1 INTRODUCTION
Vernacular architecture may be described as an architectural style that marks the architecture of a place. It originates rendering the local needs, climatic & geographic factors, socio-economic and socio-cultural background of a place there by making it unique, identified and strong in itself.
India, a country showcasing great cultural and geographical diversity, each part of which is having its own cultural identity and geographic parameters, is a reason for evolution of varied vernacular architectural styles practiced here.
Local architectural designs and construction practices in northerly situated state of India, Himachal Pradesh is full of ethnic values and treasured resources. Architecture here is largely dictated by the region’s extreme terrain and climate. It helps to explore a true combination of two of fundamental materials of built form: wood and stone. In Himachal, woods and stones forms an independent, socially connected and highly artistic expression of folk culture in form of vernacular houses, granaries and temples.
1.1 BACKGROUNG OF THE STUDY
Vernacular architecture is merely dictated by the …show more content…
“The works of famous architects like Laurie Baker, Anupama Kundoo, Sanjay Prakash, Anil Laul, and Vasanth Kamath are demonstration of how ecologically sensitive cost effective buildings can be designed using local material and technologies” . These architects have incorporated vernacular style in modern era buildings. The works of these architects are used as example to modify the vernacular architecture according to present day construction. Didi contractor an organization active in preservation of traditional vernacular architecture of the hill, his works are taken as case examples for continuation of
Vernacular architecture may be described as an architectural style that marks the architecture of a place. It originates rendering the local needs, climatic & geographic factors, socio-economic and socio-cultural background of a place there by making it unique, identified and strong in itself.
India, a country showcasing great cultural and geographical diversity, each part of which is having its own cultural identity and geographic parameters, is a reason for evolution of varied vernacular architectural styles practiced here.
Local architectural designs and construction practices in northerly situated state of India, Himachal Pradesh is full of ethnic values and treasured resources. Architecture here is largely dictated by the region’s extreme terrain and climate. It helps to explore a true combination of two of fundamental materials of built form: wood and stone. In Himachal, woods and stones forms an independent, socially connected and highly artistic expression of folk culture in form of vernacular houses, granaries and temples.
1.1 BACKGROUNG OF THE STUDY
Vernacular architecture is merely dictated by the …show more content…
“The works of famous architects like Laurie Baker, Anupama Kundoo, Sanjay Prakash, Anil Laul, and Vasanth Kamath are demonstration of how ecologically sensitive cost effective buildings can be designed using local material and technologies” . These architects have incorporated vernacular style in modern era buildings. The works of these architects are used as example to modify the vernacular architecture according to present day construction. Didi contractor an organization active in preservation of traditional vernacular architecture of the hill, his works are taken as case examples for continuation of