Thermal functions of internal courtyards in traditional Chinese shophouses in the hot-humid climate of Malaysia

Kubota, Tetsu; Zakaria, Mohd Azuan; Abe, Seiji; Toe, Doris Hooi Chyee

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.11.005

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“…Inner courtyards tempering properties have already been demonstrated by different authors in these dominant summer climates [14][15][16][17][18][19]40] and checked in the monitored courtyards at a single building scale. The maximum air temperature drop in the period recorded, was 6.7 • C. Therefore, at an urban scale, the city structure that implies a variable presence, AR and sizes of courtyards in these warm-climate cities depending on the specific climate has been also showed in this paper.…”

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Correlations between GIS-Based Urban Building Densification Analysis and Climate Guidelines for Mediterranean Courtyards

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This study identifies and proposes A GIS-based exploration of the relationships between aspect ratio of inner courtyards, porosity of the urban fabric and the climatic factors where it is located. To perform that comparison, morphological and measurement methods have been used to delineate spatial boundaries of urban densification. This methodology has been applied to a case study in Spain, where regulation establishes several climatic zones. Examples of cities in these zones have been examined to establish possible correlations. This paper analyses the particularities of these different urban scenarios, considering the effects of climate on the real urban densification. The purpose of this study is to find a relationship between the historical inner courtyards dimensions and the climate of the zone where they are located. In order to frame the real thermal behaviour of the inner courtyard in the context of the vernacular typologies studied, a representative sample of inner courtyards has been selected. The monitoring data presented allow quantifying the courtyard's ability to temper the maximum temperature values.

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Correlations between GIS-Based Urban Building Densification Analysis and Climate Guidelines for Mediterranean Courtyards

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“…The construction is similar to a Japanese-style house; however, the appearance does not resemble a traditional Japanese street house [39] with a front part that is usually two stories. The layout is also unlike that of a traditional Chinese street house [40,41] because there is no courtyard between the two sections. For well-to-do owners, the front part is wider with two bays: one for Long-term measurements were used to capture the overall trend in the indoor thermal environment.…”

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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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“…Traditional architecture is an important testimony to the development of national characteristics and national history [1]. It is a building with regional traditions that people have accumulated over a long period of time.…”

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Application of Space Decoration Art of Traditional Residential Courtyards in Guanzhong Area of Shaanxi Province in Square Design

Zhmakina¹,

Ibragimova²,

Dergunova³

2019

Proceedings of the 2019 3rd International Conference on Education, Economics and Management Research (ICEEMR 2019)

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In the traditional residential courtyards in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi, the application of decorative patterns plays an important role in the formation of the entire style. Guanzhong traditional residential courtyard space decoration art has a very long history. It is attached to Guanzhong traditional architecture and combined with architecture to form a serialized copy of life. This paper first analyzes the basis of the decorative art of traditional residential courtyards in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province, and then sorts out the unique natural and humanistic environment of Guanzhong area, which leads to the style characteristics of Guanzhong traditional residential courtyard decoration art. Finally, it analyzes the application of cultural elements in the design of modern squares and proposes to apply the decorative art of traditional residential courtyards in Guanzhong area to the construction of squares. The results show that the traditional decorative art of the residential houses in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi can be effectively applied in the design of the square.

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Thermal functions of internal courtyards in traditional Chinese shophouses in the hot-humid climate of Malaysia

Cited by 53 publications

References 28 publications

Correlations between GIS-Based Urban Building Densification Analysis and Climate Guidelines for Mediterranean Courtyards

Correlations between GIS-Based Urban Building Densification Analysis and Climate Guidelines for Mediterranean Courtyards

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

Application of Space Decoration Art of Traditional Residential Courtyards in Guanzhong Area of Shaanxi Province in Square Design

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