This document summarizes a tribal housing exhibit located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The exhibit features houses from different tribes in Odisha, constructed using local materials. It is divided into sections including a tribal village with various house types, a tribal marketplace, and areas for food, art, and dance. The houses are built using mud construction techniques and feature thatched roofs, bamboo frames, and small openings. While showcasing traditional construction, the analysis notes issues like lack of ventilation, sanitation, and drainage that modern infrastructure could address.

1. TRIBAL HOUSING
SUBMITED BY: B.ARCH 2ND YR (2016-21)
SGI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

2. INTRODUCTION
 TRIBAL HOUSES ARE BUILT OF LOCAL MATERIALS AND DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
 THE BUILDERS OF THESE STRUCTURES ARE UNSCHOOLED INFORMAL ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN AND THEIR WORK REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF RURAL CLIMATE, LOCALLY
AVAILABLE BUILDING MATERIALS, AND THE INTRICATE VARIATION IN LOCAL SOCIAL
CUSTOMS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.
LOCATION:
IDCO EXHIBITION GROUND, UNIT-III, BHUBANESWAR.
SITE:
 THE SITE COVERS THE HALF ACRE OF THE LAND .
 IT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SIX SEGMENTS- TRIBAL VILLAGE, TRIBAL HAAT, TRIBAL
FOOD BAZAAR, TRIBAL ART AND CRAFT, TRIBAL DANCE PLATFORM AND
GOVERNMENT STALLS.
CONCEPT:
SURROUNDING LAND USE
DIFFERENT TRIBES IN PARTS OF ODISHA
•ITS CONCEPT IS TO JOIN THE DIFFERENT TRIBES FROM THE ODISHA.PEOPLE ARE NOT VERY
MUCH AWARE OF TRIBES AND ITS CULTURE, STILL THEY ARE FAR AWAY FROM ITS ROOT.
•THIS IS MAINLY FOCUSES TO REVEAL THE TRIBAL LIVELIHOOD AND CULTURE LIKE THE HOUSING
PATTERN, THE FOOD, INDIGENOUS PRODUCTS, TRIBAL DANCE, ETC.
THUS PRESERVING AND ENCOURAGING THE TRIBAL CULTURE, TO GET THE GENERATION
CLOSER TO IT.
FROM VANIVIHAR FROM BUS STAND FROM RAILWAY STATION FROM AIRPORT

3. House of Juang tribe. House of Soura tribe. House of Santal tribe.
House of Kondha tribe.House of Lodha tribe. House of Bonda tribe.
THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS
THE OVERHANGING PLACE FOR
WATCHING THE INTRUDERS
THE KITCHEN GARDEN THE WORSHIP PLACE OR ‘BHITAR’ THE WELL
THE PONDTHE COWSHED

4. ENTRANC
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DRINKI
NG
WATER
 STAG
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TRIBAL
VILLAGE
TRIBAL
HAAT
WITH
FOOD
STALL
SERVIC
E AREA
SCHEMATIC PLAN OF THE SITE
PLAN AND ELEVATION OF HOUSES IN TRIBAL VILLAGE
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF MUD HOUSE CONSTRUCTIONS:
1. COB: FRESH LUMPS OF MUD(SOIL, WATER AND LOCAL FIBRE MATERIALS)STACKED ON
EACH OTHER.
2. RAMMED EARTH: DAMP EARTH LAID BETWEEN FORMWORK AND MOULDED AND
COMPACTED WITH EARTH.
3. STRAW BALE: PLASTERING THE BUNDLE OF HAY WITH MUD.
THATCHED ROOF
BAMBOO DOORS

5. TYPICAL TILE
PATTERN
TYPICAL THATCHED
ROOFING
DOUBLE ROOFING
THATCHED ROOF
TRIFOL/POLYTHENE SHEET
BAMBOO CHATAI
BAMBOO RAFTER
BAMBOO PURLIN
BAMBOO FRAME
MUD WALL
CRITICAL ANALYSISCONSTRUCTION DETAILS
PROS:
•VARIETY IN DESIGN IS ACHIEVED THROUGH DIFFERENT HOUSES AND VARIETY OF DETAILING
BOTH IN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.
•STRONG UNITY AND HARMONY ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH USE OF MATERIAL, DETAILING AND
FORMS.
•INDIGENOUS BUILDING MATERIALS ARE USED WHICH IS ECO-FRIENDLY AND ALSO LOW COST.
•HOUSES ARE ARRANGED IN LINEAR PATTERN.
CONS:
•SMALL OPENINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR VENTILATION.
•TOILETS ARE NOT PROVIDED IN THE HOUSES, THEY USE OPEN FIELDS FOR IT.
•THERE IS NO DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THEY DUMP THE WASTE MATERIALS AT ONE PLACE AND USE
IT FOR MANURE.
•THE SITE PROVIDES NO NATURAL VIEW, THOUGH IT WAS ARTIFICIALLY CREATED.
FRAMEWORK OF BAMBOO
THATCHED ROOF
JOINTS
PLAN
SECTION
WOODEN POST
INFERENCE
•LARGER OPENINGS SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATION .
•SEPARATE KITCHEN SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
•TOILET SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
•PROPER DRAINAGE SYSTEM SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
•PROPER WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
•RAIN WATER HARVESTING CENTRE SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
•COWDUNG GAS PLANT IS TO BE PROVIDED.