Traditional Building Materials in Contemporary Chinese Architecture

In traditional culture, people in Naxi who live in this area consider the mountains to be the backbone of their culture, and water is the soul. Design respects this belief, the walls are made of stones from the surrounding mountains, and the community center's courtyard has a reflex pool. We also believe that design should be sustainable and respect nature. Therefore, he will make the most of the local materials. Most of the local buildings are made of stones rich in clay like "heroes".

In contrast to western architecture, the building materials and patterns of traditional Chinese architectural plans have hardly changed from the earliest stage in China's history. For example, Chinese people mainly use trees to build houses and palaces, but the western world uses a variety of different building materials for their own development. However, some of the two cultures live like China, placing all the major buildings on the platform to protect the building from wet European customs; the use of the roof of the roof is thousands of years It exists between.

Throughout the 20th century, Western-trained Chinese architects tried to integrate the traditional Chinese design into contemporary architecture (usually the government) and gained great success. In addition, the pressure of contemporary China's urban development requires a faster building speed and a higher volumetric rate, which in the major cities decreases the demand for traditional Chinese architecture (usually three stories) and contributes to modern architecture That means that. However, the traditional techniques of Chinese architecture, including large and small carpenters, masons and masons, still apply to the local architecture of the vast rural areas of China.

First of all, the focus of ancient Chinese architecture is the width of the building, but modern Chinese architecture tends to increase height and depth. The architectural form of ancient Chinese architecture is mainly rectangular, its structure is supported by the shaft. Every house is connected and forms a village. The building structure principle has been carried out in several dynasties. Today, some ancient Chinese buildings are still well preserved. For example, traditional rectangular Chinese houses are divided into several rooms. Usually, the center of most houses is God and ancestral shrine, and the surrounding area provides life. There are elders on both sides next to the middle area, the other rooms are junior family members, living room, dining room, kitchen.