1.School of Architecture,
Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an
710055, China; 2.School of Architecture,
Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an
710055, China; School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia
University, Yinchuan 750021, China;
Abstract：In rural areas of western China, most of the vernacular architectures are made of earth. In the process of urbanization, few residents like to build their houses with earth because the old traditional earth house cannot meet their requirement for higher standard of living. As a result, much more energy will be consumed if industrial building materials are used instead of earth. The regeneration of the traditional earth house, therefore, becomes a challenge in new village construction. This paper briefly describes a project about creating a new prototype of earth house for the migrants along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to shed light on finding an appropriate approach for regenerating the traditional earth houses with the concept of low-energy housing. It includes an investigation of the traditional earth house and the environment condition of the new settlement, the new house design process, and the quantitative evaluation of the living quality of the new house.
. Regeneration of vernacular architecture: new
rammed earth houses on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River[J]. Front. Energy, 2010, 4(1): 93-99.
Jiaping LIU, Rongrong HU, Liu YANG, Runshan WANG, . Regeneration of vernacular architecture: new
rammed earth houses on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Front. Energy, 2010, 4(1): 93-99.
Liu Jiaping, Tan Liangbin. Thenew vernacular houses for Yi minority in western China. Proceedings of 2006 Xi’an International Conference of Architectureand Technology, 2006
Zhou Wei, Zhao Qun, Liu Jiaping. Study on the green regeneration for Yiminority’s traditional houses. Proceedingsof the 3rd International Workshop on Energy and Environment of ResidentialBuildings, Xi’an, 2004, 66―70
Liu Jiaping, Tan Liangbin, Yan Zengfeng, Yang Liu. Research on regeneration of traditional immature soildwellings. Architecture & Culture, 2007, (6): 42―44
Zhou Wei. Study and analysis of architectural space and the regenerationof traditional dwellings. Dissertationfor the Doctoral Degree. Xi’an: Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, 2004(in Chinese)
Tan Liangbin. Study on the regeneration design of the earth dwellingsin western China. Dissertation for theDoctoral Degree. Xi’an: Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, 2007(in Chinese)
