The document summarizes the architecture and crafts of Bhuj, located in the Kachchh region of Gujarat, India. It describes the traditional Bhunga house construction unique to the area, which consists of a single cylindrical room with a conical roof supported by thick earthen walls. The roof is constructed using bamboo and straw and supported by a central wooden post. Newer Bhunga houses now use materials like stone, brick, and cement, though the basic cylindrical structural form remains. The document also provides context on Kachchh's geography, people, culture, and the city of Bhuj, known for its handicrafts market.

1. ARCHITECTURE &
CRAFTS OF BHUJ
(KACHCHH, GUJARAT)
V R I T T I G U P T A
B . S C . I N T E R I O R D E S I G N
S E M E S T E R I I I R D

2. INTRODUCTION
• Study of region Kutch
– Geography
– Language & People
• Study of region Bhuj
– Culture
• Architecture Types Of Bhuj
• Bhunga Houses Architecture
– Construction
– Roof Construction
– Wall Construction
– New Types
– Interior & Decoration

3. KACHCHH

4. KACHCHH
• District of GUJARAT ( State in
Western India.)
• Largest District by
covering an area of
45,612 km2
• It has wet and dry
area known as Rann
of Kachchh.
Which submerges in
water during rainy
season and dry during
other seasons.

5. GEOGRAPHY
Border of Pakistan
Gulf of
Kachchh
Arabian
Sea
The Great Rann of
Kachchh
The Little Rann of
Kachchh
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Kachchh is virtually an
island, as it is surrounded by
the Arabian Sea
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6. LANGUAGE
PEOPLE
Kacchi
Sindhi
Gujrati
MARWAR (WESTERN RAJASTHAN)
Migrated from SIDH
AFGHANISTAN
AND MANY MORE
Also can find
various
Nomadic Semi-Nomadic Artisans

7. BHUJ
Bhuj Is A City And A
Municipality In Kachchh
District In The State Of
Gujarat, India

8. CULTURE
Famous destination for shopping
of HANDICRAFT WORK.
EMBROIDERY WOOD CARVING MUDWALL PAINTING

9. CULTURE
Artists nearby village bring
their ART WORK for SALE in
BHUJ.
SILVER WORK PEN – KNIVES & NUTCRACKERS AND MANY MORE

10. #MORE
People wishing to study and
know more about Kachchhi
embroidery.
Ramkund is a typical
step-well
architecture at Bhuj
Famous swaminarayan temple
which is made of Rs 100 crore,
with pure white marble, and it is
located in the heart of the city
Aina Mahal (palace of
Mirrors) in Bhuj,is famous
for displaying the History
of the region of Kachchh
Bhuj is Famous for
its handy-crafts
market
The historic Hamirsar
lake is situated at the
Heart of the city of Bhuj

11. ARCHITECTURE TYPES OF BHUJ
STREET PATTERN (Y SHAPED) AND HOUSING LAYOUT
CHOWKS
STREETS

12. PLANNINGS OF HOUSINGS IN BHUJ
INTERNAL
COURTYARDS
CATTLES-SHED
STREET

13. THE HEIGHT WIDTH
PROPORTIONS OF COURTYARDS
AND STREETS PROVIDE SHADE
FOR MOST PART OF THE DAY.

14. BHUNGA HOUSES, KACHCHH

15. CONSTRUCTION
Due to its robustness against natural
hazards as well as its pleasant aesthetics,
this housing is also known as
“Architecture without Architects.”
It’s the traditional
construction type.
Consists of a
single
CYLINDRICALLY
SHAPED
room.
Has CONICAL ROOF
supported by cylindrical
walls.
EXISTED for several
hundred years.
Durable & appropriate for
prevalent desert conditions.
Has only THREE
OPENINGS one door and
two small windows.

16. The inner
diameter of
the Bhunga is
typically
between 3m
to 6m.

18. ROOF CONSTRUCTION, BHUNGA
Supported at its crest by a
vertical central wooden post,
which rests on a wooden
joist.
The base of the roof
and the wooden joist
directly supported on
Bhunga walls.
The roof load on wooden
joist is transferred to
diametrically placed
timber posts (vertical
members) adjacent to the
cylindrical wall.
This reduces
the roof-load
on the walls.
In newer constructions, proper strip footing is also used.
Roof is constructed
from extremely ductile
materials such as
BAMBOO AND STRAW

19. WALL CONSTRUCTION, BHUNGA
The thick walls required for
thermal insulation have
high in-plane stiffness
which provides excellent
performance under lateral
loads.
In materials are
generally very light
weight, and
develops low inertia
forces.
The roofing in wall are
resisted through shell action
providing excellent
resistance to lateral forces.

20. NEW TYPES OF BHUNGA
Used wide variety of
construction
materials.
Stone or burnt brick
masonry either in mud
mortar or in cement
mortar.
Some recent constructions have used circular
strip footing below the wall, while traditional
construction simply extended the walls below
ground level it.

21. INTERIOR AND DECORATION
RURAL
ART
WORK

23. THANK YOU.
PRESENTED BY:
VRITTI GUPTA
B.SC. INTERIOR DESIGN
SEMESTER IIIRD