Two traditions, one scale

Choose two buildings: both are drawn on one ground line at one scale, with each one’s own figures beneath it. Nothing is merged, and neither turns into the other.

First building

Second building

Tongkonan Rumah gadang

5 m

One scale for every house, drawn from the model’s own parts.

: Measured
: Canon
: Interpolated

What do these three classes mean?

Measured: Taken from a measured drawing of a named, surveyed house.
Canon: Stated in a documented canon or ethnographic description, not measured.
Interpolated: The author's own value, closing a gap the sources leave open.

Tongkonan

Toraja · Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi

Body length: 9.00 m
Body width: 4.20 m
Underfloor height: 2.15 m
Front prow tip: 10.16 m
Eave oversail: 1.50 m
Ijuk courses: 25

87% of dimensions the author’s own

Rumah gadang

Minangkabau · West Sumatra

Body length: 15.50 m
Body depth: 7.50 m
Underfloor height: 1.90 m
Ridge end: 8.26 m
Anjuang step: 0.42 m
Eave oversail: 1.35 m

86% of dimensions the author’s own