mandailing culture which reflected in the parts of the
traditional houses. However rapidly the construction modern house make possibility the
traditional house which enriched with culture value will be extinct.This studyto identify the
value of culture and architecture typology of traditional house in Mandailing Natal North
Sumatera.A case study using phenomenologyc method that is recording and serving the
phenomenon which found in field as evidence that include existing condition from building.
The finding show that 1)religion system or reliance in the front of location election,
ornamentation orientation, construction system and room arrangement, 2) kinship system in the
front of room organization, room amount and the completeness, 3) live philosophy found in
shape and room arrangement which can accomodate all activity, 4) leadership system in the
fornt of ornamentation shape and the meaning, pillar shape, house size vertically, and 5) social
system in the front of roof shape, the used of decoration style and room arrangement.
Architecture typology of Mandailing house dug from the shape and the construction, room
arrangement, and roof shape.