"Nuwo Sesat" is the traditional house of Lampung province. The house is raised on stilts, with the roof made of woven imperata cylindrica grass and wood as protection agains wild animals. This traditional house is also designed to withstand earthquakes. The local community has known how to construct houses that could withstand earthquakes since the days of their ancestors. This is due to the fact that Lampung is located at the meeting point of the earth plates of Asia and Australia.