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This housing report looks at housing typologies in India, with a focus on traditional rural houses in the Kutch region.
The Bhonga is a traditional construction type in the Kutch district...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in India, with a focus on unreinforced brick masonry walls with pitched clay tile roof.
This is a traditional construction practice followed...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on Pillar walaghar. This building type is widely constructed in the urban and semi-urban area of Nepal. It has all the...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional Nawari houses in the Kathmandu Valley.
The traditional newari house is usually of rectangular plan...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on uncoursed rubble stone masonry walls with timber floor and roof. This is a typical rural housing construction in the hills...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional oval-shaped rural stone houses. This is a typical rural construction concentrated in the central mid-mountain...
Guidelines regarding housing typologies in Guatemala, with a special focus on confined masonry buildings with concrete blocks, tie-columns and beams. The February 1976 earthquake caused severe...
Guidelines regarding housing typologies in Guatemala, with a special focus on adobe brick house. Buildings made of adobe brick masonry can still be found in all parts of Guatemala both in rural...
Guidelines regarding housing typologies in Guatemala, with a special focus on adobe construction with sawn timber roof framing and corrugated iron sheeting. This very small building doubles as a...