A house is a shelter that provides:
TYPES OF HOUSES
NB:- Design and type of house depends on:
(i) Traditional housesTraditional houses are constructed using materials such as palm leaves, grass, mud and cow dung, which are not durable. Examples of traditional houses include:
Manyatta Hut (Maasai) Oblong in shape. Uses poles, sticks, grass leaves which are smeared with a plaster of cow dung and mud on both walls and roof. The house has small openings for ventilation. Kikuyu hut Circular in shape. Constructed using poles, sticks and grass. Walls are plastered with mud and then smeared with clay. Borana/Somali hut The Borana /Somali people are nomads and as such their houses are constructed in a way that they can easily be dismantled and moved to new locations. Constructed using poles, sticks and grass. Long grass is neatly woven and tied together with strings into portions. The portions are secured in an overlapping manner onto a supporting frame in both the roof and walls of the house. These portions can easily be rolled up and secured for ventilation. Giriama hut Cone shaped with no apparent difference between the wall and the roof. Made of overlapping long grass tied using strings to a framework of poles and sticks. Palm leaves and twigs are closely woven together to form a detachable door. Luo hut Round in shape. Made of poles, sticks and grass for the roof. Wall and floor are smeared with mud and cow dung and beautifully patterned. There are holes on the wall for ventilation. The floor is smeared with cow dung and mud. Advantages of a traditional house:-
Disadvantages of a traditional house:-
Improved designs of a traditional house:
(ii) Modern houses:-
Types of modern houses:(a) BungalowA house with all rooms on the ground level, suitable for families with young children and elderly because it is less dangerous. If on slopping grounds, rooms can be on a split level. Advantages of Bungalow:
Disadvantages of Bungalow:
(b) Flats/Apartments
Advantages of a flat/apartment:
Disadvantages of a flat / apartment
(d) Storeyed house/maisonette/town house
Advantages Storeyed house/maisonette/town house:
Disadvantages Storeyed house/maisonette/town house:
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