Climate responsive strategies of traditional dwellings located in an ancient village in hot summer and cold winter region of China

Gou, Shaoqing; Li, Zhengrong; Zhao, Qun; Nik, Vahid M.; Scartezzini, J.-L.

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.12.003

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“…The construction process of the residence reflects the complex interaction of multi dimensions and multi elements. [9] Especially in the construction of vernacular dwellings in China, besides considering the climate factors, we need to consider the elements such as economy, life habits and family composition. Therefore, the construction of a residential house cannot be determined solely by a certain element.…”

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Form Follows Environmental Energy: Ecological Heat In Contemporary Vernacular Architecture

2019

E3S Web Conf.

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The aesthetic of architecture changes with the history, and its evolution is a dynamic, humane and regional process. The contemporary China is in the double transition periods of traditional and modern, modern and postmodern, therefore the value of architecture lost its order caused by the overlapping and conflicting of different values in different periods, either external “image” or intrinsic “meaning”, are in a state of disorder. With the advent of modernization, traditional architecture seems to be gradually forgotten and abandoned. However, many traditional villages still circulate the environmental wisdom that contemporary architects still use in their designs. Most of the traditional houses all over the world use local building material, make full use of renewable energy, using the natural energy of natural climate actively such as light, heat, wind to adapt to the climate environment, with good adaptability to the local climate, topography and, is a model of passive building technology. This article attempts from Three angles to explore, which are the diagram and theory, simulation software, and environment measurement of Chinese traditional village. Through the above research, we try to find the coupling between traditional local-style dwelling houses and modern residence in the design.

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Form Follows Environmental Energy: Ecological Heat In Contemporary Vernacular Architecture

2019

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“…Various studies have shown that vernacular architecture consumes less energy and leaves little environmental impact to achieve good indoor thermal comfort [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Vernacular architecture has much to offer modern sustainable architectural design [15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

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“…Construction material of the Chinese style building (thatch roof, weed/bamboo woven wall) are not the same as those from its home land (adobe or brick wall, tile roof). By changing the material to a lightweight system and choosing tighter building envelope, the Chinese-style house has created characteristics of thermal performance different from its counterparts in China [1][2][3][4]. Applying similar constructions, the difference in thermal performance [5][6][7] between the Japanese-style house and its counterparts in Japan is induced by the differences in regional climates.…”

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Thermal Performances of Three Old Houses: A Comparative Study of Heterogeneous Vernacular Traditions in Taiwan

Chiou

Elizalde

2019

Sustainability

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The paper presents a comparative study of the climate responsive design strategies and indoor thermal performance of three vernacular houses in Guanshan Township of eastern Taiwan by building survey and instrument measurements. These houses are all about 80 years old. They are of Chinese style, Japanese style, and a mixture of both styles. All three houses are popular building types in the region. Key findings include: (1) Space buffer, thermal insulation, ground exposure, and natural ventilation are the key elements of climate responsive design strategies. (2) The climate responsive design strategies of the three buildings, while using similar building material, are not the same. They are strongly associated with the buildings’ cultural roots as well as the buildings’ use patterns. (3) The Chinese-style house is a heat rejecter. It is comfortable in spring and summer. The mixed-style house is a heat keeper. It is comfortable in winter and spring. The Japanese-style house is well-ventilated and has equal thermal comfort level at around 50% in all seasons. It is uncommon that vernacular buildings from different cultural traditions coexist in the same region. This study provides detail appraisals of their respective sustainable design strategies in hot and humid climate.

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“…The main reason for these difficulties is attributed to the poor indoor environment quality and inadequacy in organic upgrading. Over the past decades, the great ecological values of Chinese traditional dwellings have been discussed in some research [1,2]. However, the analysis and improvement for natural ventilation of traditional vernacular dwellings are often ignored by researchers, and relevant study is seldom reported as a research focus.…”

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Optimization of Natural Ventilation of “Yinzi” Dwellings in Western Hunan Based on Orthogonal Experiment and CFD

Liu

Huang

2016

Buildings

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Abstract:The unique architectural style of traditional "Yinzi" dwellings in Western Hunan, China, needs to be protected and their natural ventilation of patio space should also be promoted. Therefore, this study aimed at finding out the natural ventilation values and limitations of "Yinzi" dwellings as well as designing an optimum ventilation strategy for such dwellings. In this work, the thermal environment of a typical "Yinzi" dwelling was tested. The two patios and living room space of "Yinzi" dwellings was selected for a quantitative analysis, and CFD software was adopted to simulate the stack effect of different patio proportions under the same static wind environment conditions. In addition, an orthogonal experiment is combined with CFD simulation to explore the best proportion and position of patio of "Yinzi" dwellings. A final optimum ventilation strategy is provided for the "Yinzi" dwellings, which can significantly promote the natural stack effect of "Yinzi" dwellings in summer.

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Climate responsive strategies of traditional dwellings located in an ancient village in hot summer and cold winter region of China

Cited by 103 publications

References 25 publications

Form Follows Environmental Energy: Ecological Heat In Contemporary Vernacular Architecture

Form Follows Environmental Energy: Ecological Heat In Contemporary Vernacular Architecture

Thermal Performances of Three Old Houses: A Comparative Study of Heterogeneous Vernacular Traditions in Taiwan

Optimization of Natural Ventilation of “Yinzi” Dwellings in Western Hunan Based on Orthogonal Experiment and CFD

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