Name : Hiew Li MingStudent ID : 0319941Module : COM03103

Session : September, 2014

Effective Public Communication

Chengqi Lou, King of Tulou

What is Tulou?

A Hakka Traditional House ( Hakka Earthen House)

Historic collection of buildings which around 300KM southwest of Fuzhou

Usually a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine

Mainly construct in Ming and Qing dynasties

Internal village

Usually occupied by one large family clan

It had defense function

Representative of a unique style of Chinese communal architecture

History BackgroundBuilt since the Neolithic Period ( 6000 years ago )

People migrated from Central China to Fuzhou because of warfare and drought

Design to keep out wild animal too Central

Layout

• “ Community of equals ” • Made up of 4 concentric rings • Surrounding an ancestral hall at

the centre

• Each floor has 8 staircases • 400 rooms • 4 firewalls • Diameter, 62.5M ; height, 12.4M

StructureOuter structure• 4 stories • Ground floor : cooking and

eating• First floor : storage • Second floor and third

floor : bedroom and living roomSecond Structure

• Only 1 floor• Families usually gather at

here

Third structure• Study room

Inner structure• Courtyard• Use for praying, gathering and

discussion

MaterialsWall of outer surface : compacting earths, stones, bamboo, wood and other readily materials ( 1.8M thick )

Main gate : 100 – 300 mm thick wooden doors reinforces with an outer shell of iron plate.

Inner surface : usually use wooden block to build only

Conclusion