Architect Builds a House in Himachal Pradesh Reviving Older Techniques (House Tour).
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Nestled in the shadow of the majestic Himalayas, Ar Rahul Bhushan, the visionary behind North, runs a studio committed to reviving and advancing the rich cultural tapestry of Himachal Pradesh through his architectural and design expertise.
Buildofy takes a deep dive into the North Estate, engaging with Ar Rahul Bhushan to explore the essence of Himachal's vernacular architecture, his unique resident cabin, Dhajji, and his broader body of work which breathes new life into traditional styles like kath kuni and dhajji dewari. His mission is to inspire and promote these ancient techniques to a contemporary audience.
Born from the crucible of the pandemic's trials, Dhajji Cabin is a testament to his creative spirit, seamlessly merging the old with the new. It stands as a dignified tribute to Himachal’s time-honored building methods, while confidently stepping into the future. Crafted entirely from locally sourced materials, the cabin integrates flawlessly with Naggar's lush landscapes and marks a renaissance in contextual architecture, celebrating the region's heritage with a modern twist.
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Direction and Video Editor: Ar. Kanishk Sharma
Cinematography: Anup Baheti
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This is what we should we doing. A growth mindset that seeks to preserve our roots and innovate from the strong base! Better late than never. Let's inspire people to become a glorious Bharat that excels in every field in its own way!
Being himachali i always wonder our culture would decay with punjabi music, their heavy oil n cream based cuisine & tourism industry take by outsider..
But you my buddy give hope to humble himachalis that no we could still keep our culture alive & evolved in such way that it will remain authentic & modern enough to future gen...
Shukriya bhai ji..
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आप रोटियाँ फुलाकर बना रहे हैं। आप उन्हें हानिकारक रासायनिक एल.पी.जी. आग में पका रहे हैं। फुल्कियों को रासायनिक आग के सीधे संपर्क में लाकर बनाना स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक है। मूल आग का रंग नीला नहीं होता। मूल आग गहरे पीले या नारंगी रंग की होती है, जैसा कि हम लकड़ी को जलाने पर देखते हैं। अगर आप बैंगन, मक्का, रोटी आदि कुछ भूनना चाहते हैं तो प्राकृतिक आग का उपयोग करें, जैसे लकड़ी और कोयले की आग। अगर आपका भोजन लकड़ी से प्राकृतिक आग को छूता है तो यह आपके स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक नहीं है। एल.पी.जी., पी.एन.जी., बायोगैस से रासायनिक रूप से उत्पन्न आग खाना पकाने के लिए अच्छी होती है जब भोजन को किसी प्राकृतिक बर्तन/पॉट पर पकाया जाता है (याद रखें, नॉन-स्टिक बर्तन भी हानिकारक होते हैं। इसका उपयोग बंद करें), अन्यथा यह सीधे खाना पकाने के लिए अच्छा नहीं है। कुछ लोग बैंगन का भर्ता आग पर भूनकर बनाते हैं, कुछ लोग मानसून के दौरान आग पर मक्का भूनते हैं, कुछ लोग आग पर चपाती (फुल्का) बनाते हैं। सुनिश्चित करें कि आप ऐसी रेसिपी लकड़ी या कोयले से प्राकृतिक आग पर ही बनाएँ। अपने खाने को रासायनिक आग पर न भूनिए। अपने खाने को इन रासायनिक आग के सीधे संपर्क में न लाएँ। यह सही नहीं है और खतरनाक भी है। इसलिए इन्हें इस तरह बनाना बंद करें।
इससे आपकी सेहत खराब हो जाएगी।
इस तरह के ज्ञानवर्धक और जानकारीपूर्ण संदेश को सभी तक पहुँचाना और शिक्षित करना हमारा नैतिक कर्तव्य है।
Translation
Everything else is fine. You are making chapatis and rotis by puffing them up. You are cooking them in harmful chemical LPG fire. It is harmful for health to make phulkis by bringing them in direct contact with chemical fire. The original fire is not blue in colour. The original fire is dark yellow or orange in colour, as we see when wood is burnt. If you want to roast something like Brinjal, Corn, Roti, etc then use natural fire, like fire from burning wood and coal. If your food touches natural fire from wood then it's not harmful for your health. Chemically produced fires from LPG, PNG, Biogas is good for cooking when food is cooked onto some natural vessel/pot (Remember, non-stick vessels are also harmful. Stop using it), otherwise it's not good for direct cooking. Some people make Baingan ka Bhartaa by roasting it on fire, some people roast corn on fire during monsoon, some people make chapati (phulka) on fire. Make sure you make such recipes on natural fire from wood or coal. Don't roast your food on chemical fires. Donot bring your food in direct contact with these chemical fires. This is not right and also dangerous.
