VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

IN KONKAN
 INTRODUCTION
Konkan extends throughout the western coasts
of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.
It is bounded by the Western Ghats also known
as Sahyadri in the east, the Arabian Sea in the
west, the Mayura River in the north and the
Gangavalli River in the south.
It is a 720 km long coastline.
MAP
 CLIMATE
Konkan has warm and humid climate .
Heavy rainfall during mansoon.
Humidity is high during all season.
Annual rainfall 3973
Average annual temperature is 27.3 degree
 Cluster planning
In India, the people who farmed, who fished and
who have built their houses with their highly
developed skills of craftsmanship always planned
a house that was their own but that also
belonged to the village.
It was only one unit of the many that made up
the village street.
One house was built, then the next and the next.
Streets that were thus formed were shaded from
the afternoon sun.
 Architecture of the Konkan is not monumental
or iconic. One can always see clusters of
houses standing adjacent to each other as if
they are integrated
.Its interesting to see different patterns of
configuration of laterite sometimes mud even
modern brick with manglore tiles on top.
Each of this house has its own touch, its own
unique combination of color , customized
space allotment. After all its architecture for
the people by the people.
 Even though there is abundant space is available
to build upon, most of the houses are forming
irregular cluster. There are social, geographical
reason behind it. Generally these houses are not
separate entities but extensions.
Generally these clusters are designed and build
by people belong to same caste. Usually land own
by one family, which get subdivided within family
members. Generation after generation ,as per
need they build their place. For social security it
is generally beside its origin.
Typical plan
 PLANNING
THE SPACE IS DIVIDED INTO PUBLIC ,SEMI-PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE SPACE.
PLAN OF THE HOUSE IS PRIMARILY SQUARE.
IN KONKAN , PEOPLE HAVE STRONG RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS THUSN POOJA ROOM IS GIVEN MORE
IMPORTANCE.
TIOLETS ARE ISOLATED FROM THE HOUSE FOR
SEWAGE DRAIN.
FAVOURABLE CLIMATE FOR GROWTH OF FRUITS
THUS MANGO ,BANANA , COVONUT TREES ARE
PLANTED IN FRONT & BACK YARD.
 THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE KONKAN COAST IS
CLIMATICALLY RESPONSIVE, USES A SUSTAINABLE
APPROACH AND HAS AN INDIAN IDENTITY.
PITCHED ROOFS ARE CONSTRUCTED TO GIVE
PROTECTION FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
THE SQUARE TILED ROOF IS SEEN AS A COMMON
ELEMENT THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL VILLAGES
OF THE KONKAN REGION.
THE ROOFS ARE BUILT IN TIMBER
UNDERSTRUCTURE WITH MANGALORE TILES.
BROAD OVERHANGING EVES SHADE THE WALL
AND OPENNGS PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM
DRIVING RAINAD SKY GLARE AND PERMITS TO BE
KEPT OPEN MOST OF THE TIME .
MATERIALS
LATERITE STONE
LATERITE STONE IS
COMMONLY USED FOR
CONSTRUCTION
PURPOSE, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS CHIRA.
PADDY, HUSK ASH, SAW
DUST AND PROCESSED
FLY ASH WERE USED AS
OTHER CONSTITUENTS
AND ADDED TO THE
LATERITE STONE.
 COCONUT LEAF CONSTRUCTION

Coconut leaf ,they use it

for roofing & even for
door & window opening.
MANGLORE TILE
MANGLORE
TILES ARE USED
AS ROOFING
MATERIAL .
GLASS
MANGLORE TILE
IS USED IN THE
ROOFING TO
GET DAYLIGHT.
Construction detail of hip roof
Coastline construction restriction

No building is allowed within 75 feet of the

shoreline basically the residential buildings
and commertial buildings.
Case study
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