Minangkabau, Rumah Gadang??

Rumah Gadang or more correctly called by Minangkabau people Rumah Bagonjong (Minangkabau house with horn like roof) the minangkabau name is taken from the word 'minang' which means "win" and 'kerbau' which means "buffalo" - are the traditional homes.  The element architecture of the house reflect the culture and values of the Minangkabau. The house serve as residence, hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities.The houses have dramatic curved roof structure that was insipred by the animal buffallo with multi-tiered, upswept gables. Shuttered windows are built into walls incised with profuse painted floral carvings. The term rumah gadang usually refers to the larger communal homes, however, smaller single residences share many of its architectural elements. Rumah gadang is a long house, rectangular in plan, with multiple gables and upsweeping ridges, forming buffalo horn-like ends. They normally have three-tiered projections, each with varying floor levels. The house is largely constructed of wood. The roof peaks themselves are built up out of many small battens and rafters.. It is said that the number of married daughters in a home can be told by the counting its horn-like extensions; as they are not always added symmetrically, rumah gadang can sometimes look unbalanced. (some of the source were taken from wiki)

Example of rumah gadang

Elevation of Rumah Gadang

Roof that looks like horn

Front facade of Rumah Gadang