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=== Assam-type ===

Assam-type architecture is found in [[Assam]] and [[Sylhet region]]. The houses constructed using this style are generally termed as ''Assam-type'' houses, consisting usually one or more [[storey]]s. The houses are built to be [[Earthquake-resistant structures|earthquake proof]], and are made from materials ranging from [[wood]] and bamboo to steel and concrete.

Assam Type houses are a type of designs developed by the colonial British administration in Assam after the massive [[1897 Assam earthquake|earthquake of 1897]]. British engineers modified the traditional Assamese houses made from mud-plastered [[bamboo]] walls and thatched roofs to make Assam Type houses with wood, reed, mud plaster and hay after studying the climate and topography of the entire region.

Buildings are constructed on both flat and sloped [[terrain]]s. On flat grounds, the buildings are typically rectangular or ''L or C'' layout. On other surfaces, such as [[highland]]s, they are usually rectangular in shape, accessed via the hillside. The roof is typically erected by high [[gable]]s to overcome heavy rainfall in the region, where [[wall]]s are usually [[Timber framing|timber-framed]], [[plaster]]ed with [[cement]]. With high [[ceiling]]s and [[Ventilation (architecture)|well-ventilated]] [[room]]s, the floorings are either wooden or concrete with [[Ceramic tiles|tiled]], [[mosaic]] or [[Marble|stone]] surfacing with [[Stilt house|stilts]].