7. Houses As you can see, the Zulu houses are very plain and simple. They are made out of straw and dung. But they can be quite big and cool in the summers but cold in the winters. Zulu warriors position their houses in the best way suited to them. Farmers would build their houses near their farms but workmen would build near their workplace. On this picture, we have a collection of houses on a hillside. They are in a cluster so it would be easy to get from shelter to shelter. This would be good if you wanted to live near family.