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Réf.

44735

Type

conference item

Titre

Traditional methods to maintain and conserve earthen houses in Goa – India

Langues

English

Auteurs

Rodrigues, Chenelle Fatima

Lieu de publication

London

Pays de publication

United Kingdom

Maison d'édition

iBoo Press House

Date

2020

Titre de la source

Kerpic '20: Healthy Buildings: The Role of Earthen Materials on Providing Healthy and Sustainable Indoor Environment

Titre de conférence

8th International Kerpic Conference: “Healthy Buildings: The Role of Earthen Materials on Providing Healthy and Sustainable Indoor Environment”

Lieu de conférence

Istanbul, Türkiye

Date de conférence

26-27 November 2020

ISBN

978-1-64181-950-3

Mots-clés

conservation of architecture / traditional techniques / building materials / earth architecture / lime / palmleaves / structures of buildings / verandahs / awnings / roofs / decorations and ornaments / photographs

Pays mentionnés

India

Monuments et sites

Goa, India

Résumé en anglais

The Goan architectural landscape is dotted with earthen structures of small, medium, and big sizes. These range from animal sheds to Indo-Portuguese manorial houses (Goa is a past Portuguese colony in India). Some of them are centuries old and continue to be in use today. However, many structures and the practices associated with them are being replaced — at a fast pace — by swanky laterite-stone and/or cement structures. The latter, of course, are less/not sustainable. There exists substantial documentation of the larger old buildings such as churches, government offices, mansion houses, etc. However, the houses of laymen, which constitute the majority of Goa’s architecture, are barely recorded or acknowledged in books and journals. As part of my post-master’s DSA-Earthen Architecture and Heritage dissertation, I studied 16 earthen houses in Goa and analyzed them to understand the traditional practices that contributed to the care, conservation, and longevity of these houses. The findings brought to light how local builders and inhabitants used functional designs, and local materials and techniques, to build as well maintain these houses. This paper intends to disseminate various indigenous architectural aspects, construction details, and onservation methods that were employed to maintain and prolong the life of Goa’s vernacular earthen structures. The information is
intended to be shared in the hope that it would, in current times, facilitate heritage professionals, custodians, and inhabitants, in Goa and other parts of the world, in the upkeep of their earthen buildings.

Ressource intégrale

yes

Document joint

Traditional methods to maintain...Kerpic=002720.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)