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Some ideas I have for /vnug/’s architecture:
>Orewood stave houses
Based on Scandinavian stave churches, they use pine heartwood cured with tree resins to make the material more resistant to rot and decay. They are probably the most durable wooden buildings in /vnug/ and are commonly used to build longhouses, shrines, and other important buildings. Those built closer to the southern coast usually have a higher, steeper roof to reduce the stress on the structure caused by piling snow
>Chicken-legged houses
Some /vnug/ houses are raised from the ground by being built on smoked tree stumps. The raised floor insulates the building from the cold ground and also prevents ground-bound beasts from breaking in. They are most commonly used as barns and storehouses, although they have been in steady decline since the introduction of Tosuntol during the Mujigae people, but at the same time also became a symbol for resistance due to their use in the Palkyrie-dominated wilderness. The unique appearance gives them the nickname of “chicken houses” by foreigners
>Log-and-stone houses
A somewhat mundane house design similar to traditional Mujigae (read: Korean) architecture, they are wooden houses with stone foundations that allow for Tosuntol heating to be used. Mujigae influence has since made them common in major /vnug/ cities, and even the more distinct native /vnug/ houses often incorporate elements like Tosuntol in them
>Turf houses
Based on Icelandic turf houses, and North American sod houses and barabara, they are half-buried earth lodges with turf or sod covering up the roof. This provides decent insulation without needing to use expensive building material, and is most commonly used in more remote and exposed areas where the environment is too hostile for more conventional buildings
>Goahti & Lavvu
Tipi-like temporary tents built with wood, bones, and hides. They are most commonly built by nomadic reindeer herders in seasonal grazing grounds, hunters on long hunting trips, as well as pilgrims out in the wild. They are designed in such a way that they can be dismantled and packed onto sleds for easy transportation, and some seasoned hunters and herders know how to minimize their load by sourcing some material (like cutting branches and small trees for poles) on site
>Tosuntol
Underfloor heating system introduced during Mujigae period that uses heated air from stoves to warm the floor of houses. It’s basically the /vnug/ version of central heating and is ubiquitous in most settlements above a certain size
>Sauna
Omnipresent in /vnug/ even in temporary settlements. If a place has more than one room, it most likely has a sauna room
