Ladhakhi House House Boat in Srinagar

The architecture of Ladakh contains Tibetan and Indian influences and monastic architecture reflects a deeply Buddhist approach. Many houses and monasteries are built on elevated, sunny sites facing south, and in the past were made of rocks, earth and wood but are now more often concrete frames filled in with stones or adobes. House Boat is built by wooden carved houses located in Dal Lake in Srinagar.

Taq House in SrinagarDajji Dewar House Kashmir

Tak refers to load bearing masonry piers with infill walls. In many cases these are expressed by a different use of material. The piers may be made of stone and the infill walls of brick. Timber runners at each level tie the walls. The infill walls have timber embedded in them to increase their elasticity

The Dajji Dewar is a much thinner and lighter form of wall construction it consists of timber framing with in fills of brick, and in a few cases stone masonry. In the case of the dajji dewar, walls will have greater ductility and damping