That is why stop making them like this.
Your health will be ruined.
It's our moral duty to educate and spread such knowledgeable and informative message to everyone.
In Indonesia they have preserved all their traditional building styles and made drawings of the internal architecture and elevations. Am so glad that you are rendering a great service to India by conserving. preserving and reviving this building style so in tune with nature.
vernacular, romantic design not comparable to any other structure. You my guy is a man of class!!!!
Indid
Himalayan architects ❤❤ you carry our culture and represent Himalayan values
Rahul, you have built my dream home in the most beautiful State of India. 💐
rahul bhai, dil khush kardia aapne, seeing a fellow himachali preserve our culture so well and inspiring the locals! Wonderful
i know this architech seen his work in youtube years ago. instead of going like all into concrete buildings he did what was best to our nature and culture. bhushan ji hope is still left in india with people like u
What an incredible guy! Very true to his roots, authentic and genuine. No fakeness about him. Hard to find such people like him today!
One of the best videos of buildofy! Kudos to the NORTH architects
Amazing house. One observation is that those living in the hills can easily climb up stairs because they've been habituated and trained throughout their lives. I was amazed to see women walking uphill carrying loads of wood and materials on their heads. This is the best thing about living in the hills. I love how people in the mountains have used natural and locally available resources to keep their houses cosy and warm.
Beyond words! One of the most beautiful and calming heart touching moments I watched after long time.. I have the same love and emotions for mountains.. Thanks so much Sir Rahul Bhushan, your vision and work is truly inspiring. Filled with pure true emotions of love respect gratitude to our roots and earnest need to restore and pass the same to our coming generations. Humble thanks once again.
Amazing how his passion transformed into a beautiful structure. Kudos to his vision and determination.
Excellent balance, using time tested techniques and resources within in a regenerative context. A leader in our modern times. Brilliant
Buildofy, you gave a reason to make us proud of you! This little cabin is much better than the multi-crore projects shown on this channel that have no personality or sustainability!
it feels like such a fresh air to see something so aesthetic yet sustainable in the world of concrete buildings. Feels like I found ideas for my dream house
Nature manifests people and assign them tasks that it wants to propagate. You are a force of Nature Rahul. Your team will get trained well and save many old houses, restore and preserve the heritage of the mountains. Shall wait for your book to get published. More power to you.
no words...…..wonderful...…..very beautiful....connects to heart...connects to soul
Good luck to you brother...once I was thinking that this construction style is going vanish... But now i am happy.. someone is thinking about it
I’ve grown tired of the flashy luxury villas and have come to appreciate the charm of vernacular architecture. There's something truly special about buildings that reflect local traditions, materials, and techniques.
This is truely beautiful house. Thanks for your video.
The peace, the serenity that i felt in the eyes of your wife sitting in that extended balcony was ultimate. My dream home. Will meet u whenever I come to Kullu.
Rahul Bhushan, What you are doing is wonderful. Love it. God bless you with very happy, healthy and fulfilling life.
Himachal Pradesh is one of the top ten beautiful state gem of India. So beautiful scenic and nature escape, uggg my heart ❤❤❤
Pov Imagine the mental state of people living in such a beautiful place filled with naturesque.
Beautiful house really totally giving feeling of calmness
Superb architecture....👌 The guy has a immense level of knowledge of building materials.... , and the way he conveyed his massage to the people of Metropoles that size doesn't matter ... The ambiance matters to live a flourished life ...😊
What a environment ❤❤ you guys are blessed to live in such a place 👌🏾👌🏾
Very beautiful
Please stick to traditional architecture, culture, language etc
Thats our lifeline
Keep it up
What a beautiful studio. Amazing location. Great ideas/
Gud to see a Himachal Pradesh representative At buildofy ... Appreciate your vision towards saving our heritage and sustainable house... Only insecurity is when you have family kids their schooling... You need other facilities... It's Gud for vacations...
This is one of the best projects here. I appreciate Rahul's take on environment and surroundings at the end of the video. Great Job Rahul and team. You have been true to the word 'Architect'. I Would love to connect with you whenever I'm in Himachal and know more about Architecture of the Mountains:)
Such a cozy , Peaceful home in Nature . Loved this ❤
Sustainable architecture & building techniques should dominate today's world. Sadly they don't. This person's work is much appreciable in the context. Hope more people take inspiration.
