DOI: 10.5176/2301-394X_ACE15.123
Authors: Shih-Lin Chang and Ming-Hung Wang
Abstract:
A rare studied Chinese courtyard type has been found in the hilly area of Eastern Fujian and Southern Zhejiang, China, which is characterized by a central main building surrounded by courtyard houses on four sides. The Fourfold Courtyard House is made possible by a few distinguishing structure features: “Multiple Purlins”, “Multiple Floors”, “Multiple Bays”, and “Wood framing Overhang Gable”. The type exhibits various forms as results of four basic ways of space development: “Side Extension”, “Front and Rear Extension”, “Four-way Extension” and “combined Complex”. The flexibility of incremental growth of space lies in its structural capacity, of which the “Wood framing Overhang Gable” and “Penthouse” play the critical roles.
Keywords: Chinese courtyard house; Fourfold Courtyard House; Overhanging Gable Roof; Penthouse; Typology
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