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Indian Vernacular Houses around Bangalore

Posted on October 13, 2011by Mahadev Ittina

Architects: R.L.

Kumar, enter !or "ernacu#ar $rchitecture

Resources: %orn o! this Land, %rea&in' onventiona# %arriers.

"ernacu#ar $rchitecture is a branch o! architecture (hich dea#s (ith usin' minima# amounts o!

natura# bui#din' materia#s, usin' #oca# s&i##s, based on o#d architectura# desi'ns and sensitive to#oca# cu#ture. )hese desi'ns are not universa# and are s*eci!ic to certain re'ions. + The basicelements of a modern building like cement, steel, glass, ceramic, plastic, synthetic fiber are not

connected to nature in the same way mud, brick, lime, thatch, timber and grass are+, says

$rchitect R.L. Kumar. e is an $'a Khan a(ard !or $rchitecture nominee &no(n !or his

*ioneerin' (or& in this !ie#d o! architecture.
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ave you ever heard o! bric&s bein' made (ith stra( and mud !rom your o(n basement- Ormortar bein' made ec#usive#y o! sand- /ou may have seen such houses in uaint #itt#e vi##a'es

and it is no sur*rise that its ma&in' a comebac& in this a'e o! cost-effectivenessand climaticand

socio cultural sensitivity.

"ernacu#ar $rchitecture, is a 'ro(in' a#beit a!ter a hu'e do(n!a## desi'n *hi#oso*hy that

inte'rates $rchitect and the bui#der or contractor. $r. Kumar desi'ns and bui#ds a## o! the houseshimse#! reducin' the cost by about 245306. )he term is o!ten con!used (ith 7ustainab#e desi'n

or architecture. 8hi#e 7ustainab#e desi'n is the use o! ne( methodo#o'ies or industria#

techniues, "ernacu#ar architecture is the use o! #east +industrially processed materials9 and time


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tested methodo#o'ies that do not need modern resources #i&e e#ectricity or chemica#s. $#thou'h

7ustainab#e desi'n and "ernacu#ar architecture both !ocus on cost5e!!ective, the #atter is cost5

e!!ective !or the #on'5term and the !ormer is cost5e!!ective both !or #on' and short5term.


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Look and Materials: 7o (hat "ernacu#ar $rchitecture #oo& #i&e- $#thou'h "ernacu#ar

$rchitecture may #oo& 'ood and rustic, it does not !ocus at a## on it. $rchitects o! this subecttend to !ocus on c#imate and cu#tura# needs. )he use o! #oca##y avai#ab#e materia# #i&e stone,

e*osed bric&, #aterite or mud tend to reduce the over a## !oot *rint o! the *roect.

Construction Methodologies:)he !oundation is du' be!ore the rainy season so as to a##o( rain

(ater to natura##y com*act the soi# in the rainy season. Other techniues (hich have been used!or centuries is ma&in' bric&s in summer or minin' !or roc&s be!ore the rain. Labour is a#so

arran'ed considerin' the harvest seasons, since most o! the #abour are a#so !armers. 7uch

*ractices tend to inter!ere #ess (ith the environment and socia# !actors.


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;ue to the #ac& o! #iterature !or "ernacu#ar $rchitecture, R.L. Kumar has ta&en it u*on himse#! to

*roduce #iterature and research *a*ers. /ou can have a #oo& at some o! themhere.

/ou can see another (e## com*i#ed artic#e about 7outh Indian "ernacu#ar sty#es here.
http://www.vernarch.com/researchPapers.htmhttp://www.vernarch.com/researchPapers.htmhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=73318057http://www.vernarch.com/researchPapers.htmhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=73318057

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