Wow, Beautiful home you have my friend. You have explained things very nicely. Love this video.
Very nice and beautiful. I hope more and more people adopt the local system of building homes in the mountains as per that region.
As a person who has grown up in the hills throughout my childhood, I feel sad to see many people just trying to replicate the usual city-style 'unaesthetic' construction even in the mountains. I hope that changes.
I love it. It has its own very unique charm. Hats off to you and your passion. Keep growing this passion, it is needed in this world today and into the unfolding tomorrows. Your understanding and knowledge will be needed.
Very nice architect is right you dnt have to live the way you want post retirement only. Great 👍
Really great work, Working with nature and respecting and taking forward our culture is great 👍, keep it up
Excellent direction, K! ❤ Well documented!
Loved seeing the video and very nice explanation to details taken care of in the Beautiful practical architecture .....looking forward to visit sometime
Recently visited yuthok homestay at Raison near kullu
amazing concept!!!
This is much needed now, SUSTAINABLE IS THE KEY WORD, considering lot of landslide in the state of HP.
This is just wonderful 😍💗💗💗💗💗💗
Woah amazing 🤩😍 amazing place amazing vibe 🌲
Woww ❤ A wonderful combination of nature and technology ❤ Bravo! Kudos ! Its heartening to see today's youth to reconnecting with their roots🤟👌💯 em very happy to c u using ur local experience to ur area to create this beautiful unique house 🏡 u said the truth that what do we have to achieve by running so much ? Its better to live our life wlth nature🎉
The dogs are always busy and full of purpose in Himachal when they are not dozing off... 😆 BTW Beutiful house! Just like the state.
Real and beautiful.
Bhai, bahut, bahut bahut hi paaya ghar hai 🖖
Fantastic, hats off to you guys
Touched to heart in recent times ❤️🩹
Zabardast❤
Bahut badhiya kaam.
Informative one
Bahut sahi tha yr
Yahi to chahiye, shanti!!
Makes me want to go and live there
Loved it ❤
Beautiful state or beautiful house .
Waoo sir, we need you❤
A dream home ❤❤❤❤. Beautiful home
WOW..really loved this design..very beautiful.. Hopefully i can enjoy sleeping there in the future :)
Beautiful home !!
What about snow?
Waiting for this one ❤❤
Great work🦋👍🦋👍🦋👍
Bahut time se main buildofy ko follow kr rhi hun or sch me chahti thi ki mere Himachal ka architecture bhi aap dikhaye... Thnk u... From kullu manali
Are same I am from himachal too , I also wanted a video on HP
Love this!
Ur doing a great job 👍
its a vibe ❤
जबरजस्त... राहुत भाई!
आपकी फिल्म और आर्केटैक्ट भी बहुत शानदार है.
ऐसा ही कुछ ट्रेडिशनल हाउस हम भी उत्तराखंड में बनाना चाहते हैं.
हम आपसे संपर्क करेंगे.
उम्मीद है आप हमें निराश नहीं करेंगे.
Beautiful.
Beautiful ❤️😍
bro i really like it you made my dream house😍😍
Great
Spellbound.
Gorgeous ❤ would love to come and stay
Kamaal karti mundeya
Wow lovely please do come to Ziro also I want to preserve the Apatani house dezine which is fast vanishing!!.
Beutifull Video
Good Work. Keep it up. I want to visit when I'm in the country. May I?
awesome
The Stones in the wooden wall cavities, does it provide insulation during winters?
Very Nice
I want to try this rajasthan but need to learn it more
Professionally, what can of work you do ? And how do you manage .
Super
Good designs but a very basic question to consider is the availability of wood required at this time. If you do it on a large scale there will be more deforestation
Hi , how much it will cost to make a cottage like that in utterakhand with kathkuni
Total cost of building a 3bhk ..?
how much it will cost to build a simple house house in HP? its a beautiful place to settle.
👍👍
Wooo 🏚️🤘🙏
Uncleji, banane ko sab bana de par wood kahan se milegi ?
Cost kya raha hoga
Can we make this type of house in Ladakh
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
its an irony that we talk a lot about sustainable architecture incorporating nature, revival and yet companies bleed the clients in the name of revival
Abhi cost kitni aa rahi hai
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hai bro, zaroorat hai chaotic life mai jeene ki, mai chaah ke bhi himachal wapas nahi aa sakta
please make this for me in texas
The most exciting part of this video is , that Dog . Ghaddi kutta (local breed)❤