TYPES OF HOUSES

BY: ALFAJRI, ALYA, FARRAS, RAJA

Reed Houses of Uros Tribe

The lake Titicaca is around 400 metres above sea level. About 2,000 Uros people live on 50 artificial reed islands. The Uros people make a living by fishing and tourism. The houses, boats and islands are all made out of reeds.

PICTURE OF REED HOUSES OF UROS TRIBE

ONDOL HOUSE The Ondol is a native South Korean

house. During the cold season they switch on the underground heating system. Which is located in the basement, so they won't catch colds at nights.

PICTURE OF ONDOL HOUSE

CUEBA HOUSE In Andalucia, Spain there is an

underground house called the Cueba house. It is 40 degrees room temperature and keep the people warm when it’s winter. It’s like a huge valley. But under that valley there is a house.

PICTURE OF CUEBA HOUSE

Sun Dried Brick House of Berber

Tribe This house is located on Southern Morroco, it's made out of dried bricks. They build it by drying clay soil mixed with water and mold them then dry it by the sun. The bricks can provide satisfying temperature to live even when it's completely different than temperature outside.

PICTURE OF Sun Dried Brick House of Berber Tribe

TEPEE TENT HOUSE The tepee is a native American

Indian tent. They move while packing the tepees, when they move, they carry the poles of the tepee at their horses. The height of it is around 3.5 to 5.5 metres tall. The tent has an exhaust pipe which is located on the top of the tepee. 

PICTURE OF TEPEE HOUSE