ARCHITECTURE IN NORTH EASTERN INDIA Adi tribe- Arunachal Pradesh
size of the house depends on the family
•traditional houses are constructed with bamboos, woods, canes,leaves •house raised well above the grounds with the help of stilts. •roof is made by dry paddy straws, dry leaves or thatch grass •Adihouse has no windows and there are two doors, one in the front for male members and the other at the back for women • Flexible • Light structure – resistant to earthquake VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF ASSAM
The Vernacular style of Assam -of three important
significances- Gable Roof , Use of Bamboos as major building materials and Higher Plinth level Walls are of timber framework, inside those panels ikra to fill.
Ikras- cut in the size of panel
Left to dry then plastered on both sides with mud mortar. 3 layers of plastering The final coat – cowdung with mud 2 storeys max VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF NAGALAND
The primary construction material.
TIMBER–for structural elements,like the posts BAMBOO–for walls and other structural elements THATCH–as the roofing material. The interior of the Sema house was ordinarily divided into four •The Akishekhoh or front room where the rice pounding tables were kept. •The Abidelabo a narrow room between the Akishekhoh and the Amiphokiboh (hearth room) where the girls of the household sleep. •The AkuzuAbo where the head of the family (father) and his wife sleeps. •The AzhiBo the liquor room where rice beer is stored in bamboo jugs.