Stilt+Homes

Stilt home are homes that are, well, on stilts. The point of stilt homes is to keep the building out of the water. stilt homes can be found anywhere near water, which is where they the stilt are most effective. stilt home were first created in the bronze age along the alpine region.they can also be called, pile dwellings or palafitte. another use for stilt houses are to keep out pest, vermins and rodents. thees kinds of stilt homes can be found on country sides or near and around farms. they put extra buildings on stilts so the vermin dont eat the food and/or animals that may be stored there. other types of stilt homes are:


 * [|Kelong] - Built primarily for fishing, but often doubling up as offshore dwellings in the following countries: [|Philippines], [|Malaysia] , [|Indonesia] and [|Singapore].
 * [|Nipa hut] - The traditional house-type prevalent in the [|Philippines] although modern Philippine houses are mostly westernized.
 * [|Palafito] - Found throughout South America since Pre-Columbian times.
 * [|Pang uk] - A special kind of house found in [|Tai O], [|Lantau] , [|Hong Kong] , mainly built by [|Tankas].
 * [|Papua New Guinea stilt house] - A kind of stilt house constructed by [|Motuans], commonly found in the southern coastal area of PNG.
 * [|Thai stilt house] - A kind of house often built on [|freshwater], e.g., a [|lotus] pond.
 * [|Vietnamese stilt house] - Similar to the Thai ones, except having a front door with a smaller height for religious reasons.
 * [|Heliotrope] - A concept house designed by [|Rolf Disch] with a single stilt, optimized for harnessing solar power.
 * [|Diaojiaolou] - Stilt houses in southern China. (Diao Jiao Lou in Chinese.)

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