EXERCISE –I

WORLD MAP

KERALA
 CITY: THIRUVANATHAPURAM

• KERALA, WHICH LIES IN THE TROPIC REGION.

CLIMATE:
• A TROPICAL SAVANNA CLIMATE
• A TROPICAL MONSOON CLIMATE
• THE MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 34° C
• THE MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 21° C
• THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH AND RISES TO ABOUT 90 %
DURING THE MONSOON SEASON.
• THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF 16ft (4.9m) above sea level.
LATITUDE: 8.5241°N
LONGITUDE: 76.9366°E
  MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION:
• THE NATURAL BUILDING MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN KERALA
ARE STONES,TIMBER,CLAY AND PALM LEAVES.
• GRANITE IS A STRONG AND DURABLE BUILDING STONE;HOWEVER ITS AVAILABILITY
IS RESTRICTED MOSTLY TO THE HIGHLANDS AND ONLY MARGINALLY TO OTHER
ZONES.

 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE:
• DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
• RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE

• KERALA ARCHITECTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING EXAMPLES OF PRESERVATION

OF VERNACULAR STYLE.
• THE PRIMITIVE MODELS OF CIRCULAR , SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR PLAIN SHAPES
WITH A RIBBED ROOF EVOLVED FROM FUNCTIONAL CONSIDERATION.
  INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE:
• KERALA HAS A WARM HUMID CLIMATE. THE RAINFALL IS VERY HEAVY FROM
SOUTH WEST AND NORTH EAST MONSOON.
• TO KEEP THE RAIN AND SUN AWAY FORM THE WALLS THE ROOFS OF THE
BUILDING COME DOWN VERY LOW.
• THEY HAVE VERANDAH ALL ROUND THE BUILDING PROTECTING THE
EXTERNAL WALLS FROM SUN AND RAIN.

• THE WIDTH OF VERANDAH

VARIES FROM 2 FT TO 12 FT.
• THEY ALSO HAVE AN INTERNAL
COURTYARD FOR BETTER FLOW
OF AIR.
  ROOFING SYSTEM:
• THE RIDGED ROOF PITCHED AT ANGLES BETWEEN
30 DEGREE TO 40 DEGREE.

• WALLS MADE OF TIMBER OR EARTH AND ROOF OF COCONUT

LEAVES OR TILES ARE COMMON IN MANY PARTS OF KERALA.
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