The traditional Balinese house is usually a compound housing two or three generations of the same family in a village grouping called a banjar. Each compound is a microcosm of the universe with realms for the gods, man, and the impure spirits. Balinese homes are not architect designed, rather villagers build their own homes, or a community will pool their resources for a structure built under the direction of a master builder and/or a carpenter. The norm is a post and beam structural system with either wood or bamboo non-load bearing infill panels. Traditionally, rather than nails, mortis and tenon joints and wooden pegs are used. The roofs are a thatch material that can be made of coconut or sugar palm leaves, alang alang grass or rice straw.
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