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How to Build Affordable but High Quality Houses for Villagers: Appropriate Design for Aini Vernacular Houses in Xishuangbanna
Yunnan is very rich in natural resources, and using natural materials for building is an ancient tradition in local minority. In the remote poverty national areas, we always concern about making use of appropriate technical means, following the tradition of local construction, and efficiently applying local natural building materials. In addition, we pay close attention to improving their living quality effectively by the techniques. In this article, from a specific practice casethe United Nations GEF small grants programme, we make multiple detailed comparative analysis with traditional houses at the first, next we discuss appropriate design in the new residential construction of Aini in Xishuangbanna. And then we focus on using the local natural building materials such as bamboo, wood, adobe and other materials, by which we can make the improved design on roof system, wall system and floor system, so as to reduce construction costs and technical complexity, as well as we can effectively improve the living quality of construction at the same time. A demo project was constructed to show how these natural materials were integrated into a system to form the whole building. Joint team consists of local craftsmen and engineers constructed the demo-project so that the technology can be localized.
How to Build Affordable but High Quality Houses for Villagers: Appropriate Design for Aini Vernacular Houses in Xishuangbanna
Yunnan is very rich in natural resources, and using natural materials for building is an ancient tradition in local minority. In the remote poverty national areas, we always concern about making use of appropriate technical means, following the tradition of local construction, and efficiently applying local natural building materials. In addition, we pay close attention to improving their living quality effectively by the techniques. In this article, from a specific practice casethe United Nations GEF small grants programme, we make multiple detailed comparative analysis with traditional houses at the first, next we discuss appropriate design in the new residential construction of Aini in Xishuangbanna. And then we focus on using the local natural building materials such as bamboo, wood, adobe and other materials, by which we can make the improved design on roof system, wall system and floor system, so as to reduce construction costs and technical complexity, as well as we can effectively improve the living quality of construction at the same time. A demo project was constructed to show how these natural materials were integrated into a system to form the whole building. Joint team consists of local craftsmen and engineers constructed the demo-project so that the technology can be localized.
How to Build Affordable but High Quality Houses for Villagers: Appropriate Design for Aini Vernacular Houses in Xishuangbanna
Key Engineering Materials ; 517 ; 290-302
2012-06-26
13 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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