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LATERITE IS THE MOST ABUNDANT STONE FOUND IN KERALA.
TIMBER IS THE PRIME STRUCTURAL MATERIAL ABUNDANTLY AVAILABLE IN MANY VARITIES IN KERALA. CLAY WAS USED IN MANY FORMS FOR WALLING,IN FILLING THE TIMBER FLOORS AND MAKING BRICKS AND TILES. PALM LEAVES WERE USED FOR TATCHING THE ROOFS AND FOR
THE SHAPE OF THE PLOT, THE NATURE OF THE SOIL, INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONS, FLOW DIRECTION OF WATER, AREA OF THE HOUSE, CONSTRUCTION OF ROOMS FOR HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL LIVING, FIXING UP THE FOUR DIRECTIONS TO THE HOUSE,
THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSE AS WELL THE RETENTION OF THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSES IN THE ROW, THE MAIN ENTRANCE, MAIN GATE OF THE COMPOUND WALL ETC., ARE THE IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT ARE GUIDED BY VASTU PRINCIPLES. IT ALSO SAYS THE FAVOURABLE DIRECTIONS OF THE HOUSE FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
ASPECTS OF VASTU
AN AUSPICIOUS PLOT IS SQUARE IN SHAPE BRAHMASTHALAM IS KNOWN TO BE THE HEART OF EVERY BUILDING i. ii. SITE OF THE SANCTUARY FOR TEMPLES IN HOUSE IT MUST BE LEFT OPEN AND SHOULD COINCIDE WITH THE COURTYARD VASTHUPURUSHAS HEAD WILL BE TO THE N.E AND FEET TO S.W CONSTRUCTION MUST START AT THE FOOT END ie THE WEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE EIGHT TYPE OF DWELLING ARE LISTED EACH SUITABLE FOR CERTAIN CAST.
i. ii. iii. iv. EKASALA DWISALA TRISALA CATUSSALA
NALUKETTU
DINING COURTYARD ROOM ROOM
S T O R E / R O O M
COURT YARD
RECEPTION
ROOM
NALUKETTU
THE NALUKETTU IS THE TRADITIONAL STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE OF KERALA, WHEREIN A HOUSE HAS A QUADRANGLE IN THE CENTRE. NALUKETTU IS EVIDENT IN THE TRADITIONAL HOMES OF THE UPPER CLASS HOMESTEAD WHERE CUSTOMS AND RITUALS WERE A PART OF LIFE. THE MAIN BUILDING ITSELF CONSIST OF 4 WINGS AROUND THE COURTYARD. IN SOME CASES IT MAY HAVE 8,12,16,24,32 ETC WINGS
THE PROTRUDING ROOFS OF THE 'SALAS' FORMED SHADY VERANDAS AND PROTECTED THE ROOMS FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT, KEEPING THEM COOL EVEN ON THE HOTTEST OF DAYS.
THE OUTER VERANDAHS ALONG THE FOUR SIDES OF THE 'NALUKETTU' ARE ENCLOSED DIFFERENTLY. WHILE BOTH THE WESTERN AND EASTERN VERANDAHS ARE LEFT OPEN, THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN VERANDAHS ARE ENCLOSED OR SEMIENCLOSED.
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