Nalukettu is the traditional homestead of old Tharavadu
where many generation of matrilineal family lived. These types of building are
mainly found in the Southern part of India state Kerala. The traditional
architecture of Nalukettu is typically a rectangular structure where four walls
are joined together with a central courtyard open to the sky. The four walls which
attached in Nalukettu are Vadakkini (Northern Block), Padinjattini (Western
Block), Kizhakkini (Eastern Block) and Thekkini (Southern Block).
Leading builders in Kerala can able to
build traditional architecture like Nalukettu in this generation too. This
layout of houses with Nalukettu is simple and catered to dwelling of the large
number of people usually part of a Tharavadu. Ettukettu or Pathinarukettu are
the most elaborate forms of the same architecture. Every structure faces the
sunlight and in the some well-designed Nalukettu there is excellent ventilation.
Temperature inside the homes in Nalukettu will be maintained even in heat of
summer are decreased within the Nalukettu.
