Kerala old houses

**orbz** · 10-18-2010, 11:37 PM

that's a big house

**orbz** · 10-18-2010, 11:38 PM

well it is india good houses

**Perfection** · 02-09-2011, 06:27 AM

Krishnapuram palace is a traditional Kerala style palace located in Alapuzha district of Kerala, 2 km from Kayamkulam. This palace was built during the period of Anizham Thirunal Martanda Varma (1729-1758 AD). The palace has specialties such as the gabled roofs, narrow corridors, dorma windows, pent roofs and so on. The single storeyed Ettukettu, built in the traditional style with an adjacent pond. The palace complex is in 2 acre, 55 cents.

The palace museum exhibits include stone and wood sculptures, bronzes, copies of Mural paintings, coins, megalithic remains, stone inscription and such historically and archaeologically important objects. The 'Gajendra Moksha' mural in the palace is the largest mural of Kerala (53 sq ft). Phone: 0479 441133.

Timings : Open Tuesday to Sunday, 09.000.A.M to 04.30.P.M, closed on all Mondays and national holidays.

**minisoji** · 02-11-2011, 11:02 AM

Kerala Nalukettu

Nalukettu is typically a rectangular structure where four halls are joined together with a central court yard open to the sky. The four halls on the sides are named Vadakkini (northern block), Padinjattini (western block), Kizhakkini (eastern block) and Thekkini (southern block).
The outer verandahs along the four sides of the Nalukettu are enclosed differently. While both the western and eastern verandahs are left open, the northern and southern verandahs are enclosed or semi-enclosed.

Designated Functions
The designated functions of the four halls are as follows- Kizhakkini is for prayer and pooja, Thekkini for keeping wealth and for human dwelling, Padinjattini for storage (crops and grains in the olden days) and Vadakkini for Kitchen.

Nadumuttom
The courtyard created at the centre by these four halls is auspicious and is called Nadumuttom or Ankanam. As the Ankanam is usually sunk it is also called Kuzhi(pit)-Ankanam. The protruding roofs of the four halls formed shady verandas and protected the rooms from direct sunlight, keeping them cool even on the hottest of days. The inner verandah around the Ankanam is open.

Advantages of the Nalukettu Design

In the Nalukettu design, all the rooms are open to a common court yard which helps the family to interact more often. The open courtyard provides natural ventilation as well as adequate lighting for the household, offering a healthier environment. Abundant sunlight falling inside the house through the open central courtyard acts as a natural disinfectant and limits the presence of bacteria and fungus inside the house. The inside open verandah with open court yard provides ample space for children for their activities.

Ettukettu and Pathinarukettu
For larger homes and wealthier families, there are more elaborate forms of the Nalukettu, called the Ettukettu (eight halled with two central courtyards) or Pathinarukettu (sixteen halled with four central courtyards).

Thachushasthram, or the Techniques of Carpentry and Traditional Vaastu, is the governing science in the architectural form of Nalukettu. This branch of knowledge was well developed in the traditional architecture of Kerala and has its own branch of literature under the titles- Tantrasamuchaya, Vastuvidya, Manushyalaya-Chandrika, and Silparatna.

Keywords: Kerala old house, nalukettu, ettukettu, mana

**kelvinpl80** · 06-18-2011, 09:57 AM

:) Kerala is like God's own place. Every old home is having a basement to store food or kept old stuff.Every home is having more than 5 rooms as per the family. At entrance you will the gods place. kitchen will always big to organize the kitchenware.

The master room will be always big and assign to head of the family....