Kalu House

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Mesopotamia
http://www.ancientpages.com/2017/07/30/what-did-houses-for-ordinary-people-in-sumer-look-like/

Purpose / Function

To provide a place in which people can dwell and perform all private activities they wish to remain private.

Architecture

Houses in Kalumak, just like the rest of the The Azimun river valley, were constructed primarily of mud bricks. Doors are often made from wood, a commodity in the alluvial plains surrounding the river. Houses of the poorest members of society are weaved from local reeds and covered with mud. This method is especially popular in the countryside and small farming villages, where there are fewer magic users to set up the building materials. Interior decoration widely varies by social status. Beside plaster, wealthy people have options such as imported stone, metals such as gold, silver, and copper, and wood such as cedar. Street-facing windows are rare and set higher up in the structure to avoid bringing in too much heat.
Most homes stood one story tall, but those of more affluent people were two stories - whose walls were covered with plaster. A courtyard occupied the center of nobles' houses, which leads to every other room on the first floor. Kitchens, a dining room, storerooms, bathrooms, and slave quarters are on the first floor, while the family lived on the second floor. Rugs and mats woven from reeds covered the floors of much of the house. Lamps lit the house, fueled by sesame oil.
In early Kalu civilization, houses used to be built by those who wished to live in them - or by slaves in the case of those who could afford them - but were planned by the Sarisis in later times when they worked with their advisers to design new urban areas.

Type

House