Rama House

The architecture of Treil homes

The houses all looked alike. Not in size or height, but in the style they were built in. They all had dark framework paired with masterfully polished walls and rough stone decoration. Most buildings had tall stone chimneys, and smoke rose steadily from most of them in the cold northern air.
  Rama architecture-style houses are the general type of abodes found in the isolated area of Halivaara. The architectural style is used by the Treil and it's visible in towns such as Arcmore. The houses made in the style are generally called Rama Houses and they are easily recognizable due to the dark wooden framework as well as the paler clay walls and use of stone for the bottom part of the walls and the foundations.   The houses are generally square or rectangular, or a combination of square elements. Many of the buildings are multiple stories tall, but the ground floor doesn't usually cover much ground. There is frequent use of overhangs in Rama houses build in towns or cities.
Alternative Names
Framework style house
Type
House
Found in
Halivaara
Arcmore   Related species
Iwachi
(Humans)   Related Ethnicities
Treil

Common elements

Rama Architecture
by Ninne124
Overhang
The Rama houses in the town centers in the settlements in Halivaara often have overhangs. This is done to maximize the size of the upper floors of a house, without disrupting the infrastructure of the towns.  
Framework
Most Rama houses are made with visible framework, often with decorative elements that aren't needed for support-purposes. The framework is usually made from the dark wood which grows in Halivaara.  
Stone elements
Many of the houses have walls partly or entirely made of stones imported from the other settlements in Halivaara. It's often used to make the bottom part of pillars as well. Most of the houses have chimneys as well, these are usually also made out of the same stone.  
Light-coloured clay
Many of the buildings have clay as the filling between the framework on the houses. The clay is a material which is found in abundance in the earth in Halivaara. It's very easy to come by, and most use it to make bricks out of for their houses.
 

Common Rama House

The example shows the classic overhang version of the Rama houses, which is usually seen in towns. The first floor covers 28,8 square meters whereas the second floor and the rest of the floors cover 42 square meters.
Floor Plan Rama House
by Ninne124


Cover image: by Ninne124

Comments

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Jul 19, 2019 10:50 by Mihkel Rand

Good morning, I'm back with more comments! The formatting again is lovely. I have never floated an image to the left since I haven't been sure how to make it work well, but the way you did it is excellent. Having the content right under that part be in a different colour is a great idea, and I think it adds a lot and makes everything work well together.

The blueprint image is really nice, but it left me wondering if there's something cool that could be done to it if it was a map. Just to clarify something, are the two wiggly lines under the overhang the road? It seems logical for it to be the road.

The only tiny nitpick I have is that in the quote, there's a comma that seems to get in the way of the smooth reading experience. "Not in size or height, but in the style, they were built in." That comma over there between the style and they.

That's all I have to say for now. Now I'm going to take a look at the next article you published.

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Maker of Maps
Jul 19, 2019 13:06

Thank you for the feedback Dhel :D   I'm gonna go remove that pesky comma! ^-^

Grab your hammer and go worldbuild! :3
Jul 19, 2019 13:07

and yes the squiggly lines are a road :D

Grab your hammer and go worldbuild! :3