Genius loci in Aceh Utara contemporary architecture

Abstract

Aceh traditional house has become a legacy of its predecessors, but that traditional house will lose its function and existence throughout the journey and technological development, and the depletion of understanding and pride in the potential of Indonesian architecture caused by a lack of information about architectural potential. This study aims to assess the meaning contained in traditional and contemporary houses of Aceh through the theory of genius locus approach so that it can be used as a reference in the design of homes for Acehnese people who are full of culture and remain in their own. This research obtains by using descriptive qualitative methods that relate the life of the people of Aceh Utara by taking several samples of contemporary homes used as a place that is a culture comes to appear. The results of this study are the discovery of abstract and concrete spaces that become places and destinations of life based on the beliefs and life views of the Acehnese wherever they are.