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Vernacular Architecture of Assam
The vernacular architecture of Assam is influenced by six key factors: socio-economics, climate, topography, building techniques, building typology, and urban form. Bamboo is widely used as the major building material due to its availability and cultural significance. The architecture features hip or gable roofs to prevent waterlogging during heavy rains, and higher plinth levels to protect against flooding. Traditional building techniques include bamboo trusses, joints, and wall construction. Typical building typology includes timber frame walls filled with bamboo panels and plaster. Urban forms retain vernacular roots while incorporating some modern materials.
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Introducing the vernacular architecture of Assam, analyzing six factors: socio-economy, climate, topography, building techniques, building typology, and urban form.
Defining vernacular architecture as locally driven designs. Discussing Assam's uniqueness, key elements include hip roofs, bamboo usage, and higher plinth levels.
Exploring socio-economic factors, emphasizing bamboo as the primary material and its impact on the lifestyle and architectural decisions in Assam.
Addressing climate impacts, specifically the use of gable or hip roofs to prevent waterlogging, supported by annual rainfall data.
Discussing high plinth levels to combat flooding and earthquake resilience, highlighting the use of local materials for economic protection.
Examining building techniques, including various types of joints and the interlacing of bamboo for wall construction in vernacular buildings.
Outlining typical architectural features: timber frameworks, ikara panels, drying process, symmetrical designs, and the use of bamboo for two-story houses.
Discussing the urban forms merging modern attributes with traditional designs, using permanent materials alongside bamboo to retain vernacular roots.
Concluding that vernacular architecture emphasizes practical building design shaped by local traditions and functionalities, prioritizing utility over aesthetics.
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Vernacular Architecture of Assam
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- 3. We will beunderstanding the vernacular Architecture of Assam by relating it to six factors.
- 4. We will beunderstanding the vernacular Architecture of Assam by relating it to six factors. • Socio Economy • Climate • Topography • Building Techniques • Building Typology • Urban form
- 5. Our presentation ismainly in three parts.What? Why? How?
- 6. What is VernacularArchitecture?Vernacular architecture is an architectural style that is designed based on local needs, availability of construction materials and reflecting local traditions.
- 7. What is Assam? Assamis a state in northeastern India known for its wildlife, archeological sites and tea plantations. Area: 78,438 km² Capital: Dispur Population: 30.94 million (2012) Official river: Brahmaputra River
- 8. What is VernacularArchitecture of Assam? The Vernacular style of Assam mainly consists of three important significances- Hip (or Gable) Roof Use of Bamboos as major building materials. Higher Plinth level
- 9. Now we willtry to understand, Why the Vernacular Architecture of Assam is the way it is? For this, we will relate three factors with Vernacular Style of Assam.
- 10. Vernacular Style of Assam Socio Economic Factors Use of Bamboos asmajor building materials
- 11. Socially and economicallybamboo is considered as the major building material. It is influencing the lifestyle of the people. Bamboos
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- 13. Gable and Hiproofs doesn’t allow water logging as Assam receives heavy amount of rainfall annually.
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- 15. Vernacular Style of Assam Topography Highplinth level
- 16. Assam faces floodsevery year. So, the higher plinth level protects the inside of house from getting flooded.
- 17. Assam also comes inan Earthquake prone area. Thus the dwellings are made up of local and Temporary materials. It prevents big economical loss.
- 18. Now, we willunderstand How the Vernacular style of Assam is being practiced? For this, we will study the three more factors of Vernacular Architecture of Assam.
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- 25. Interlacing of Bambooin construction of walls.
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- 27. • Walls areof timber frame work, inside those panels ikara used to fill. • These ikaras are cut in size of the panel and laid vertically. • The horizontal members usually bamboo. • After putting the ikara it is left to dry for few days. • Then it is plastered in both side with mud mortar. • 3 layers of plaster are done alternatively after dying of each coat. • Finished coat is of liquid mix of mud and cow dung. • The building are maximum of two storeys. • Building is symmetrical on both side. • 1st floor is connected with a timber stair case. • Open spaces in front (chotal) and back side (bari) of the house Some Typical features of Assam vernacular buildings.
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- 29. Urban forms of theAssamese Architecture Retains the flavour of their Vernacular roots with some added modern features like the use of more permanent material like concreate and brick fused with the use of Bamboos Where ever possible. The Urbanisation of the Vernacular.
- 30. An example of Urbanhouse in Assam.
- 33. Some modernised use ofBamboo.
- 34. Conclusion. As per ourunderstanding after this study , Vernacular Architecture is basically designing a building without any training in design guided by a series of conventional built up in the locality paying little attention to aesthetics but more productivity.