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Traditional Chinese house architecture refers to a historical series of architecture styles and design elements that were commonly utilized in the building of civilian homes during the imperial era of ancient China. Throughout this two-thousand-year-long period, significant innovations and variations of homes existed, but house design generally ...
Stilt houses (also called pile dwellings or lake dwellings) are houses raised on stilts (or piles) over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding; [1] they also keep out vermin. [2] The shady space under the house can be used for work or storage. [3]
Pang uk (Chinese: 棚屋; Jyutping: paang4 uk1; lit. 'shack house') is a kind of stilt house found in Tai O, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. [1] Pang uk are built on water or on small beaches. A fire broke out in 2000 destroying some of the houses in Tai O , [ 2 ] and some were later rebuilt.
In the past, the Dai bamboo house was divided into two types: the official bamboo house and the civilian bamboo house. The officer’s bamboo house is spacious and bright. It adopts the style of Western “gothic architecture”, the shape of the house is square, and the roof is shaped like a pyramid. The entire bamboo house is supported by 20 ...
The first design principle was that the Chinese house was the embodiment of Neo-Confucian values. These collaborative values were loyalty, respect, and service. They were depicted through representations of generations, gender, and age. Unlike western homes, the Chinese home was not a private space or a place separated from the state.
Siheyuan courtyard houses originated in Beijing and is the most prevalent type of traditional Chinese courtyard residence. Due to their high density in Beijing, the term "Siheyuan" is typically synonymous with the Beijing style. Siheyuan, along with Hutong, have become the most representative traditional architectural feature of Beijing.
The architecture of Taiwan can be traced back to stilt housing of the aborigines in prehistoric times; to the building of fortresses and churches in the north and south used to colonize and convert the inhabitants during the Dutch and Spanish period; the Tungning period when Taiwan was a base of anti-Qing sentiment and Minnan-style architecture was introduced; in Qing dynasty period, a mix of ...
Stilt houses have been used for millennia, with evidence in the European Alps that stilt houses were constructed on a lake over 6000 years ago [1] and Herodotus making reference to stilt housing on lakes in Paeonia. [2] Settlements primarily composed of stilt housing are common in Micronesia and in Oceania. Stilt Houses on King Island