Post-independence changes in the house forms of the Ashtamudi lake region Kerala, India (Softcopy is also available) (Record no. 48912)
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| Classification number | Ph.D. TH-0061 |
| Item number | KUM |
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| Personal name | Kumar, Manoj K. (DP0509) |
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| Title | Post-independence changes in the house forms of the Ashtamudi lake region Kerala, India (Softcopy is also available) |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiii,325p. |
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| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>Certificate of original authorship i<br/>Certificate of Dissertation Advisor’s consent iii<br/>Acknowledgments v<br/>Abstract xi<br/>List of figures xiii<br/>List of tables xxi<br/>List of plates xxi<br/>1. INTRODUCTION 1<br/>1.1 Outline of the research1<br/>1.2 Brief introduction to the traditional built form of Kerala.3<br/>1.3 Establishing the need for the study and discussion<br/>on the previous works on the topic and establishing<br/>the lacunae that prompted this research 9<br/>1.3.1 Literature review 11<br/>1.4 The Ashtamudi Lake region 12<br/>1.4.1 Location and area.13<br/>1.4.2 Physical setting14<br/>1.4.3 Hydrology.15<br/>1.4.4 Biodiversity15<br/>1.4.5 Settlements 15<br/>1.5 Aim of the study16<br/>1.5.1 Objectives17<br/>1.6 Scope and Limitations17<br/>1.7 Data sources.19<br/>1.8 Organization of the report.20<br/>2. METHODOLOGY AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 21<br/>2.1 Introduction 21<br/>2.2 Conceptual and methodological issues 23<br/>2.3 Methodology 26<br/>2.3.1 Analytical framework for the study.26<br/>2.3.1.1 Hillier and Hanson analysis method – space syntax (1984) 29<br/>2.3.1.2 The Typo-Morphology analysis 30<br/>2.3.1.3 Vernacular matrix 31<br/>2.3.1.4 Socio-cultural spatial theory..32<br/>2.3.1.5 Henny Coolen and Ritsuk Ozaki (2004).34<br/>2.3.2 The process 35<br/>2.3.2.1 Initial identification of typologies 36<br/>2.4 Summary with details of the analysis 38<br/>3. THE CONTEXT..40<br/>3.1 Defining Kerala state: the geographic identity40<br/>3.1.1 The terrain.42<br/>3.1.1.1 The Ashtamudi lake region.43<br/>3.1.2 Climate43<br/>3.2 Historical and contextual development 44<br/>3.3 The emergence of house forms: A brief 49<br/>3.4 Contextual explanation: The formative factors .50<br/>3.4.1 Cultural setting 50<br/>3.4.2 Caste system 51<br/>3.4.2.1 Main castes in Kerala : A short description 52<br/>3.4.2.1.1 Namboodiris.52<br/>3.4.2.1.2 Kshatriyas.53<br/>3.4.2.1.3 Nairs 53<br/>3.4.2.1.4 Ezhavas or Tiyyas 54<br/>3.4.2.1.5 Other castes (non-caste) 54<br/>3.4.3 Family system.55<br/>3.4.4 Occupation 56<br/>3.4.5 Education57<br/>3.5 Kerala : An introduction to the region and its architecture.58<br/>3.6 Perceptions of built form 63<br/>3.7 Inter-relation of built form and spaces.65<br/>3.8 Summary.68<br/>4. EVOLUTION OF THE HOUSE FORMS IN KERALA 69<br/>4.1 Introduction.69<br/>4.2 Evolution of the settlement structure 71<br/>4.3 Evolution of the dwelling place72<br/>4.3.1 The domestic models and influences 73<br/>4.4 The emergence of house forms and related spaces.74<br/>4.4.1 The house form and society 77<br/>4.4.2 The house form and climatology78<br/>4.4.3 The house form and caste 79<br/>4.5 The vernacular (popular) house 82<br/>4.6 The vernacular (classical) house.83<br/>4.7 The nalukettu and the single aaroodam (ottathai) house.84<br/>4.7.1 The plan and the proportions 87<br/>4.8 The internal and external elements (configuration).88<br/>4.8.1 The internal and external spaces and its associated qualities 89<br/>4.9 The evolution of the house form with respect to time: A suggestive<br/>structure 92<br/>4.10Summary.93<br/>5. THE ROOF AND THE PLAN FORM:<br/>A GEOMETRICAL ANALYSIS.97<br/>5.1 Introduction.97<br/>5.2 The pre-existing plan-roof forms and its evolution..97<br/>5.3 The roof.102<br/>5.3.1 Components of the roof..104<br/>5.3.2 The plan: a detailed description106<br/>5.4 The plan and the roof-inter relation and its development 108<br/>5.5 Establishing the relation of the plan form and the roof<br/>and its complexity109<br/>5.5.1 The core and the periphery111<br/>5.6 The core and its extensions 111<br/>5.7 Plan form and functional spaces.117<br/>5.8 The functions’ spaces and variations117<br/>5.9 The transformation of the roof and the plan form 118<br/>5.10Summarry 119<br/>5.10.1 Geometry and Roof121<br/>5.10.2 Changing Roof 122<br/>6. THE HOUSE FORM OF THE REGION: AN ANALYSIS 123<br/>6.1 Introduction 123<br/>6.2 Study area delineation124<br/>6.3 Case identification127<br/>6.4 Documentation 128<br/>6.5 Typological categorization128<br/>6.6 Geometrical analysis129<br/>6.6.1 Plan.129<br/>6.6.2 Roof130<br/>6.6.3 Complexity131<br/>6.6.4 Degree of complexity and the variables133<br/>Spatial structure analysis<br/>6.7 Analysis with respect to the time frame (1947-2012) 138<br/>6.8 Functional space analysis 139<br/>6.9 A summary of the observation based on analysis of functional space<br/>(fs) and inter relations (r) from case studies 147<br/>6.10Categorization based on materials and technology used for construction150<br/>6.11Typo morphological analysis151<br/>6.11.1 Identification of typologies155<br/>6.12The typological evolution and the characteristic features168<br/>6.13A discussion on the façade 171<br/>6.14Summary173<br/>7. THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SPACES176<br/>7.1 Introduction176<br/>7.2 Analysis based on vernacular matrix176<br/>7.3 A discussion on the socio-cultural aspects of the house form198<br/>7.4 Summary 202<br/>8. TRANSFORMATION 203<br/>8.1 Introduction203<br/>8.2 Independence and transformation204<br/>8.2.1 Major events that influenced the transformation204<br/>8.3 Reasons for transformation206<br/>8.4 Transformation of settlements 211<br/>8.5 Summary214<br/>9. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 216<br/>9.1 Evolution of the settlement structure.217<br/>9.2 Development and the house form: Kerala state218<br/>9.3 Frame work to analyze the house form219<br/>9.4 Conclusion221<br/>9.5 Concluding remarks 230<br/>9.6 Epilogue.232<br/>9.7 Contribution of this research234<br/>Glossary235<br/>Appendix 242<br/>Bibliography 306<br/> |
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| Country | India |
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| Topic | Doctoral programme (Ph.D.), CEPT Uni. |
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