Application of traditional houses decorated in a modem environment art design

With the continuous development of our society, culture with various elements have enriched our lives. Traditional houses decoration is a form of Chinese culture. In China, residential decorative art has a long history in the course of its development, which reflects the cultural spirit of Chinese ancient civilization. It ＇ s unique and rich artistic expression contains deep, traditional, and ethnic culture. It is an essential application element in our modem environment art design. Traditional houses decorated in a modem environment art design has a great significance in the inheritance, development and study of Chinese culture. In today＇ s world with a variety of cultural elements, more traditional Chinese art elements are to meet the requirements of our people, and are easily integrated with China in today＇ s art and culture. In recent years, more and more innovative art forms have been widely developed. This article will analyze and discuss traditional houses decorated in modem environmental art design.

Van Earthquake’s Effects on Mud-Brick Houses in Van and the Last Survived Buildings

The city of Van is located to the Eastern Region of Turkey and has experienced two large earthquakes recently. Van earthquakes have caused big damages and demolitions in the city center, districts and in villages. As a result of precautions works have been realized to remove its effects shortly. However, it can be seen that the either urban or rural areas of the city carry the earthquake’s traces. Damages that the eartquake left on the buildings formed the most apparent and standing ones of the traces. Mud-brick buildings are the primary of those damaged buildings both in the centre of Van and in villages. Especially roofs’ collapsing and then walls’ demolition for mud-brick houses which were abandoned, and therefore were not maintained properly for a long time, are quite familiar situations after the earthquake. However, inhabited and maintained houses have been survived sturdily by contrast of other houses with modern materials and they helpt life to continue after the earthquake. In this study, mud-brick houses which were survived after earthquakes in Van and in the villages will be discussed. Reasons for demolition of those demolished and the qualities of those surviving ones will be scrutinized. It is going to be discussed how the mud-brick material which is distinguishing and struggling to gain it deserves as an ecological material today to resist against natural disasters sturdily when it is applied in decent way in scope with examples in the city of Van. Purpose of this study is to document right and wrong usage of the mud-brick materials with examples.

Influence of patio on indoor environment in a Chinese traditional folk house in summer

A case study is performed on the influence of the patio on the indoor environment of a traditional folk house group,named Zhangguying village in Hunan province,in the summer of 2007.Measurements include indoor and outdoor air temperature,indoor and outdoor illuminance,indoor and outdoor air speed,and carried out from August 5th to 10th.The results show that the patio,acting as a ＂buffer zone＂,can reduce the ambient impacts on the indoor thermal environment of rooms because the temperature of the patio is lower than that of the outdoor temperature but higher than that of the rooms.The patio can improve the indoor lighting environment because the illuminance of the patio is lower than that of outdoor and higher than that of the rooms.But the effect is too limited,because the illuminance of the rooms is lower than the national standards.This study shows that the shading design is the primary consideration in this kind of climate.The wind speed of the patio is stable and similar to that of the hall and the stack effect of the patio is not obvious.It shows that the patio is useful for natural ventilation,caused by wind pressure,in summer.

Influence of site selection on natural ventilation in Chinese traditional folk house

The relationship between the site selection of a hilly terrain and the natural ventilation of the Dangdamen building complex,which is a traditional folk house,is revealed by a computational fluid dynamics（CFD）simulation.The wind press and speed distributions around the building in four cases with different weather conditions and topographies are simulated.The simulation results show that a hill can reduce the absolute values of the wind pressure at the windward and leeward sides of the building.The encouraging effect of the patio on the natural ventilation in a terrain with a hill is greater than that without a hill.The same situation occurs when comparing the patio effects between summer and winter.The wind speed around the building can be reduced by the hill as it is an obstacle and the degrees of the influence of the hill in summer and in winter are quite different because of different wind directions.The analysis results show that this kind of site selection,with the hill to the north,is a suitable way to settle the conflict of the natural ventilation requirements in summer and in winter under subtropical climate conditions,especially in houses with patios.

Documentation and analysis of structural elements of traditional houses for conservation of cultural heritage in Siverek(Sanliurfa,Turkey)

This study deals with the architectural properties of traditional Siverek houses,which are important in the larger corpus of Southeastern Anatolian houses.The historical city center of Siverek has partly preserved its authentic character with its monumental buildings and traditional houses.Despite the considerable number of traditional courtyard houses in Siverek,no detailed survey has been conducted on them.In this work,these traditional houses in the historical Siverek City center are identified and documented for the first time.Their plans,facades,and structural systems are examined in detail,and the structural elements are comprehensively analyzed.We document the architectural features of these traditional Siverek houses and introduce the cultural heritage of the city.These details provide information for proper decision-making regarding the preparation of restitution and restoration projects and selecting materials and techniques that suit the structures to be restored.

