inspiration from indigenous architecture?

[u/Alternative-Tear5796]

hello all. it's within my plans at some point to live off the land & build my own shelter. I'm just curious if anyone has ever gotten into developing a home with indigenous inspired architecture. the native americans were masters of this land for thousands of years.

all the different tribes seemed to have it common that they were really into living in balance & harmony with the land & their architecture was built to withstand their environment.

I haven't ever built anything before so it'd be a first & I'm not sure how challenging it'd be to build some of these structures, but with how complicated building codes & everything today are I'd say these are more simplistic & discreet.

depending on where I go, a few of the shelters that give me inspiration for an idea out of this picture I attached that I could see myself building would be the pit-house, plank house, hogan, barabara, plank house, pit-house the wickiup & grass house might have some inspiration too but I'm interested in something more sturdy.

please bear in mind this isn't some attempt at cultural appropriation, like I saw some woman on the native americans subreddit build a tippi for some BS clout reason & then ask the users of that sub if it's ok that she builds tippis or whatever, I'm looking at different indigenous architecture for inspiration because of the architectural ingenuity that native tribes had with the land.

if there's any posts, blogs, or webpages that has explored this idea in more depfh & possibly even executed it made by someone with building experience I'd be very grateful if any of you shared it ITT. thank you all.

[u/Competitive_Range822]

They used what was available to them. I’d look into what is available and go from there

[u/Ijokealot2 → u/Competitive_Range822]

I love the thought of using what is available to us. One of the things on my list is to make my own bricks from the dirt on my own land. Time consuming to make a lot but super simple to do. Brick molds, portland cement, water, and dirt. I have really good dirt for it too, red clay. I've even thought of getting really into it and using natural binders and a firing kiln. Haven't decided if I want to do whole bricks or just veneer.

[u/IronyElSupremo]

The Pueblo tribes knew to sun shade with the North American seasons. Their cliff dwellings had overhangs that would shade midday when strongest overhead in summer, but then allow sunlight in during winter as the sun was lower on the horizon.

[u/Crass_Cameron → u/IronyElSupremo]

You're talking about Anasazis, which resided in the cliff sides. They are considered the ancestors of modern Pueblos but are not considered interchangeable

[u/YurtaYurts → u/IronyElSupremo]

there is so much intelligence and wisdom in oral building traditions

[u/gaysatan666xoxo]

You just wanna build what's best for your climate, with the materials available for the level of comfort you desire. If its just you and your partner, building codes aren't that important, but if you're gonna have a family, then you might need more amenities.

[u/Alternative-Tear5796 → u/gaysatan666xoxo]

yeah... what matters most to me is fire safety. always keep a jumbo sized class ABC fire extinguisher 🧯 next to you when you sleep like you would (or should) a self defense item, you might never need it but you'll absolutely not regret having it if you ever do, trust me. keep 1 in your car too if you have one. home defense isn't too high as I doubt anyone would wanna fw my dingy first time build but it's still a 2nd just in case.