Okay I will explain here through interviews sebgaian many friends coming from Gorontalo. Based on the layout of physical and based on interviews, it was reversed variation of the physical layout may be implied three meanings of principal related to one's social status so as to analyze Characteristic residence masyarakatt Gorontalo in ancient times can be grouped into three categories, namely:
1. House residence inhabited by King / class of nobles. Dwelling house of this type is rarely found anymore, for a discussion of the king's house done by combining the results of interviews of traditional leaders and see a replica of the king's house which has been used sbgi place of the customary process. The house is usually called Banthayo Poboide. According Banthayo Poboide Daulima that is a replica of the royal house of antiquity
2. Dwelling house inhabited by people who are / rich
3. The home stay is usually inhabited by ordinary people / commoners (from the lower middle class).
The three categories can be explained as follows:
1. House residence inhabited by King / class of nobles. Dwelling house of this type is rarely found anymore, for a discussion of the king's house done by combining the results of interviews of traditional leaders and see a replica of the king's house which has been used sbgi place of the customary process. The house is usually called Banthayo Poboide. According Banthayo Poboide Daulima that is a replica of the royal house of antiquity
2. Dwelling house inhabited by people who are / rich
3. The home stay is usually inhabited by ordinary people / commoners (from the lower middle class).
The three categories can be explained as follows:
- The pattern and shape of the rectangular building intact and shaped house on stilts. Pole types are divided into three types: 2 poles main (wolihi) for continuously from the ground to the roof, six pillars on the front porch and the mast base (Potu) varies depending on the category of the house, ie Formation and the number of poles, 4 x 8 or 32 of pole for the nobility on including the king and queen, 4 x 6, 4 x 7 or 24 and 28 poles for the nobility Kela intermediate or class are / rich, 4 x 5 or 20 poles to house the people who most unusual
- for the first category of authentic evidence no longer found in the field observations, analysis is done by looking at the characteristics that are common to the nobility medium by combining the results of interviews with indigenous leaders / humanist.
- function and the formation of lacquers spatial spatial house is vertically divided into three kinds, respectively; tahuwa (basement or under the house) is the space the bottom of the display objects of history or culture, usually installed looms for weaving gloves of yarns made from cotton, storing crops and storing farm equipment and living room / Centeng home and space top / roof
- horizontally space is divided into three parts, namely: surambe or front room or terrace (the reception area of men), the living room or the main building consists of a duledehu / hihibata (spot receiving guests from women), huali (rooms / beds), dulawonga (rooms at the back are used to unwind, hantaleya (patio side left and right of the house is somewhat lower than the parent is only found in the king's house that serves as the lobby and the guard.
- There are no special building kitchen in the house of the king because of the food and drinks in the court that is usually provided from outside the procurement is set in rotation at his men. Meanwhile, according to Daulima (2008) the kitchen (depula) at home commoner, was originally isolated by hulude as a breezeway connecting the main building / parent where the floor is lower According to indigenous people of Gorontalo, the kitchen is a secret so any guests who visit the home does not pass the bridge.
- There are no rules for the orientation of all the dwelling house facing the street. This is because there is interaction between communities in the village community. Especially for home rajadan queens in antiquity oriented overlooking the square (field).
- Placement tu'adu or stairs, at first only one that is placed in the middle of a line perpendicular to lean on duledehu / porch with each rung number 5 or 7. Then evolved into two ladder which is also located next to the left and right. The latest development is the influence of the Dutch period. Number of steps 7 to the manor house and 5 for the people.
- The dimensions of the building varies depending on the amount of the space according to the social status of the occupants (see point 2 above).
- The shape of the roof of a double decker 2 lisplank adorned with ornaments mcam to the manor house, was for the middle class tiered roof partially decorated with ornaments and for middle class people and most of its roof partially double decker double decker not. The latest development when the difference in social status can no longer be distinguished by the arrangement of the roof.
- The use jalamba (ornament which is located at the top of the door or window and ornaments decorating reiling stairs and terraces) on the aristocratic cross-shaped with a wide range of variations while for groups of ordinary people shaped cross but with a simpler model. Various other geometrical shapes evolved after the entry of Islam with great variety.
- The use of materials (floor, ceiling and inding and stairs) to the nobility entirely using wood or board, to homes of ordinary people. some are still a combination of wood and bamboo. While mateial entirely been using zinc roof that was originally used thatch. For pole and buffer material both on the nobility and the people most of which have experienced a change of material or construction wood becomes stone construction. that's an idea House Design Adat Aceh Java, Gorontalo Bali , See also Design houses Aceh, Bali, Java and explanation
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