Indigenous architecture | Arquitectura indígena 🏠
Hello friend lover of design and architecture, a few months ago I made a trip to the plains of my country, in Venezuela, I went to visit part of my family who live in the countryside, in large tracts of land and as the children grow up and decide to get married they get down to work and make their own home, these constructions are handmade and their technique has been learned from generation to generation.
Hola amigo amante del diseño y la arquitectura, hace unos meses realicé un viaje a los llanos de mi país, en Venezuela, fui a visitar parte de mi familia que viven en el campo, en grandes extensiones de terreno y en la medida que los hijos van creciendo y deciden casarse ponen manos a la obra y realizan su propia vivienda, estas construcciones son hechas a mano y su técnica se ha aprendido de generación en generación.
Construction materials
They are called mud houses, because it is their main raw material. They are small houses built with adobe which is a mass of mud and molded straw that is put to dry in the sun, this mass is applied on a bahareque which is a series of reeds and sticks woven together, also its columns are wooden trunks joined with iron nails, In ancient times their roofs were also woven moriche palm or any other element of the environment, currently they use zinc sheets as seen in the photos, their floors are made of compacted earth that settles from so much stepping and applying water, they are made frames for windows and doors and in it they have fabric or wire mesh to protect from mosquitoes and pests.
I have always been struck by this type of housing because they seem to resist the weather conditions, no matter how strong the sun, the rain, the breeze, they remain intact for many years, they are as resistant as any house built with other materials, they last many years without any maintenance, they usually measure a few meters and look like small square boxes, but inside they have two or three divided spaces that are the rooms or bedrooms and a living room-kitchen. This little house that I am showing you belongs to one of my cousin's sons, but he was not at home to see it inside, so I could only take pictures of it from the outside.
Materiales de construcción
Se les llama casa de barro, porque es su principal materia prima. Son casitas construidas con adobe que es una masa de barro y paja moldeada que se pone a secar al sol, esta masa se aplica sobre un bahareque que es una serie de cañas y palos tejidos entre sí, además sus columnas son troncos de madera unidos con clavos de hierro, en la antigüedad sus techos eran de palma de moriche también tejido o de cualquier otro elemento del medio ambiente, actualmente usan láminas de zinc como se aprecia en las fotos, sus pisos son de tierra compacta que se asienta de tanto pisar y aplicar agua, se les hacen marcos para ventanas y puertas y en ella poseen tela o malla metálica protectora de zancudos y plagas.
Siempre me ha llamado la atención este tipo de viviendas porque parecen resistir las condiciones del clima, por más fuerte que sea el sol, la lluvia, la brisa se mantienen intactas por muchos años, son tan resistentes como cualquier casa construida con otros materiales, duran muchos años sin ningún mantenimiento, por lo general miden pocos metros y parecen pequeñas cajas cuadradas, pero por dentro tienen dos o tres espacios dividas que son los cuartos o habitaciones y una sala-cocina. Esta casita que muestro es de uno de los hijos de mi primo, pero no se encontraba en casa para verla por dentro, así que solo pude sacarle fotos por fuera.
Family history
There are other more modern houses in these areas, built with blocks and their walls are friezed, even have cable TV and have some amenities such as internet, but today I wanted to highlight this house built with materials as natural and rudimentary as the mud house of my cousin, unfortunately the owner of this house was not home I would have liked to take pictures inside. This house represents indigenous architecture because its origins date back to pre-Columbian times, being the origin of my Indian and peasant ancestors of these areas.
My mom tells me that when she was little she lived in one of these little houses and had a pet picure which is a kind of giant rodent with claws, this pet would go to the field during the day and would get lost among the trees and bushes and at night it would arrive when they were already lying down like the door and everything was closed, there would be a hole in the walls and it would jump into my mom's chinchorro, which is a kind of hammock. My grandmother always had to cover those holes that my mom's pet made, these houses are not shielded against loving pets, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Historia familiar
Hay otras casas más modernas en estas zonas, construidas con bloques y sus paredes estas frisadas, incluso cuentan con televisión por cable y tiene algunas comodidades como internet, pero hoy quise destacar esta vivienda construida con materiales tan naturales y rudimentarios como la casa de barro de mi primo, lamentablemente el dueño de esta casa no estaba me hubiese gustado tomarle fotos en su interior. Esta casa representa la arquitectura indígena porque sus orígenes se remontan a la época precolombina, siendo el origen de mis ancestros indios y campesinos de estas zonas.
Mi mamá me cuenta que cuando ella estaba pequeña vivía en una de estas casitas y tenía un picure de mascota que es un tipo de roedor gigante con garras, esta mascota de día se iba al campo y se perdía entre los árboles y matorrales y en las noches llegaba cuando ya estaban acostados como la puerta y todo estaba cerrado, habría un hueco en las paredes y se metía lanzándose en el chinchorro de mi mamá, que es una especie de hamaca. Mi abuela siempre tenía que tapar esos huecos que la mascota de mi mamá hacía, estás casas no están blindadas en contra de mascotas amorosas, ja, ja, ja.
They could not tell me how long they have been making these houses, because it all depends on the people involved in the project, I have never seen how they make these houses or their construction process. Although technology advances and times change, I am sure that these houses will continue to exist with the same process as always, they will never disappear as long as there is land to cultivate, space to raise children and animals, they will continue to be an option for new families. A little mud house built with love to live in harmony with the environment.
No me supieron decir que tiempo se llevan haciendo estas casas, porque todo depende de las personas que se involucran en el proyecto, nunca he visto como hacen esas viviendas ni su proceso de construcción. Aunque la tecnología avance y los tiempos cambien, estoy segura de que estas viviendas seguirán existiendo con el mismo proceso de siempre, nunca desaparecerán mientras exista terreno que cultivar, espacio para criar hijos y animales, seguirán siendo una opción para las nuevas familias. Una casita de barro construida con amor para vivir en armonía con el ambiente.
