Feb 22, 2025 · Let's explore the rare Chang ghar of Assam, a unique architectural shelter that is not only practical and innovative but also a sustainable housing solution.

Jul 4, 2024 · Chang Ghar, or stilt houses, are homes of the Mishing community in Assam. Typically, these elevated homes are built on bamboo stilts, ranging from 4 to 10 feet above the ground. Moreover, the unique design protects the inhabitants from flooding during the monsoon season and keeps them safe from wild animals.

Feb 9, 2022 · The Mising community in the Indian state of Assam manage to survive in their unique and traditional flood-resilient housing system called chang ghar, perched above the ground on bamboo stilts.

Apr 27, 2021 · The paper investigates the evolution of habitat and their association in two typologies of houses in Assam—Assam-type house and Chang Ghar—to understand the distinctions of each type. Case examples are taken to analyse and compare the commonalities and distinctions over the other.

Feb 22, 2023 · They built their houses on top of a raised platform supported by bamboo stilts. It is popularly known as Chang Ghar or Chang Ukum amongst the people. The housing method is associated with many traditional beliefs and practices.

Two major types of houses found in Assam and nearby areas are—Assam-type house and Chang Ghar. Assam-type house, otherwise called Ikra house, is an amalgamation of traditional and modern building techniques developed during the British period.

Aug 31, 2012 · on the Chang Ghar, the traditional Mising hut built on stilts but with certain modifications to ensure that it is more permanent than the traditional huts. It is called La Maison de Ananda (a combination of French and Assamese for House of Joy).

The chaang ghar is an ingeniously designed, multipurpose house that makes it pos- sible for the inmates to stay protected amidst flood waters and which allows enough light and air into the...

Nov 19, 2021 · In this reimagining of the chang ghar, rubberized bamboo pillars set into concrete replace the traditional bamboo stilts in mud foundations, while preserving the upper wood and bamboo structure. This construction is more secure, ensuring that houses do not get swept away by raging flood waters.

May 31, 2023 · A Chang house is an Assam type house design that is structured on stilts. Tribal people living at Chang houses in Assam can typically be seen in forests, and hillsides, among thick vegetation and on banks of rivers.