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Types of Vernacular Architecture

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Climate
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Adobe Pueblo
Southwestern United StatesHot desertSun-dried mud bricks, straw, timber vigasThick walls for thermal mass, Taos Pueblo 1,000+ years old, UNESCO site
Stilt House (Palafito)
Southeast Asia, AmazonTropical wet, flood-proneBamboo, timber, palm thatchRaised on poles above water or ground, ventilation, flood protection
Log Cabin
Scandinavia, North AmericaCold continentalInterlocking logs, moss chinkingAppalachian pioneer dwelling, Scandinavian stuga, no nails needed
Thatched Cottage
British Isles, Northern EuropeTemperate maritimeStone or timber frame, reed or straw thatchCotswold villages, 30-year thatch lifespan, highly insulating roofs
Trullo
Apulia, ItalyMediterraneanLimestone dry-stack, conical roofAlberobello UNESCO site, no mortar, whitewashed cylindrical huts
Yurt (Ger)
Central Asia, MongoliaSteppe continentalFelt, wood lattice framePortable nomadic dwelling, circular plan, crown opening for smoke
Tulou
Fujian, ChinaSubtropicalRammed earth, timber, stoneHakka round communal fortress-homes, up to 80 families, UNESCO site
Cave Dwelling (Yaodong)
Loess Plateau, ChinaSemi-arid continentalExcavated loess earth30+ million people still live in yaodong, thermal stability year-round
Igloo
Arctic Canada, GreenlandArcticCompacted snow blocksInuit hunting shelter, dome of compressed snow, interior 15C warmer than outside
Sod House
Great Plains, IcelandCold continental, subarcticCut sod blocks, turf roof19th-century American frontier, traditional Icelandic turf houses
Nipa Hut (Bahay Kubo)
PhilippinesTropicalBamboo, nipa palm thatchRaised floor, cross-ventilation, iconic Filipino rural dwelling
Rondavel
Southern AfricaSubtropical savannaMud, thatch, wooden polesCircular thatched hut, Zulu and Basotho traditions, conical roofs
Machiya
Kyoto, JapanTemperateWood frame, earthen walls, tile roofNarrow townhouse, eel's bed depth, tsuboniwa courtyards
Fale
Samoa, PolynesiaTropical maritimeTimber posts, coconut thatch, no wallsOpen-sided oval hut, woven blinds for weather, communal village life
Dammuso
Pantelleria, ItalyMediterranean aridVolcanic stone, domed roofWhitewashed domes collect rainwater, thick walls for summer coolness
Hanok
KoreaTemperateWood frame, earthen walls, tile or thatchUnderfloor ondol heating, curved tile roofs, courtyard plans

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