what is vernacular housing today ?

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