Rama House

The architecture of Treil homes

The houses all looked alike. Not in size or height, but in the style they were built in. They all had dark framework paired with masterfully polished walls and rough stone decoration. Most buildings had tall stone chimneys, and smoke rose steadily from most of them in the cold northern air.

Rama architecture-style houses are the general type of abodes found in the isolated area of Halivaara. The architectural style is used by the Treil and it's visible in towns such as Arcmore. The houses made in the style are generally called Rama Houses and they are easily recognizable due to the dark wooden framework as well as the paler clay walls and use of stone for the bottom part of the walls and the foundations.
The houses are generally square or rectangular, or a combination of square elements. Many of the buildings are multiple stories tall, but the ground floor doesn't usually cover much ground. There is frequent use of overhangs in Rama houses build in towns or cities.

Alternative Names

Framework style house

Type

House

Found in
Halivaara
Arcmore
Related species
Iwachi
(Humans)
Related Ethnicities
Treil

Common elements

by Ninne124

Overhang

The Rama houses in the town centers in the settlements in Halivaara often have overhangs. This is done to maximize the size of the upper floors of a house, without disrupting the infrastructure of the towns.

Framework

Most Rama houses are made with visible framework, often with decorative elements that aren't needed for support-purposes. The framework is usually made from the dark wood which grows in Halivaara.

Stone elements

Many of the houses have walls partly or entirely made of stones imported from the other settlements in Halivaara. It's often used to make the bottom part of pillars as well. Most of the houses have chimneys as well, these are usually also made out of the same stone.

Light-coloured clay

Many of the buildings have clay as the filling between the framework on the houses. The clay is a material which is found in abundance in the earth in Halivaara. It's very easy to come by, and most use it to make bricks out of for their houses.

Common Rama House The example shows the classic overhang version of the Rama houses, which is usually seen in towns. The first floor covers 28,8 square meters whereas the second floor and the rest of the floors cover 42 square meters. by Ninne124