Concept Design and Development Model of Underground Villas
With the rapid development of society, modern buildings have been consuming excessive amount of energy and resources. Eco-friendly building is going to be the leading style of architecture in the future. Underground villa, as a type of energy efficient architecture, has widely drawn humans’ attent...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume8Issue3/fulltext8362015.pdf |
| Summary: | With the rapid development of society, modern buildings have been consuming excessive amount of energy and
resources. Eco-friendly building is going to be the leading style of architecture in the future. Underground villa, as a type
of energy efficient architecture, has widely drawn humans’ attention. However, Chinese are still at an exploratory stage
in terms of the development of underground construction. This paper describes several typical underground villas in
western developed countries; briefly states the advantages and shortcomings of underground villas; discusses the design
of style-planning, inner-space design, lighting and ventilation, and waterproof and fireproof of underground villas; also
puts forward how to improve the living environment of underground villas. Besides, the paper suggests an innovative
concept of underground living that best suits China’s market based on the merits of underground villas and the analysis
upon China’s traditional cave-house. In addition, it roughly analyzes the prospect of this innovate style of dwelling in
China. |
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| ISSN: | 1791-2377 1791-2377 |