Principles of Traditional Indian Architecture

Residential documentation - Pannaiyar house By:R.Poornima

 CONTENTS

Abstract

location and Sociology

Site plan - Landscaping

Orientation & Planning

Spatial arrangement

Building hieghts

Bramasthanam - Muttram concept

Materials and Joinery techniques

Nelapadi - Elements

Well being of the family

 Abstract

The choice of selection of the house -

To study and document the traditional architecture of the village
head or pannaiyar house.

The traditional pannaiyar house was selected at periya theru of

parapannur village.

The village surrounds with agricultural lands, three ponds,

one main access road and 103 houses.

It is having five pannaiyar houses.

In which three of them are migrated.
 pannaiyar house
The family is using the north side as entry because of the new road access.

south facing entry kollaipuram

 location Sociology

House no - 6/28 Family type - At present - pannayar and his wife (2)
Before 45 yrs - 4 members
Age of the house - 80 years old

The residence is located at south facing Owner - Pattamuniyar (pannaiyar)

The pond located at front and backside of the house. The pannaiyar shows its highness by the hieght of plinth.
 site - plan & orientation
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 landscaping

Smaller shrubsmay

- planted on the East or North sides

- no trees in the NorthEast

Tall trees

Coconut can be planted in the SouthWest,

A tree should be planted such that it's shadow
should not fall on the house, at least between
9.A.M to 3P.M.

Large trees

Peepal, Banyan should not be located too near the

house as their roots can damage the foundation and
compound wall.

Good trees to be planted in a house compound

coconut, neem,betel, sandalwood, lemon, pineap-

ple, bilva, almond, jackfruit, pomegranate, mango,
amla,and kathazhai.

PLANTS TO BE GROWN IN THE HOUSE GARDEN

Tulasi, jasmine, rose ect

 N landscaping

Smaller shrubsmay

planted on the East and North sides

Tall trees

SouthWest -
Coconut trees is planted in the
south side -
banana ,drumstick ,gauva.

Large trees

Mango,poovarasam

neem, lemon, vilva , amla

PLANTS GROWN IN THE HOUSE GARDEN

north - Tulasi, jasmine, kathazhai

hibiscus, aloe vera

courtyard - money plant.

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N Spatial arrangement

bath

store store

pooja store
koodam

24 M

dinning muttram adukalai

public
bedroom thinnai
semi -public

aalodi private

16 M
N Planning

store store

pooja koodam store

24 M
dinning
adukalai

bedroom thinnai adukalai

aalodi
Building hieghts
Muttram
 Materials

Materials used for the following constructions are,

- Foundation - river sand, brick , jali.

- Wall - thickness - 52 cm - brick

- Wall finishes - cement , paint - blue - peace wealth

- Door and windows - mango tree wood

- Beam - jackfruit tree , neem tree

- Columns - Banyan tree , poovarasam tree

- Truss - palm wood

- Roofing - teak wood

- Flooring - jali , sand , cement , red oxide

- Roof tiles - pot tiles - from clay

- muttram - iron rod , aluminium gutter .

 Joinery techniques

paranai Queen post wall to roof roof - column

Nelapadi
Materials used - mango teak
kollai puram

0.3 m

1.82 m
 Elements

30 cm 30 cm

37 cm
32 cm

210cm 225 cm 202 cm

152 cm

courtyard column koodam alodi backyard

45 cm 30 cm 26 cm 20 cm

Feauture renovations - wooden columns in muttram are made to concrete columns , wall and floor finishes made before 5 yrs.
 Well being of the family

The pannaiyar family is living a happy prosperous life with

wealth and health. There is gradual increase in their wealth.

They told their muttram as the only consideration of vaastu

bramasthanam those days. Having cow shed is for prosperity.

The two members of their family also earning well out of their

village. The house remains same except few of the muttram

columns and colour wash are done before 5 yr.

Thank you