Traditional Indian Roof Design

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.

Traditional indian roof design. Men working on the roof of a traditional rice boat on the kerala backwaters. It has two equal panels pitched at an angle meet at a ridge in the middle of a building. Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. 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.

Vertical view of a traditional wooden house boat kettuvallam sailing through the backwaters of kerala. Pitched slanted roofs covered with mangalore tiles of red baked clay are a common sight in indian towns and villages. The sloped roofs on this modern house coupled with the wood paneling gives the house a very modern look. The name is a composite sanskrit word with three of the most important components of the plan.

Parkcity design build designed this wood clad. A crossed gable roof is two gable roof sections put together at a right angle. The sloped roof on this modern glass farmhouse mimics the look of half of the barn behind it. Olson kundig architects designed this house in northeast oregon.

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. See more ideas about indian homes traditional house house design. Install traditional floor murals. At roofandfloor we bring to you simple interior design ideas to give your house a south indian look.

Large ornate wooden pillars supported the terracotta roof of the thinnai. The reasons for their popularity are simple. The triangle section can be left open for an open gable roof or it can be enclosed for a boxed gable roof. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof.

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. Traditional indian wooden roof top holding roof tiles. Feb 7 2020 explore rajesh raj s board traditional indian house on pinterest. Near the top is a very steep pitch and near the upper walls of the home are a lower pitch though still fairly steep.