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Vernacular Architecture of many settlements in India uses locally developed mud-based construction techniques for their housing needs which apart from being sustainable are climate responsive. The unique local earthen construction techniques of village Chigule have evolved over a period of time. The planning, earthen construction techniques, spatial organisation, use of local economic and sustainable materials for houses exhibit an eco-sensitive, well-evolved response to climatic and social concerns. This study attempts to document and understand this settlement for its age-old techniques of climate responsive earthen architecture, which unless preserved and conserved may be lost forever.
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Kinjawadekar, A.C. (2019). Climate Responsive Earthen Architecture of Chigule. In: Reddy, B., Mani, M., Walker, P. (eds) Earthen Dwellings and Structures. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5883-8_35
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