Indigenous /traditional vernacular settlements- DA 1

1. Housing documentation- vernacular /

tradional knowledge applied in the housing typology

• an indepth study about the material making

• Mention about the indigeneous housing terminologies and GROUP 1- 35 nos.

local language used.

• Topography as a major influence.

• Cover the Planning aspects, materials of construction,

construction details, techniques and climatic factors
influencing the settlement planning

GROUP 2- 4 nos.
2. Compile the typologies and mapping the regions
with its briefing of- climate zone, micro climate, arch style and
method of construction, context, and also highlight the
significance of the settlement.
 Indigenous /traditional vernacular settlements

DRAVIDIAN SOUTH NORTHERN AND EASTERN INDIA

Kerala- Nair houses, Kerala Muslim houses Kinnaur houses of Himachal Pradesh
Chettinad houses and Tamil Nadu- Toda huts boathouses, Ladakhi houses
Andhra Pradesh- Chutillu Bengal Vernacular architecture
Karnataka- Gutthu houses (land owning community), Naga houses and Khasi houses
Kodava Ancestral homes (Aynmane)

WESTERN REGION

Planning aspects, materials used, construction details,

climatic factors influencing the planning of Jat
houses(farming community)
Bhungas, Havelis of Brahmin caste
Shekavati Haveli
of Rajasthan
Pol houses of Ahmedabad
Format as follows, Indigenous /traditional vernacular settlements- DA 1

a2 documentation
a3 cover page-
Poster/ Collage Decoding the construction technology of
the individual housing vernacularism in
Indian context

Talk about the habitation and the

habitants in a traditional settlement

type - bhonga, naalukatu

Note: not more than 2 choices from one state
Submission date in vtop: 11.2.2024