Stilt houses date to\u00a0prehistoric times and can be seen in a variety of forms worldwide, but especially in\u00a0coastal regions and subtropical climates, as they protect against floods. They also maximize views, allow homeowners to build on rocky, steep or unstable land, keep out animals and vermin, and provide ventilation on every side of the house. Not being in contact with the soil can be very beneficial in terms of temperature and humidity. Here are some stilt houses designs from all over the world, on water or other surfaces.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The value of these dwellings made Gerans dedicate them a whole museum.\u00a0Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen\u00a0(German\u00a0for ‘Stilt house\u00a0museum’) is an\u00a0archaeological open-air museum\u00a0on\u00a0Lake Constance\u00a0(Bodensee) in\u00a0Unteruhldingen,\u00a0Germany, consisting of reconstructions of stilt houses or lake dwellings from the Neolithic\u00a0Stone Age\u00a0and\u00a0Bronze Age.<\/p>\n
Houses like these still make up entire villages in Southeast Asia. Here are just some examples.<\/p>\n
The traditional houses in Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar, provide\u00a0some good examples of how people live with water.<\/p>\n
Like many of the luxury resorts in the Maldives, Soneva Gili features stunning stilt houses for accommodation. The\u00a0spacious over-sized villas provide spectacular water views of the ocean from every room.<\/p>\n
This neat one-bedroom studio in Brisbane, Australia, is raised above the ground on a sloped suburban hillside, in a rainy region.<\/p>\n
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