Precedents

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Has anyone been able to find good architectural precedents for this area, other than the photos found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyayahealth

Precedents

Keystone Bouchard 1194989796|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I found this article to be helpful: http://www.architectureweek.com/2002/0605/design_1-1.html

Re: Precedents

turboz 1195346229|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

the first picture: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Achham&m=text
the first picture too: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=architettura+nepal&m=text

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Re: Precedents

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turboz 1195345895|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=nepal+architecture&m=text

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=nepali+architecture&m=text

Hi, I know that this set of picture that I found should be misleading, but when I did my work in Thailand with an anthrophological approach, we try to find as much information as we can. At some point, even, we went to the place of the project directly in thailand, we needed to know how they lived and what they thought.

In the pictures I saw there are a lot of information about the "informal city" and the urban sprawl that we find in many places of the "third" world.
But I even think that in this pictures, there are a lot of nice information that we can get.

I believe that we should respect their cultures and their needs. Respect culture means: do something that they can easy understand.
Maybe it could be call as vernacular architecture but If we do well, it shall be especially contemporary architecture ;)

I'm studying their culture, geographie and other things like religion. I already know a lot of thinghs about buddhism and hinduism. And many architectural thinghs are modeled by the religious aspect.
An example: the stairs should have alwais odd steps, or the entrance doors cannot be overlooking (all two of this aspect bring unlucky and they all know especially the monks).

I think it's really important to know how they orient the houses: for sun, wind, rain falling reasons.

turboyRuno

PS sorry to be disappeared in this time but I get a lot of work to do, I will try to be more present in the future ;)

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Re: Precedents

theoryshaw 1196884018|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

2007/12/05 9:38] Theory Shaw: when you said this in the forum:
[2007/12/05 9:38] Theory Shaw: An example: the stairs should have alwais odd steps, or the entrance doors cannot be overlooking
[2007/12/05 9:39] Theory Shaw: the entrance doors cannot be overlooking what?… the stairs?
[2007/12/05 9:39] Theory Shaw: just wondering…. thanks for the post though
[11:20] turboy Runo: yes, the stair should have alwais aodd steps
[11:21] turboy Runo: and the doors everywhere, they cannot be overlooking other doors
[11:22] turboy Runo: it's unlucky
[11:22] Theory Shaw: in otherwords… doors facing doors?… so if you have a courtyard scenario… two doors can be aligned acrossed from each other?
[11:23] Theory Shaw: *can't be
[11:24] turboy Runo: I think that outside door facing to a courtyard and also each other it shouldn't be wrong
[11:24] turboy Runo: I think it can be
[11:25] turboy Runo: but it should be better you move a little the doors axis
[11:25] turboy Runo: the wrong spirit goes only straight
[11:28] Theory Shaw: cool… good to know!
[11:28] Theory Shaw: thanks
[11:28] turboy Runo: you are welcome

Re: Precedents

Keystone Bouchard 1196207644|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

from Wikipedia: "Most houses in rural Nepal are made up of a tight bamboo framework with mud and cow-dung walls. These dwellings remain cool in summers and retain warmth in winters. Dwellings in higher latitudes are mostly timber based."

Photos of Nepalese Vernacular Architecture

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiowikitecture/sets/72157603315650280/

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