[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Oca (structure) Oca is the name given to the typical Brazilian indigenous housing. The term comes from the Tupi-Guarani language family. They are large buildings, serving as collective housing for several families, and may reach 40 m (130 ft) in length. They are built through joint effort over one week, with a wooden structure and bamboo and straw cover or palm leaves. They can last up to 15 years. They have no internal divisions or windows, only a few doors. == See also == Maloca Vernacular architecture == References and notes == General COP8/MOP3, 16 March 2003. Amanhã, cerimônia ao pôr do sol inaugura ocas Xavante, by Marina Koçouski. Arte Indígena Citations == References == - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems/Concrete Structures]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems/Masonry Structures]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems/Steel Structures]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems/Timber Structures]] - [[Structures/Structure Systems & Design]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/Buildings and Structures]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/Infrastructure]] - [[Structures]] - [[Structures/Structural Engineering]]