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What is vernacular housing
today
?Tatiana Švecová,Arquitectura La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull
October 15, 2010
In the past, could vernacular architecture be characterised clearly as:
"For want of a generic label we shall call it vernacular, anonymous, spontaneous, indigenous, rural, as the case may be.„
Bernard Rudofsky
Toda hut, India
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-Anonymous-Spontaneous-Indigenous
-Rural
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„ ...a building designed by an amateur without any training in design; paying little attention to what may be fashionable. The function of the building would be the
dominant factor, Local materials would be used as a matter of course, other materials being chosen and imported quite exceptionally. „ Ronald Brunskill
-Not fashionable
-Designed by amateur
-Function is the dominant factor
-Local/available materials used
Stone and clay houses in rural Nepal
www.wikipedia.com
-Anonymous-Spontaneous-Indigenous
-Rural
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"...it is contended
that 'popular architecture' designed by professional architects or commercial builders for
popular use, does not come within the compass of the vernacular.„
Paul Oliver, Dwellings
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Can you answer to these questions?
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Who lives here?
Where are these buildings located?
What are local / available materials of this place ?
What are cultural traditions of inhabitants?
Vernacular architecture
Popular architecture
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Nowadays, it is becoming more and more difficult to find examples of vernacular housing in contemporal architecture
because of using modern technologies, materials and our changing lifestyle…
Are following buildings examples of
Contemporary Vernacular Housing
?
The Chhebetar Orphanage, Nepal
The Chhebetar Orphanage, Nepal
- designed by Hans Olav Hesseberg and Sixten Rahlff, nestles into the hillside of a small Nepalese village
The Chhebetar Orphanage, Nepal
- designed by Hans Olav Hesseberg and Sixten Rahlff, nestles into the hillside of a small Nepalese village
- the building was constructed by local people using traditional skills
The Chhebetar Orphanage, Nepal
- designed by Hans Olav Hesseberg and Sixten Rahlff, nestles into the hillside of a small Nepalese village
- the building was constructed by local people using traditional skills
- the lavatory was made from concrete and local stone
The Chhebetar Orphanage, Nepal
- designed by Hans Olav Hesseberg and Sixten Rahlff, nestles into the hillside of a small Nepalese village
- the building was constructed by local people using traditional skills
- the lavatory was made from concrete and local stone
- solid stone walls provide thermal mass for daytime cooling and warmth at night
On-nuch garage slum Bangkok
On-nuch garage slum Bangkok
- house is built from carefully selected garbage what is available material in that locality
On-nuch garage slum Bangkok
- house is built from carefully selected garbage what is available material in that locality
- the owner / builder of the house is a man of his 40s, who never built anything in his life before
On-nuch garage slum Bangkok
- house is built from carefully selected garbage what is available material in that locality
- the owner / builder of the house is a man of his 40s, who never built anything in his life before
- house respects typical design of houses in particular area
Ahwaz, Iran, Sandbag project
- structures use local resources - the basic construction technique involves filling sandbags with earth
Ahwaz, Iran, Sandbag project
- structures use local resources - the basic construction technique involves filling sandbags with earth
Ahwaz, Iran, Sandbag project
- participation of inhabitants of all age is dominant factor
- structures use local resources - the basic construction technique involves filling sandbags with earth
Ahwaz, Iran, Sandbag project
- inhabitants of all age participate is dominant factor
- shape of building respects local traditions
Quinta Monroy, Iquique, Chile
http://www.elementalchile.com
- social housing offers a possibility to participate and to built house by own
Quinta Monroy, Iquique, Chile
- social housing offers a possibility to participate and to built house by own
Quinta Monroy, Iquique, Chile
- inhabitants assimilate their homes acording their economical situation, traditions and local resources
Bibligraphy
http://phiphi-design-workshop.blogspot.comhttp://www.elementalchile.comhttp://www.akdn.org/Architecturewww.archdaily.comwww.blog.100-mile-house.orgwww.skyscrapercity.comwww.tibetheritagefund.org
