SUBJECT :CHALA STYLE ROOF HUT IN - BENGAL 

 CHALA STYLE ROOF HUT IN  - BENGAL, September, 2016 

Bengal is a land of culture and art carved by innumerable temples. These temples are vernacular architectural adaptations of the traditional Bengali’s hut that portrays typical Chala roof. The Chala roof is gable type with two-, four- or eight – sloping roofs with curved edges or cornices meeting at a curved ridge. The slope of the roof performs the drainage function against rainfalls. The curved structure is due to flexibility of roofing material i.e, bamboo and thatch used in Bengali hut. The interior curvature of traditional hut roof supported by the bamboo or wooden posts forms a dome. To increase the longevity in high rainfall areas, temples were made of regionally available bricks and terracotta. Keshta Raya temple (Bishnupur), Raghavesvara temple (Diknagar), Siva temple (Amadpur) are some of the preserved Bangla temples.

Even today, the rural huts are built of concrete and bricks with do- or cahu- chala roof made of corrugated iron sheeting or clay tiles, sustaining a legacy of Bengal’s traditional vernacular architecture.

Source: http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/soumik.sim-183474-VERNACULAR-ARCHITECTURE-WEST-BANGAL-CONTENTS-BENGAL-GLANCE-GEOGRAPHY-ZONAL-CLASSIFICATION-ACCORDING-CLIMATIC-CONDITIONS-arch-Education-ppt-powerpoint/


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