The Tjong A Fie mansion is the most prominent house in Medan, now a museum. Mr Tjong was a rich Chinese Hakka merchant who owned plantations and constructed a railway. Your regular, run of the mill Andrew Carnegie of North Sumatra. He lived until 1921 and built his big house in 1900.
Exterior with circular driveway.
Heading in, the expansive front parlor. Next up, the "Malay" room. Yellow.
As is traditional architecture for its time, waaay before air conditioning, an open air center courtyard. Welcome breezes and rain.
More looks, details. Heavy wood shutters around the courtyard and the "Chinese" room.
Patina portrait.
Bust in a cabinet and the orange kitchen. No Viking induction range.
By the 1960's, the family had expanded and so had the style palette. Swanky.
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