Omo Hada is traditional house in Nias Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia, that rarely to be built nowadays due to high cost, lack of good heavy timber and its space efficiency
full scale Omo Hada
we want to turn this shape....
...into this...
We start with the base that originally made of stone
Ehomo (timber foundation post) is carved.
Ehomo is bored for understructure beam
beam is sticked throught the posts
columns are erected with the beam
Upperstructure is built. First layer beam is chiseled
main room is shaped. mostly cultural ceremony is held in this space
Detail of floor beam
floor beams are placed
wall frame is erected...
...along with roof beam...
...until it's almost finished.
