Study of Vernacular Architcture in Tripura
15th - 19th September 2011
RJB-CPL and Put Your Hands Together
Itenary
15th September 2011 - Mumbai to Agartala - Hapania Site Visit - Children’s Park - Meeting with IL&FS
16th September 2011 - TIDC meeting - Dukli Site Visit - Bamboo Park Site Visit - Meeting with the Minister
17th September 2011 - Land Custom Service (LCS) - Common Facility Centre Visit - Durga Puja Pandal Study in and around Agartala
18th September 2011
- Visit to local settlement in Agartala (near Ginger) - Hapania Site visit - Katlamara CFC
19th September 2011
- Udaipur-Amarpur (Riang House) - Agartala to Mumbai
The Mud House
Mud House in Tripura
Mud House in Tripura
Mud House showing weathering
Mud House with bamboo panels and thatched roof Mud House interiors
Mud House with mud plastered finish
Mud House in Tripura with landscape
Mud House in Tripura
Weathered Mud House Mud house with bamboo panels and fabric
Dilapidated mud house
Mud House interiors with attic
The Riang House
Riang bamboo house
Riang bamboo house
Raised plinth of the Riang house Raised plinth with bamboo mat wall
Riang bamboo house
Timber staircase
Sliding door made from bamboo
Verandah of the Riang house
Wall and roof detail Corner detail of the verandah
Verandah of the Riang house
Corner detail
Traditional bong
Entrance door
Interiors of the Riang house Interiors showing roof of the house
Traditional tool + Bamboo flooring
Traditional de-husking pit
Interiors showing corner detail
Interiors of the house
Fowl seen under the raised flooring Traditional bamboo shoot
Traditional clay chulha
Traditional granary
The Tin House
House with raised brick plinth and tin sheet walls
Bamboo + Tin + Mud House, Agartala
Entrance of the house
Entrance and brick paved street
Courtyard and temple Bamboo mat weaved wall
Courtyard of the house
Mud + bamboo house
Tin sheet wall + timber window-frame
Interiors of the tin sheet house
View from the courtyard Bamboo mat weaved house with fabric curtain
Verandah of the mud house
Detail of the bamboo wall
Bamboo post and beam detail
Riang bamboo house
Underside of the roof
Mud wall till cil level + bamboo weaved wall
Riang bamboo house
Bamboo post bolted to the plinth
Common Facility Centres
Common Facility Centre
CFC with bamboo boards
Detail of the painted bamboo mat boards Polished bamboo mat boards from interiors
Backside courtyard
Interiors of the CFC with bamboo mat boards
Common Facility Centre
Artisan at the CFC
Treatment tank for bamboo Tools of the CFC
Artisan at the CFC
Interior of the CFC - Furniture making
Verandah of the school at Katlamara
Bamboo + tin school
Interiors of the classroom Tying detail of the bamboos
View of the school
Detail of post and roof
Experimental bamboo house
Borer holes in untreated bamboo
Roof of the experimental house Bamboo treatment tank CCB
Fishing rods at Katlamara CFC
Bamboo entrance door at CFC
Durga Puja Pandals
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala Durga Puja Pandal at Agartala
Architectural Features
Street and Pathways
Street between two houses
Brick paved pedestrian street at Hapania Brick paved pedestrian street
Bamboo bridge Bamboo bridge
Entrance Ways
Tin roof entrance-way with bamboo fence
Tin roof entrance-way with tin sheet fencing
Tin roof entrance-way with bamboo fence
RCC entrance way with brick compound wall
Tin roof entrance-way with bamboo fence
Tin roof entrance-way with tin sheet fencing RCC entrance way with brick compound wall
Openings
Bamboo window on weaved bamboo walls
Openings in weaed bamboo mat walls
Collapsible timber shutter
Bamboo door and fencing
Weaved bamboo shutter in a mud house
Opening in mud house Collapsible bamboo panel shutters
Walls and Architectural Fabric
Weathered mud house
Bamboo and mud wall
Pink fabric bringing out character of the wall
Detail of weaved half-bamboo splits
Tying detail of door frame with the wall
Bamboo wall connecting two houses Mud house with bamboo panel decoration on the top
Bamboo weaved wall
Mud house with bamboo panels and fabric
Different bamboo fencing and walls
Detail of half-bamboo weaved walls
Tin sheet walls on brick plinth
Weathered mud house
Timber shutter and weathered mud wall
Fabric adding to the character of the space
Detail of half-bamboo wall
Fabric adding to the character of the space
Fabric adding to the character of the space
Timber door with IPS flooring and rough mud finish
Weaved bamboo mats on brick plinth
Roofs
Interior detail of typical roof of Tripura
Interior detail of the roof of the entrance way
Detail of roof of verandah
Interior detail of the attic space
Thatch roof of tribal house
Tin sheet roof above bamboo mat panels
Interior detail of the roof of the entrance way
Spaces
Verandah at Katlamara
Overflow space of the house
Courtyard at CFC
Interior detail of the attic space
Verandah of a tribal home
Landscape bringing out the character of the space
Multi purpose hall