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https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27432/critical-issues-in-transportation-for-2024-and-beyond

CONSIDERATIONS ON HOUSE TYPES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATION IN XIGUAN DAWU DISTRICT OF (GUANGZHO)

西関大屋地区(広州)の住居類型とその変容に関する考察

This paper clarifies the house types and their transformation in Xiguan Dawu district, Guangzho, which is the old port city in southern coast of China, based on intensive field study. Traditional houses are usually classified into three types which are xiguan dawu, zhutongwu and qilou. Xiguan dawu is the form of quadrangle, si- he-yuan, zhutongwu is a type of town house with narrow frontage and qilou is the form of 2 storied shop houses with arcade. Authors clarified their variants of each type, that are new urban house types. And this paper clarifies the transformation pattern of house types and discusses the relationship between house types, focusing on transformation process of house. The study is mainly based on the following field surveys, the contents of which are (a) land uses; distribution residential, public, sanitary, commercial, etc., facilities, (b) distribution of the buildings the number of floors and the type of building construction and (c) measuring house plans (31 dwelling units) with making questionnaires to inhabitants on attributes of family members date of building, ownerships, rental fee, and so on. Xiguan Dawu district, Guangzho had been prosperous district as the center of the commerce and economy in Southeastern Coastal area of China, from ancient times to Qing dynasty. Guangzho is one of the oldest international port open to the foreigners from the west including Muslim Arabs and the first port where England established the concession in the mid-19th</sup> century. Xiguan Dawu district is divided into 22 subdistricts, 3 of which are the targeted area being consisted of 7 shequs(Neighbourhood units).Streets of the area are classified into three levels. The first level streets are used by various mobiles to which many facilities and shops faced. They are the busiest streets and full of stalls bicycle-drawn carts and peddlers in the morning and evening market. The third level streets which are branched from the first level streets or the second level streets are directly connected to individual dwelling units. The third level streets often end to crud-sac and are used as semi-public space. Most of the area are residences. Government agencies, educational institutions, medical facilities and other public facilities Offices are distributed in the area. In addition, commercial facilities and business facilities, such as firm are distributed. Authors classified 34 house plans (31 measured + 3 from documentations), focusing on number of spans in front and depth. The authors can still find Chinese traditional courtyard house types, xiguan dawu, zhutongwu and qilou, but almost all houses are occupied by several households. The authors' field surveys shows the target area is rapidly changing. As for new house types, this paper clarified the new urban house types, i.e. house types sharing exterior stairways and semi-detached types. Discussing the relationship between basic house types and their variations, the authors identify the transformation pattern of house types. Pointing out the existence of new urban house types and clarifying transformation pattern of house types are the major results of this paper.

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  • Accession Number: 01611548
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  • Files: TRIS, JSTAGE
  • Created Date: Sep 23 2016 11:17AM