Clues for Architectural Education： Flexibility in Traditional and Modern Turkish House

Traditional Turkish house which characterized with its original shape of the room, plan layout, construction and roof forms has two main spaces as ＂sofa＂ （common space） and the ＂room＂ differentiate it from the houses in different geographies. The flexibility of the room in traditional Turkish house is characterized with its fixed-in-furniture, which supplies all necessities of a person in a house. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences in use of space between traditional Turkish houses and today＇s flats in apartments. The comprehensions will be made through the field works on traditional houses and with the projects of architecture students in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanhul. The concept of the students＇ projects is redesigning their own houses. Since the students come from different regions of Turkey, their houses have both similar and different spatial characteristics. Whether the cultural identity of the user plays a role in use of living space will be discussed. The aim of this study is to put the relation between the past and today＇s use of interior spaces of Turkish houses.

Effect of Hue Citadel on the Layout of Traditional Garden Houses Located in Its Area, Vietnam

In Hue, the city located in the middle region of Vietnam, the Citadel is known as the place of the last Dynasty in the history of Vietnam, Nguyen （1802-1945）. Whereas Nguyen Kings lived in the Purple Forbidden City （the third wall of the Citadel）, other members of royal families and high-ranking mandarins lived in Hue Traditional Garden Houses （HTGHs） constructed around and in the Citadel area. This paper is a part of the research that focuses on an approach for sustainable live conservation and application of HTGHs into contemporary use. In this paper, the study aims to consider effects of the Citadel on the layout and arrangement of HTGHs located in its＇ area by studying alteration in layout elements of those house. Based on field surveys of 91 HTGHs in the Citadel area, it is found that although those houses are altered into various configurations under the impacts of urbanization and modernization, several important traditional elements in layout such as Binh Phong （masonry screen）, Be Can （basin）, and facing orientation have been maintained, and their layouts reflect a miniature image of Hue Citadel, i.e., there is an integral relationship between the Citadel and HTGHs located in it. This relationship plays an important role for expressing one of unique characteristics of Hue cultural asset, which is unavailable in other regions of Vietnam.

Assessment of thermal comfort in the traditional and contemporary houses in Byblos:A comparative study

This paper presents a comparative study on the thermal comfort of traditional and contemporary houses in Byblos,Lebanon.With climate change affecting indoor environments and potentially leading to increased energy consumption,achieving optimal thermal comfort is a crucial issue for building research.The study analyzes several environmental parameters and conducts an occupancy survey to assess thermal comfort in both types of houses.The questionnaire used in the survey consists of 46 questions divided into three parts:“Who are you?”,“The environment of your house?”,and“Architectural characteristics of the house.”The results show that traditional houses perform better than contemporary ones in terms of thermal comfort,due to their use of natural and passive methods.However,both types of houses have room for improvement in terms of energy efficiency.This study provides insights into potential solutions for improving indoor thermal comfort while reducing energy consumption in traditional and contemporary houses.

An Interdisciplinary Approach to“Roadology”Research:A Case Study of Fukouxing

The formation,development and influence of road are interdisciplinary and complex.As a cultural symbol across time and space,road exists in all aspects of human life."Roadology"builds a road frame research system across disciplines and provides a more inclusive and plastic method for road researchers.This paper discusses and summarizes the research value and characteristics of"roadology"through various interdisciplinary research methods of road.On the basis of the military warfare,economic development and Shanxi immigration history in the Ming and Qing dynasties,the author discusses the influence of Fukouxing on the community culture in an interdisciplinary perspective with the combination of politics,economics,anthropology and architecture.

Intermediate space for housing design learned from tradition of Korean maru and Turkish sofa

The study examines traditional design approaches for intermediate spaces of residential buildings to support environmentally driven design strategies of current practices.For the evaluation of the potential of traditional design strategies,traditional houses of Korea and Turkey are explored by making a detailed comparison of maru and sofa according to theoretical considerations on intermediate spaces.After examining the concept of the intermediate space and the general characteristics of Korean and Turkish traditional housing,10 cases from 17th to 19th centuries are selected and compared to clarify the features of maru and sofa as intermediate spaces.Based on the results,the arrangement of maru shows characteristics of contradiction between interior rooms and intermediate spaces in a monotonous structural repetition,while sofa presents an apparently hierarchical spatial composition.Sofa has the placeness quality,while maru has the quality of plurality,actively mixing both inside and outside environments.While maru allows various free access with clear spatial continuity,sofa produces a sequential spatial experience with the pleasure of different architectural qualities.Finally,the study suggests opened type and closed type of intermediate space as two possible strategies for modern houses based on the results of comparative analyses.Recent environmental studies in architecture should consider intermediate spaces of various traditional houses due to the insights and possibilities these spatial elements may potentially provide to both architectural practice and theory,especially in a pandemic era.