A Research on the Traditional Wooden House of Miao Minority Case studies of Fan and Yao Overhanging Houses

• Main Authors: Ying-Feng Huang, 黃英峰
• Other Authors: 林會承
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/j7699r

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 建築與文化資產研究所 === 100 === Abstract Vernacular architecture may not be regarded as a paradigm in the main-stream academia, however, it represents the living experience and wisdom from the people of different nationalities. This paper researches into the traditional wooden-structure residence of Miao Minority in the Southeastern Guizhou Province, China. The research methods include literature analysis, field interviews, and on-site measurements. The researcher attempts to conduct an analytical study of Miao’s housing, mainly public buildings and domestic residences, and focuses on the wooden-structure analysis of two typical Miao’s stilt houses. One, Fan’s stilt house, situates on the north bank of Cing Shuei River in Jin Bing County, and the other, Yao’s, locates on the south bank. Both houses were built in wooden-structure base of traditional Miao Minority, one in slope style and the other in platform. The research documented the rebuilt processes of the two wooden-structure houses, including the plane and space layout, functionalities, construction tools, methods and procedures through images-recording, sketches (hand-drawing and Auto CAD) and research journals. During the rebuilt period, interviews with traditional construction workers and elder people were conducted to get a better understanding of the vernacular architecture of Miao Minority, to document the thinking of local communities, and to preserve a sound database for architecture researches of the Miao Minority. The ultimate goal of the research lies in summarizing the unique characteristics of the Miao Minority architecture and the wisdom and knowledge behind, and preserving the cultural heritage and human intelligence. The research outcomes can be elaborated in two parts: cultural documentation and reflection. The detailed measurement data of two houses provide precious sample records of the construction figures and databases of Miao architecture. It is the researcher’s hope that through the study of traditional wooden-structure residence of Miao Minority from the historical and cultural prospects, construction techniques, and space usage, some beneficial factors may be explored and re-discovered for the references of modern architecture design, and provides insights for the buildings on the slope in Taiwan.