HOUSING DESIGN RELATING TO HOUSING

SITUATIONS
TRADITIONAL INDIAN HOUSES
• Traditionally Indians lived in the joint family system. Many occupants of
the house and their interpersonal relationships demanded clearly
distinguished spaces for different activities. There were private and public
zones in the house with the courtyard as its nucleus. These houses were
very high on the sustainable quotient. They were designed to suit the
climate, the anthropometry, the Vaastu Shastra and used local building
materials and techniques for construction.

• Many theorists and distinguished architects like Hassan Fathy have

promoted the underlying concepts on traditional architecture to form
contemporary design. However, in the present scenario, the traditional
building has been replaced by fast-growing concrete jungles, which are
not sustainable or sensitive towards the natural calamities and
microclimatic conditions
TRADITIONAL HOUSE IN INDIA
• Rajasthan
• Kerala
• Tamil Nadu
• Assam
• Punjab
• Kolkata
 Rajasthan

• There is a fine blend of Hindu Rajput

and Mughal architecture that reveals
itself in the colours, carving and the
look of the property. Rajasthani
craftsmen developed some of the
unique and enticing architectural
forms when they blended styles, to
come up with jharokhas, chattris,
baodis, jaalis and johad. Today, such
properties are an attraction for
tourists and short-term visitors who
visit cities in Rajasthan and are
mesmerised by the intricate work in
these beautiful properties. 
 Kerala

• Kerala’s architecture even in the modern-day, is a

delight. However, traditional homes and the style
of yester-years is something that Keraliites love
to bring back. Some of the features included the
steep roof that would withstand heavy rains, tall
pillars, large courtyards and gable windows.
• Other notable features were the padippura that is
a roofed entrance to the house,
the poomukham or the entrance verandah that
had a sloping tiled roof with pillars and a chuttu
verandah that connects either sides of the house.
A charupadi is the seating in the verandah where
you could sit and enjoy the view and was often a
spot where families socialised with guests or each
other. Each traditional house had an ambal
kulam or a pond, as well, at the end of the chuttu
verandah.
 TAMIL NADU

• South India’s traditional architecture is

sometimes considered synonymous with
the state of Tamil Nadu’s Agrahara-style
neighborhoods. A classical Tamil house
exemplifies the state’s primarily Hindu
roots with these Agrahara, or
Agraharam, Brahmin houses, considered
a staple example of their architecture.
The name itself derives from the manner
in which these houses are laid out in a
village, which was like a garland. It
comprises of houses laid along a street
leading to the village’s primary temple
either devoted to a single deity or one at
either end devoted to different deities
CLUSTER HOUSING .
• Cluster housing refers to a
development in which the
houses are arranged in relatively
close groups, while the large
open spaces in the development
form a buffer zone with adjacent
land uses. This is often done
through small plots, with the rest
of the land becoming the middle
ground.