| Title |
A Comparative Study on the Residence in East China Sea as to Introducing the Southern Culture |
| Keywords |
The East China Sea ; Southern Culture ; Traditional Houses ; Jeju Island ; Kyushu ; Ryukyu ; Taiwan ; Separated Kitchen ; Stone Cultures |
| Abstract |
The skirts of East China Sea can be considered as one similar culture within a similar environment sharing Kuroshio current and a seasonal wind. These areas share their own compounded dwelling culture which comes from northern continents and southern countries from prehistoric times. A social and cultural context can be understood through the process of adopting other cultures and naturalization in commoner's houses. The influences of Korea, China and Japan transformed commoner's houses after modern times. This study focuses on; first, the common characteristics of the commoner's houses influenced by southern cultures, second, comparing the differentiation and naturalization of the cultures among Korean, Chinese and Japanese commoner's houses. 1. A separated building type was preferred to avoid the strong sunlight and the heat of the subtropical regions and for the circulation. Indeed, a separated kitchen building was built to keep away from hot air caused by cooking and heating. 2. The houses of these areas have a dual system corresponding to weather; they need wind to cool down the heat of the subtropical regions but structural stability to stand typhoons. The dual system is appeared in the forms of; coexistence of pit dwelling and pile dwelling, bearing walls and non-bearing walls, woods and stones, and longitudinally separated plans. |