Buildings and structures in Sumatra

A surau (Jawi: ) is an Islamic assembly building, originating in West Sumatra and later becoming common and institutionalised in Malaysia, and found throughout Singapore and Thailand. Adapted from pre-Islamic assembly buildings, surau serve a similar purpose as a mosque and are used for the prayers as well as religious classes and as a local public space. A typical surau is located in a village or town and is built either in an architectural style native to the locality or in typical Islamic style.

thumb|right|A balairung in Matur A balairung is a village hall of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has a similar architectural form to the , the domestic architecture of the Minangkabau people. Whereas a is a proper building, the is a pavilion-like structure used solely for holding a consensus decision-making process in the Minang society.