Traditional Indian Roof Design

Other families used the more modest thatch roof.

Traditional indian roof design.

The name is a composite sanskrit word with three of the most important components of the plan. Vertical view of a traditional wooden house boat kettuvallam sailing through the backwaters of kerala. It may consist of a flat roof on top but the main design element is the multi pitch sloped in what is essentially a hip roof on top of another hip frame. Parkcity design build designed this wood clad.

The reasons for their popularity are simple. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. The sloped roofs on this modern house coupled with the wood paneling gives the house a very modern look. See more ideas about indian homes traditional house house design.

The triangle section can be left open for an open gable roof or it can be enclosed for a boxed gable roof. Interestingly enough while the terracotta is now considered typical it was a luxury when it first began and only the rich received special permission from royalty to use it. Photography by tim bies. Large ornate wooden pillars supported the terracotta roof of the thinnai.

Feb 7 2020 explore rajesh raj s board traditional indian house on pinterest. Olson kundig architects designed this house in northeast oregon. The sloped roof on this modern glass farmhouse mimics the look of half of the barn behind it. Traditional floor murals or rangoli made using rice paste.

At roofandfloor we bring to you simple interior design ideas to give your house a south indian look. Traditional indian wooden roof top holding roof tiles. Men working on the roof of a traditional rice boat on the kerala backwaters. A crossed gable roof is two gable roof sections put together at a right angle.

Near the top is a very steep pitch and near the upper walls of the home are a lower pitch though still fairly steep. The tiles are easily available they are an appropriate response to the climate and their design uses traditional techniques of execution so they are easy to make. It has two equal panels pitched at an angle meet at a ridge in the middle of a building. The design especially the floor plan of the part of a hindu temple around the sanctum or shrine follows a geometrical design called vastu purusha mandala.