teuku iskandar's passion for architecture can be found in his residence in jakarta which he designed himself. he also built a rest house with an english garden-style garden in bogor, which he also designed his own architecture. at his home in the netherlands, teuku iskandar designed a fireplace made of wood from a bridge from the 17th century with acehnese decorations. one of his other hobbies is sketching. teuku also once conveyed his dream to his sons and daughters, he wanted to build a farmhouse in aceh. "i have a dream (to develop) in aceh", ubit remembers his father.