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Unique villa with 2 floors on stilts

Thanks to the alluvial layer of the Ayun River, the Jrai people in Ia Yeng commune (Phu Thien district, Gia Lai province) are very convenient for agricultural cultivation. Therefore, the life of the people in the commune is getting better and better. Many households were economically self-sufficient and built spacious houses.

Unique 2-storey house on stilts in the Central Highlands - Photo 1.

Stilt house Two new-style floors “sprung up” in Ia Yeng commune.

Take us on a tour stilt house New style, Mr. Nay Bang – Head of Plei Kte Lon village – said that there are more than 10 houses in Ia Yeng commune. stilt house new model, concentrated in Plei Kte Lon and Plei Kte Nho villages.

House building movement stilt house 2 floors in Ia Yeng commune for 20 years now, it comes from Ia Pa district (Gia Lai). Therefore, when building a house, one must call a designer in Ia Pa to work.

Unique 2-storey villa on stilts in the Central Highlands - Photo 2.

From a distance, these houses look like villas in the middle of a difficult land.

In the village of Plei Kte Lon, the newly designed stilt house of Mr. Siu Nhia (44 years old) is considered the most unique because of its large area, airy space and structure imbued with Jrai cultural architecture.

To build a house like this, it takes people 3-5 years, even decades, to accumulate money, means and especially wood.

“It is expensive to make a normal house on stilts, making a 2-storey house on stilts is more expensive. A few years ago, I just wanted to build a wooden house like other households. But after the trip to Ia Pa district, I was very excited. new style houses on stilts. That’s why I saved up money to buy wood and proceed to build”, Mr. Siu Nhia shared.

According to Mr. Siu Nhia, every year when he earns money for rice and noodles (cassava), he uses a small amount to buy wood to save downstairs. In 2016, he discussed with his wife and decided to build a 2-storey house on stilts. His house completed more than 3 years. The amount of money he pays for all materials, workers… is about 500 million VND.

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Although the house has a new design, it still has bold features of the Jrai people’s stilt house.

Although Mr. Nhia’s house is designed in a new style, it still has a bold Jrai stilt house consisting of 3 parts: The front porch is 3-4m long, 3m wide; the lower house is 12-13m long, 4m wide, 3m high; The upper house is 4-5m long, 4m wide and 2.5m high (depending on the design of each household).

The house on stilts is designed with the main door located in the middle, with 2 windows located on both sides of the main door. The stairs are also designed to be simple, convenient for moving, unlike the old days, the width is narrow and rugged, only enough for one person to go up.

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The construction cost for a new-style house is about 200-500 million VND and takes 3-5 years to complete, depending on the owner’s economy.

The 2-storey house has a floor about 3m above the ground, the upper floor is 3-4m higher than the lower floor. The roof is made of corrugated iron, the main frame of the house is made of crushed wood; the door frames, pillars and floor boards are made from ironwood, jackfruit, chess… These are all precious woods, have light advantages and are very anti-termite, often used by the Jrai people to build houses, make rice warehouses and communal houses for the village.

Similarly, the family of Mr. Ksor Khu (42 years old) in Plei Kte Nho village also had to save money to buy wood to build a new 2-storey house on stilts when he first got married.

According to the vast majority of Jrai people, after marriage, men have to build a house to live in. At the same time, showing his heart and ability to his family and community and protecting and preserving the culture of his ancestors from thousands of years ago. Therefore, although making a house on stilts is much more difficult and expensive than a brick house, many people still try to complete it.

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In a 2-storey house on stilts, many women are hard at work making traditional Can wine.

Mr. Khu (Plei Kte Nho village, Ia Yeng commune) said: “I built the house for more than 10 years. At that time, it was very difficult to find and buy wood because the price was very high. A house pillar at that time was about approx. 7-8 million VND To build this new house, it takes 8-12 pillars (depending on the area of ​​the house to be built), each pillar is more than 10 m high, and the floorboards also have to be 3-4 million VND/piece. the whole cost is more than 400 million dong,” said Mr. Khu.

Mr. Ksor Bao (50 years old, Ia Pa district, Gia Lai province) is a well-known person specializing in the design and construction of new-style stilt houses (2 floors) in Ia Pa district. Many households in Ia Yeng commune who want to build this house on stilts contact him to negotiate the construction and suitable price.

“The 2-storey stilt house is actually a normal house on stilts and then erected one or two more houses above. Currently, they are very popular, not only because of the large appearance like a villa but also the reduction of the land area, Building high is also cool, suitable for family members to go out on the balcony to have fun and watch the street,” said Mr. Bao.

Unique 2-storey house on stilts in the Central Highlands - Photo 6.

The space of the house on stilts of the Jrai people is designed to be very large for the family to live together.

The construction cost for this new house is about 200-500 million VND. However, it also depends on the available materials of the homeowner, the area you want to build, and the decoration design.

When entering Ia Yeng commune, people can’t help but be surprised with the modern-style houses imbued with the culture of the Jrai people. Ia Yeng is also known as the place with many of the largest and most beautiful stilt houses in Phu Thien district.

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