Architecture without architects: Eavesdropping into the Reang House’s dialogue with its environment

‘Vernacular Architecture’, according to Kingston Heath, represents a localized response broad cultural systems, historical events, and environmentally determined regional forces, in short, an observable condition of dynamic environmental change accommodation expressed built form, whereby simultaneous identities exist (Heath 210). True this spirit dialogue with the environment, it can also be defined as or building techniques, that are distinctly indigenous, arise out need driven primarily by materiality. The North-East India, particular Tripura, has distinct identity translates into its architectural style. Tribal architecture is highly risk resistant, bio-climatically sustainable culturally relevant region. It very unique approach overcome site-specific restrictions prone to. social, ethnic significance style carries helps define heritage region whose rich traditions have not yet been investigated enough. This paper aims look at indigenous housing typology Tripura- Reang House, investigate through parameters pre-established for “Vernacular” dissect socio-cultural implications same. examined lens climatology, technique, materiality, social context, significance. aim investigation again, relevance, given born largely represents.