In the architectural advancement, there is one thing that we have to note. The roof used to be triangular. I have seen many old houses and even across countries, and this is how it was. But recently, maybe a few decades back, the type has changed. There is no triangle-shaped roofing. But instead, it is more like a flat floor where we can walk on top and make use of that space.
There should have been some reason to have kept it like a roof type. Now that it is summer, it is very hot over here, I'm wondering if the reason would have been to reduce the heat penetrating through the roof into the rooms. Maybe having that type helped reflect the Sun's heat and thus kept everything considerably cooler compared to that of a flat surface in the terrace. Today we can do even terrace gardening because we are maintaining a flat surface.
The triangle-type roof was very helpful design when it comes to installing solar panels. There are still homes that are using that type of roof in their house, and it is not very complicated to have solar panels in houses of that type. Another interesting thing about these flat roof types is that they also paint them with white color so that they reflect heat and reduce the temperature in the house. Maybe the triangle-type roofs are capable of reducing the heat even to a greater extent.
I have seen some old homes in villages where there will also be an opening in the middle of the house with sky visibility. This is a very common design in all the old homes. People sit under that and have chats during the evenings and nighttime. This also keeps the entire house cool as per the design. Looks like we have had some beautiful designs for houses, but recently, we have forgotten all those things and are moving more towards concrete structures without proper ventilation. Our ancestors have given good importance to ventilation because without that, we have lots of health issues these days.
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