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A Study of Characteristics of Vernacular Dwellings in Guanzhong Area: Taking Dangjia Village and Guanzhong Folk Museum as Examples
This paper, taking the folk houses in the Guanzhong (central plain) area in Shaanxi Province, China, as the research site, has made a contrastive investigation in Dangjia Village in Hancheng City and the Guanzhong Folk Museum, making assessment surveys of the impact of climate, culture and other factors on residential architecture in this region, and making a summative research and conclusion of the courtyard layout, architectural materials, utilization of building storage space, and architectural sculpture. Through these two case studies in the selected area cooperated with some of the previous research about the local history, climate, geography, culture, custom, village, etc., this study finds out that: (1) The local dwellers, in order to adapt to a climate that is dry and less rainy, with shortage of farming land, large scale of population migration and unique local loess material, have developed the peculiar local residential quadrangle pattern, which has a small frontal width but spatial depth, built with a combination of rammed earth and wood; (2) To save the budget and constructive time, local architectural materials are made from loess earth and bricks, which are the most common sources and resources in this area, and the stability of the structure has been assured; in the meanwhile, the indoor temperature has been kept proper so as to live whenever in summer or winter; (3) To possess good qualities of living in such climate and small area of residential quadrangle, the local residents utilize their architectural spaces on the first floor, which is suitable for storing grain and air-dry meat in dry and cool environment, as a storage space; (4) In addition, in order to have a peaceful life in continuing chaos caused by war since the fifteenth century (the Ming Dynasty), the dwellers have created special brick, wood and stone carvings in their houses to express their special connotations. All the characteristics of the traditional dwellings in the Guanzhong area are unique compared with others out of China. Therefore, this superficial study of the residence in the Guanzhong area is helpful to fill the gap and deepen the understanding of ancient folk houses in China, bringing theoretical reference for the future conservation and development of research and design for local architectural creation.
A Study of Characteristics of Vernacular Dwellings in Guanzhong Area: Taking Dangjia Village and Guanzhong Folk Museum as Examples
This paper, taking the folk houses in the Guanzhong (central plain) area in Shaanxi Province, China, as the research site, has made a contrastive investigation in Dangjia Village in Hancheng City and the Guanzhong Folk Museum, making assessment surveys of the impact of climate, culture and other factors on residential architecture in this region, and making a summative research and conclusion of the courtyard layout, architectural materials, utilization of building storage space, and architectural sculpture. Through these two case studies in the selected area cooperated with some of the previous research about the local history, climate, geography, culture, custom, village, etc., this study finds out that: (1) The local dwellers, in order to adapt to a climate that is dry and less rainy, with shortage of farming land, large scale of population migration and unique local loess material, have developed the peculiar local residential quadrangle pattern, which has a small frontal width but spatial depth, built with a combination of rammed earth and wood; (2) To save the budget and constructive time, local architectural materials are made from loess earth and bricks, which are the most common sources and resources in this area, and the stability of the structure has been assured; in the meanwhile, the indoor temperature has been kept proper so as to live whenever in summer or winter; (3) To possess good qualities of living in such climate and small area of residential quadrangle, the local residents utilize their architectural spaces on the first floor, which is suitable for storing grain and air-dry meat in dry and cool environment, as a storage space; (4) In addition, in order to have a peaceful life in continuing chaos caused by war since the fifteenth century (the Ming Dynasty), the dwellers have created special brick, wood and stone carvings in their houses to express their special connotations. All the characteristics of the traditional dwellings in the Guanzhong area are unique compared with others out of China. Therefore, this superficial study of the residence in the Guanzhong area is helpful to fill the gap and deepen the understanding of ancient folk houses in China, bringing theoretical reference for the future conservation and development of research and design for local architectural creation.
A Study of Characteristics of Vernacular Dwellings in Guanzhong Area: Taking Dangjia Village and Guanzhong Folk Museum as Examples
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Vujicic, Miroslav D. (editor) / Kasim, Azilah (editor) / Kostopoulou, Stella (editor) / Chica Olmo, Jorge (editor) / Aslam, Mohamed (editor) / Wang, Jierui (author)
2022-12-06
8 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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