Konkan architecture

Miranda’s depiction of the Konkan Railway

         Konkan is west coastline of India. It stretches from Raigad to Manglore. Sahyadri mountain marks it’s eastern boundary ,where as Arabian  sea is kissing it’s beaches on western side. It is a land, where mythology breathes side by side with economic growth; a land with rich mineral resources, dense forest cover and a landscape is fringing with paddy, coconut and mango trees. Konkan offers tremendous variety in history, culture, wildlife. Many places are yet untouched and pristine.

                 Konkan traditional architecture is influenced by nature .It is sustainable, cost effective  too. Now a days, slowly it is going away from it’s root. Some alien trend s are influencing it. In spite of that, original architectural practice has its own  features.

                 We, you and  me are going to accumulate all treasure of that original practice as well as we will try to enhance those techniques so that it will fulfill demands of modern lifestyle. We will try to document here salient features through visuals and word.