Home is where the god resides: 10 types of houses in the world

The world contains over 7 billion souls in over 200 countries and both the numbers are growing. More the people, more the need of shelters and homes and the need of a place to live give way to innovation. Here you will find 10 types of houses that are found in various countries around the globe.

Stilt Houses

Stilt houses are the houses raised on wet soil or on a body of water. Stilt houses use wood to engrave a foundation in the ground and are built for many reasons such as protection against floods, building on even grounds and to ventilate underneath the house. But sometimes people just do it to enhance the house design and beauty. These are commonly found in countries like Indonesia.

Houseboats

A houseboat is a result of man’s imagination and the need of moving with their belongings from time to time due to the threat to their life by floods. Due to the needs, the houseboats came into existence which consists of a boat modified like a house. The Houseboat phenomenon is very common in countries like Australia and many people make a living out of houseboats too.

Cave Homes

People have been modifying their homes as per their needs and wants. Some people tend to go one step further and then come out cave homes. Homes made in openings in rocks which give a chill to live in are appreciated and wanted all over the world. Some of the most exotic cave homes are found in Turkey.

Brick Houses

Brick houses are common in countries like India due to various factors including the ability to control temperature, i.e. inside temperature is not affected highly by outside temperature. Easy maintenance and enhanced looks are some other features of brick homes.

Garden Houses

Many people tend to be close to nature while they live their life and that’s why garden homes were invented. Well ventilated homes with a large garden in front or connected to the house is a garden home. Living rooms merging with the garden are an example of another extension to garden homes. These are highly executed in France.

Mudhif

Mudhif are made by Arabs in southern Iraq. The people who build these houses are also known as Madan and they construct Mudhifs with reeds which are created from marsh wasteland. These houses are retained by native sheikhs and these are used for marriages or cremations.

Mud Houses

Mud houses are created in places where the expenses of brick or other type of homes require cannot be arranged. Mud houses have an array of features like low production cost and the natural materials used are heat conductors in winters and vice versa so people living inside feel cooler in summers and hotter in winters. These houses can be seen in large numbers in countries like Mali.

Log homes

Log homes are generally large log cabins made out of lumber. Log homes have been common in countries like Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Baltic States and Russia and are still found in large numbers in the mentioned places. These are somewhat unappreciated in some places too due to the high requirement of lumber which affects the tree count in the area.

Minka Houses

Minka houses are a part of the rich Japanese tradition and have been around for a long time. These homes belonged to the artists, farmers and other non samurai castes in the ancient times but since this meaning doesn’t exist in the modern Japanese text, they are known as Minka houses. These homes tend to reflect the native Japanese culture with their architecture.

Skyscrapers

Probably the most loved and most appreciated residential forms in the world are skyscrapers. A building need not surpass a definite height to be called a skyscraper, but skyscrapers have a very high number of floors and they can be residential as well as commercial. Usually skyscrapers can be found all around the globe but mostly they are celebrated in Dubai which also houses the highest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa which peaks at 829metres, almost 1/10^th of the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest.