2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparative study on the body modular system for constructing a traditional community house of katu and Bana ethnic minorities
| Project/Area Number |
22656135
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Architectural history/design
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | ベトナム / 少数民族 / 伝統建築 / 伝統技術 / 身体尺 |
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| Research Abstract |
The comparative study focuses on the indigenous building technology seen in Katu and Bana ethnic minorities in central Vietnam, in particular on the body modular system for their traditional community house. The research of building measurement and interview to villagers identified the system structure and the application rules to building design of Katu ethnic. Bana and similar ethnic-Sedang are found to possess the same kind of body modular system of Katu ethnic through several field surveys.
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