Ka kiia hoki te whare kati kōtuhi kiriata he whare kati kōtuhi kirihou, he maha ngā wā ka whakamahia he āwhata porowhita, he whānuitanga tohu, he whānuitanga maha rānei. Ka taea te whakamahi i te anga whare kati kōtuhi i te hanganga maitai, te bamboo me te rakau, te pou sima rānei, te hangarau. He maha ngā wā ka whakamahia te whare kati kōtuhi kiriata mō te whakatipu ahuwhenua. Hei tauira, huawhenua, hua, putiputi me ētahi atu. Koinei te huarahi whakato tino ohanga mō ngā kaimahi pāmu.

Ngā painga o te kiriata kati kōtuhi:
1. Utu iti, pānga tere.
2. He nui te māramatanga e tukuna ana, he pai mō te tipu o ngā hua.
3. Ka taea te whakatipu huawhenua kore-wā, he tino whai hua.
4. Ka ārai i te kino o ngā hua i te ua.
5. He ngāwari te hanga, he iti ngā whakaritenga hangarau.