Report # 145 : Pillar walaghar (URM infilled RC frame buildings)
by Yukta Bilas Marhatta, Jitendra K Bothara, Meen Bahadur Magar, Gopal Chapagain This building type is widely constructed in the urban and semi-urban area of Nepal. It has all the characteristics of a vernacular building only with the exception that few of the construction materials are not local. It is one of the most emerging […]
Report # 99 : Traditional Nawari house in Kathmandu Valley
by Dina D’Ayala, Samanta S. R. Bajracharya The traditional newari house is usually of rectangular plan shape and developed over three storeys. The depth of the plan is usually about six metres with façades of various widths but most commonly between 4 to 8 metres (see also Korn 1976, and NSET-Nepal 2000). The organisation of […]
Report # 74 : Uncoursed rubble stone masonry walls with timber floor and roof
by Yogeshwar K. Parajuli, Jitendra K Bothara, Bijay K. Upadhyay This is a typical rural housing construction in the hills and mountains throughout Nepal. It is a traditional construction practice followed for over 200 years. These buildings are basically loose-fitting, load-bearing structures constructed of uncoursed rubble stone walls in mud mortar, with timber floors and […]
Report # 47 : Traditional oval-shaped rural stone house
by Yogeshwar K. Parajuli, Jitendra K Bothara, Bijay K. Upadhyay This is a typical rural construction concentrated in the central mid-mountain region, particularly in the Kaski, Syangja, Parbat, and Baglung districts. (The country is divided into 75 administrative districts.) These primarily residential buildings are basically loose-fitting, load-bearing structures, constructed of uncoursed rubble stone masonry walls […]