I hope this information has been gratifying, I have slept inside these mud houses and have you already lived this experience?
I appreciate very much that your comments are in the English language or in its defect English and Spanish, for a greater understanding of all, Thank you.
Me despido deseando que haya sido gratificante esta información, yo he dormido dentro de estas casas de barro y ¿tú ya viviste esta experiencia?
Agradezco mucho que sus comentarios sean en el idioma inglés o en su defecto inglés y español, para una mayor comprensión de todos, Gracias.
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Wow! Me encanta! Definitivamente soy tu fan @soyunasantacruz
Me impresionó el simple hecho de que tengas una familia cercana con tal obra. Es un reflejo de la cultura, y personalmente como estudiante de arquitectura, me parece un excelente post muy bien explicado para entender más sobre estas obras de arquitectura vernácula venezolana. Este tipo de viviendas son de bajo impacto ambiental, además de gozar de una buena ventilación natural, sin dudas, una hermosa vivienda con mucha historia. ¡Quiero dormir en una casita de barro!💚
Wow! I love it! I am definitely your fan @soyunasantacruz I was impressed by the simple fact that you have a close family with such a work. It is a reflection of the culture, and personally as an architecture student, I think it is an excellent post very well explained to understand more about these works of Venezuelan vernacular architecture. These types of homes have a low environmental impact, in addition to enjoying good natural ventilation, without a doubt, a beautiful home with a lot of history. I want to sleep in a mud house!💚
Ahí que hermoso comentario, me satisface qué te gustará sobre todo por ser estudiante de arquitectura.
Mi familia es muy mixta llena de cultura 😅, dormir dentro de una casita de barro es sabroso, porque son frescas y cuando es época de frío conservan el calor.
Bueno yo he pasado buena noche durmiendo en ellas, muchas gracias por tu linda visita.
What a beautiful comment, I am pleased that you will like it especially as you are a student of architecture.
My family is very mixed and full of culture 😅, sleeping in a mud house is tasty, because they are cool and when it's cold season they keep warm.
Well I have spent a good night sleeping in them, thank you very much for your nice visit.
Amiga, the Bahareque is very resistant, even in the University they made several studies and seismically they are very resistant, the soil is very well compacted and the caña brava held with vines make an incredible joint work.
My dad's house is not made of bahareque, but it is made of adobe, which is similar to concrete blocks but made of earth, an incredible and environmentally friendly material. In Barinas, you can also see many houses of this style. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos with us.
Hola Doris, esas materiales son muy resistentes, aprueba de todo, gracias por tu valioso comentario y visita amiga.
Hi Doris, these materials are very resistant thank you for your valuable comment and visit friend.
Like you, I have always found these buildings very interesting for their durability, I have never had the opportunity to see one as closely as I am doing today through your post.
I loved it, I just hope to see the inside of one in the future. I think the materials with which they build them make them so resistant, I have seen some that are even lined with the same mud, to avoid the reeds to be seen and have a neater finish.
Good post, I liked it a lot.
Al igual que tu, siempre me han parecido muy interesantes estas edificaciones por su durabilidad, nunca he tenido la oportunidad de ver una tan de cerca como lo estoy haciendo hoy a través de tu post.
Me ha encantado, solo espero poder ver el interior de una en un futuro. Creo que los materiales con las cuales las construyen la hacen tan resistente, he visto algunas que incluso las forran con el mismo barro, para evitar que se vean las cañas y tengan un acabado más prolijo.
Buen post, me gustó mucho.
Que bueno Maite me alegra mucho saber que mi post te ha acercado a este tipo de construcciones.
Yo también he visto casas de adobe más bonitas, en otro viaje que hice a hace años por Guárico pude entrar en casas tipo rurales preciosas, todas construidas con bahareque y adobe.
Gracias por tu visita y lindo comentario.
How nice Maite, I am very happy to know that my post has brought you closer to this type of construction.
I have also seen more beautiful adobe houses, on another trip I made years ago to Guárico I was able to enter beautiful rural houses, all built with adobe and bahareque.
Thanks for your visit and nice comment.
Hello @soyunsantacruz, I have had the opportunity to visit some mud or bahareque houses and they are very fresh, the family that I visited used to add a layer of cement to their respective paint and you never imagine that it is made of mud, these constructions are usually durable and cool the roof, which is generally made of zinc, is covered with dry palms, thanks for sharing such interesting content.
Happy weekend!
With cement and paint they look very nice and their original work goes unnoticed, if they are cool for that heat they are perfect.
Thanks for visiting, see you soon. @belkyscabrera 🌻
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Those houses last for years and years and years and years and years, those sticks are called Piritu if I'm not mistaken, my grandmother's house is also like that, it really is a marvel, yes, you can even work with cement on top and expand, besides, the great architect of our country Fruto Vivas always explained the history of these houses...👏
Y tanta gente que vive en ranchos en malas condiciones, si aprendiéramos hacer estas viviendas todos tendríamos casa 😉
Que buena anécdota, qué tengas feliz fin de semana @yenmendt
And so many people live in shacks in bad conditions, if we learnt how to make these houses we would all have a home 😉.
What a great anecdote, have a happy weekend.
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As soon as I saw the photo of the house, I remembered my childhood and the house my grandfather built, back in San Cristobal. It was made entirely of adobe and earth. Thank you for taking me to travel in my memories with yours.
The pleasure is mine, with this beautiful commentary I take you for a walk whenever you want. Greetings