A Histrical study of the spacial Structure of Houses for which Forms of Habitation are Determining Factor
Project/Area Number |
06805057
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Architectural history/design
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Research Institution | Japan Women's University |
Principal Investigator |
SUZUKI Kenji Japan Women's University, Home Economics, Professor, 家政学部, 教授 (50171210)
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Project Period (FY) |
1994 – 1996
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
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Keywords | city / neighborhood block / coherent group of dwelling / wall / house / Edo / Monsaraz / Wanpingcheng / 中国 / 四合院 / 中世城郭都市 / ポルトガル / 庭 / 都市住宅 / 居住形態 / 住宅地 / 堀 / 前近代 / 近代化 |
Research Abstract |
As well as functioning as individual residences, the dwelling forms in cities and villages also possess modalities which form them into coherent groups. Such coherent groups are divided by roads into the dwelling forms known as neighborhood blocks. The present study, which addresses the various modes of dwelling from an international perspective, uses as examples towns in Japan, Europe and Asia in examination of spacial composition in which the determining factor is the coherent group of dwellings. The author intends to identify the organizational principles governing the formation of the neighborhood block, based on historical study of these principles. For the Japanese example, the Sujikaibashi-Gommonnai-Hirokoji area of Edo, historical records and literature are used in a comparison of the samurai and chonin quarters. The other examples used are the fortified medieval portuguese town of Monsaraz and the Chinese fortified provincial capital town of Wanpingcheng, where the author conducted field work and analyzed the structure of the neighborhood blocks. The exterior walls of the houses and fence which define the outer bounds of the residences not only form the boundaries with the roads and neighboring properties but also arganise the residences into a coherent whole. Walls and fences extend beyoud the parts which face onto the road into the interior of the block to give its special character. By producing a graphic representation the spacial structures of these coherent groups of buildings, based on the specific characteristics of the neighborhood block, it is possible to identify the principles of their spacial organisation. The relatively small number of examples means that this study cannot attempt to systematize the principles of spacial structure for all forms of dwelling but it does demonstrate the effectiveness of a methodology which uses the walls and fences surrounding residential plots as analytical indices.
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