1. Introduction
Some would simply define vernacular architecture as ‘architecture without architects’. American architect Frank Lloyd Wright defined vernacular architecture as ‘folk building growing in response to actual needs, fitted into the environment by people who knew no better than to fit them with native feeling’.
Characteristics of vernacular architecture are as below:
·        Use of traditional or locally available construction skills
·        Use of simple technology and commonly available materials
·        New structure with old techniques’ as experiment and innovation are costlier than repetition
·        Evolved slowly through numerous experimental trials and errors instead of specifically designed by a professional
·        Functionalistic and simple design which fulfils basic needs of the people
·        Born of people’s needs, culture, tradition and adapted to local climate