Cut Azmah Fithri, Alfiansyah Yulianur, Elysa Wulandari, Cut Dewi
Kuala Cangkoi, a fishing village in North Aceh Regency, was among the areas most severely affected by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami. In the aftermath, displaced families were resettled in standardized government-aided permanent housing designed to meet international minimum standards. Yet these houses often failed to accommodate residents' social and spatial practices, prompting widespread modification. This study examines resident-led spatial transformations as adaptive strategies for livelihood recovery and household survival. Using a mixed-methods approach—including interviews with ten fishermen, observations of forty houses, and documentation of ten modified units—the research finds that standardized designs overlooked the home's dual role as both a domestic space and a site of economic survival, while neglecting the kitchen's function as a gendered social space central to women's daily and community life. Residents gradually reconfigured these structures to better align with their economic and social activities, revealing a persistent gap between standardized post-disaster housing and the lived realities of fishing communities. © 2025 The Authors.
Doctoral Program, School of Engineering Postgraduate Program, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Architecture Program, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Malikussaleh, Utara, Aceh, 24355, Indonesia; Departement of Civil Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Jl. Syech Abdulrauf No.7, Darussalam, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Departement of Architecture, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Jl. Syech Abdulrauf No.7, Darussalam, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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