The Indus Valley civilization flourished between 2600-1900 BC along the Indus River valley in modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India. Houses in Indus cities were made of mud bricks and had thick walls to stay cool. Some houses contained a single room while larger homes had multiple rooms arranged around a central courtyard with no windows facing the street. Streets in Indus cities were narrow and alleyways branched off to more private neighborhoods. Houses commonly had indoor and outdoor kitchens and granaries, some over 150 feet long, indicated a highly developed agricultural society.

1. Indus valley civilization
Nirmal thummar
Submitted to: Ar. Jitendra menghani

2. Indus valley building techniques
Introduction and time line
Indus city house
Indus house arrangement
Indus valley’s street

3. Introduction and time line
The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's first great urban
civilizations. From 2600 to 1900 B.C.
The Indus Valley Civilization encompassed most of Pakistan,
extending from Balochistan to Sindh, and extending into modern day
Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, with an
upward reach to Rupar on the upper Sutlej.

4. INDUS CITY HOUSE
An Indus Valley house was cool inside. Thick walls kept people cool in the
heat of summer. Some houses had just one room. Big houses had lots of rooms
arranged around a central courtyard.
There were no windows onto the main street. This kept out dust and noise.
Side windows let in light and air. From a model house found at Harappa, we
can see that windows may have had wooden shutters with grilles (barred
openings) to let in air and light.
An Indus Valley houses and other buildings were made of sun-dried or kiln-
fired mud brick. These bricks were so strong, they have stood up to thousands
of years of wear.
Each house had an indoor and outdoor kitchen. The outdoor kitchen would
be used when it was warmer (so that the oven wouldn’t heat up the house),
and the indoor kitchen for use when it was colder.

5. Indus house arrangement
• Granaries
• A special feature of the cities of
the Indus Valley Civilization was
the large granary that existed.
• As a structure it is particularly
impressive, running 150 feet long,
75 feet wide and 15 feet high.
• This gave the granary an
astounding 168,750 cubic feet of
space.
• The granary was divided into 27
compartment in three rows.
• The granary was well ventilated
and it was possible to fill grain in
from outside.

6. • The large size of the granary probably indicates a highly devloped
agricultural civilaization
• granaries was built on a massive brick foundation over 45 meters
north south and 45 meters east-west.
• Two rows of six rooms that appear to be foundations are arranged
along a central passageway that is about 7 meters wide

7. Indus valley’s street
• At MohenJo-daro narrow
streets and alleyways
branch off of the major
streets, leading into more
private neighborhoods.
Many of the brick houses
were two stories high, with
thick walls and high
ceilings to keep the rooms
cool in the hot summer
months .
• Mohenjo-daro stands like
a chimney in their houses