Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Week2 some thoughts

Introduction to the Stilt House
Stilt houses are spetagular structure with raised house on stilts, piles, and pilotis. this structure were widely applied both in history and contemporary architecture with its ability to cool down the home in the humid tropics, its creation of public space below, its strength on unstable soils, and the possibility of inhabiting water-prone areas.







(Sources from: http://lkt2.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/stilt-house/)

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