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8. Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
"Folk building growing in response to
actual needs, fitted into environment by
people who knew no better than to fit them
with native feeling Frank Lloyd
Wright
The term vernacular is derived from the Latin vernaculus, meaning
"domestic, native, indigenous"; from Verna, meaning "native slave" or
"home-born slave".
It is located between
210 31 N and 27014N latitude and
860 35E and 89053E longitude.
CLASSIFICATION ON THE
BASIS OF CLIMATIC ZONES
Northern Bengal (the
hills) Jalpaiguri, Kochbihar, Darjeeling
Alpine cold + tropical heat
348 cm average rainfall
Avg. max. temp : 16.80C
Avg. min. temp: 9.40C
Stone
Slate
G.I sheets
Design Strategies
Thermal insulation of structure Use of wood in construction
Inlet of solar radiation Large openings on south face
Keeping off the snow/rain Slope roof
GI Sheets for
protection of
timber walls.
Wooden panels
G.I Sheet
Stone masonry
wall
Bamboo
Bamboo
structural
Mud wall elements
Verandah on
all four sides
(Sushthita
ghar)
Raised plinth
(Postha ghar)
Terracotta temple (RADHAMOHAN TEMPLE,
BISHNUPUR )
CLASSIFICATION OF TRADITIONAL RURAL
HOUSES
Site location:
Site is located in a
small village
(Kamarpara) in
Bardhaman district of
West Bengal.
Transport:
-The site is 15km from
N.H-2A and 3 km from
N.H- 2B.
- 7km from Banpas
Railway station
(Bardhaman-Rampurhat
loop line)
Site plan 45cm
thick mud
walls with
bamboo
reinforce
ment and
tar
coating
on
outside.
Rammed earth
Thatch
Mud wall
This traditional house is 120 years old and lies in Howrah district of West
Bengal.
It is a house of zamindar and was constructed during British rule in India.
The form of traditional house has emerged as a result of economic, social, cultural,
physical features and
climatic considerations of the region.
Open space is on all four sides to
promote ventilation.
Rear elevation
Techniques used
Focus on climate in design reflects the local micro climate with special focus on
Cooling, shading, natural ventilation, cross ventilation etc.
Protection from monsoon damages are achieved by: raised ground floors, eaves,
galleries .
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
WEBSITES:
Wikipedia
Bengalarcheology
Archinomy
mapsofindia
Swati Shushmita Lakra Manohar Kr. Gupta Rahul Roy Vikash Kumar
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