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MUD CONSTRUCTION
-RIYA MODY
-- KRINA PATEL
-- SAKSHI GOYAL
--KHUSHALI
SACHANIA
-- RAJVI MANIYAR
-MANSI SHAH
 Mud: A mixture of a water, soil, silt and clay.
 It is essential material.
 58% of buildings in India are made of mud and bricks.
 It is used in modern construction and its method is
very difficult.
 Mud does not need much energy to manufacture.
 Mud is found in places which are relatively are dry.
 COLOUR
-Deep yellow, orange and red : good for building
construction.
-Greyish or dull brown : indicates organic soil.
•TOUCH & SMELL
-soil that feels course when dry.
-Sticky when contains lumps of clay.
-Musty smell with organic matter.
 -Cob
 -Pise of rammed earth
 -Adobe
 -Pressed brick
 -Wattle & daub Method
BANI HOUSES OF KUTCH
 Environmental impact
 Using neither cement nor rock
 To save natural resources.
 To save building materials
 Main materials are soil and water, mixed to be mud, if the mud is too sticky, we can add
up with paddy husky or rice straw or local fiber weed or bamboo.
 Energy use
 To save energy
 Cool in summer
 Warm in Winter
 Capital Expenditure
 To save money .
 No air – conditioning, no electricity bills.
 Humidity
 Humidity is the crucial factor , mud-house will easily
be fungus.
 Foul odour
 The brand- new mud-house may have foul odor of
crushed green leaves
 In 2010 she received the nomination as Honorary
Professor of the UNESCO Chair "Earthen
Architecture".
 Anna Heringer won several international awards,
amongst them the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
and the AR Emerging Architecture Award (2006 and
2008)
Vernacular architecture on verge of extinction.
Mud houses in Rampur is 20-25 years old.
Mud houses are made by the owners of the house.
Mud used is available locally.
Roof
Walls
Foundation
 Foundation is made of 2 ft.
 Foundation is filled with an appropriate textured
mixture.
 The mixture is called gaaro locally.
 It is settled in 15 days.
 Water is sprinkled at intervals.
Beams of bamboo sticks are used for support.
They are kept tilted so that the rain water flows
away.
MUD HOUSE CONSTRUCTION, MAKING USE OF BEST
TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE , COMPATIBLE WITH
LAWS OF ECOLOGY.
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