scholarly journals CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPOSALS FOR RECOVERY OF TRADITIONAL TAMANG CONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN NEPAL

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-M-1-2020 ◽  
pp. 115-122
Author(s):  
F. J. Castilla ◽  
J. Agulló ◽  
J. Castellote
Keyword(s):  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Architectural Styles ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Himalayan Mountain ◽  
Primitive State ◽  
The Village ◽  
Local Materials

Abstract. This article is the result of the work of four years of field trips (2016-2019) to the village of Gatlang (Nepal) and visits to some of the surrounding villages in the Rasuwa district. This area is mainly inhabited by Tamang, of Buddhist culture and of distant Mongolian origin. The architecture of the Tamang ethnic group is unique although shares some common characteristics with other mountain or isolated architectures around the world. Due to its difficult access and remote location of these communities, the architecture uses mostly local materials (stone and wood). Although this characteristic is common to many other communities of the Himalayan mountain range, even today it is possible to differentiate architectural styles associated with ethnic groups in different regions. The primitive state of these constructions is progressively altered by the inclusion of new materials, especially in areas affected by earthquakes, such as this one, where the urgency and need to guarantee the safety of new constructions has resulted in disparate and uncontrolled reconstructions. The article aims to identify and analyze Tamang vernacular architecture constructions, their invariants, and gain in-depth knowledge of their general behavior when faced with environmental factors, as well as conservation possibilities. The final objective is to promote the recovery of this architecture, guaranteeing its structural safety and adapting it to the current habitability needs, but trying to maintain the typological invariants that preserve its value as a set of historical, cultural and tourist interests, which form part of the Tamang Heritage Trail.

scholarly journals Bioclimatism through Vernacular Architecture as a Pass for New Sustainable Structure

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Abeer Samy Yousef Mohamed ◽  
Kholod Moumani
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Architectural Styles ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Local Materials

Vernacular architecture typifies a majority of constraints from places where it belongs, where the use of local materials and techniques is one of the key features. In comparison to industrially-produced materials, vernacular materials have low ecological effects, being an alternate for sustainable construction. The expanding utilization of new industrially-produced and standardized materials resulted in the homogenization of the several used construction approaches, and spawned a universal architecture that oftentimes has gone out of the environment context and it is very reliant on energy and other resources. Vernacular architecture predicated on bioclimatism concepts was developed and used through the ages by many civilizations around the world. Different civilizations have produced their own architectural styles predicated on the local conditions.This paper addresses via an analytical study to indicate the relationship between vernacular architecture, locally sourced materials and structure by relating them with bioclimatic zones. To assess the contribution of these materials for sustainability, an evaluation with industrial materials at level of environmental indicators was established. This paper highlights the advantages of using local materials and techniques as a factor of local socio-economic development.  Also, indicating different solar passive features that are available in Vernacular architecture, related to temperature control and promoting natural ventilation by using locally available materials in their construction. Through this methodology, this study will introduce a new approach Bioclimatism and Vernacular architecture as a pass for new sustainable structure.

scholarly journals Nilai Kearifan Rumah Hijau (Greenship Homes) Permukiman Pedesaan Lereng Gunung, kasus Desa Kledung, Temanggung

Arsitektura ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
V.G. Sri Rejeki ◽  
Romantio Veronika Ndruru ◽  
Gita Cynthia Bella K. ◽  
Zia Amalia Wafi
Keyword(s):  
Green Buildings ◽  
The Other ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Cold Temperatures ◽  
Large Tree ◽  
The People ◽  
Mountain Settlements ◽  
Inorganic Waste ◽  
The Village ◽  
Local Materials

<p><em>The implementation of greenship homes rating tools on houses in residential areas has been carried out in recent times. On the other hand, in mountain settlements have the value of local wisdom considers the environment as the basis of settlement management. The purpose of this study found the value of green buildings mountain settlements, the case of Kledung Village, Wonosobo, using the analysis of greenship homes rating tools. Qualitative research is conducted by physical mapping methods and interviews to homeowner informants. The study used 12 purposive samples, which were defined based on four character locations. The results of the study, based on 4 character location of the case, greenship homes value is relatively similar / its same. There is no difference in value between one case than another, so that analysis is done at once. Overall, the results of the study explained that the greenship homes rating tool can be applied in kledung village. The result is 1) all buildings are larger than the ratio of greenship rating tools, 2) all houses have electricity meters and monitoring; 3) sorting of organic and inorganic waste; 4) pest management; 5) some houses use recicled, reuse, and local materials, 6) sunny utilization and solar entry into homes and cross-circulation wind management in houses. Uniquenesse's finding are 1) there is a minimum large tree in Kledung village, because the village has cold temperatures,  high humidity and little daily sunlight time. In addition, the people in Kledung Village do not regulate clean water, because it is abundant in this village</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals The Tsakonian Dialect.—I

1913 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 133-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Scutt
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Northern Boundary ◽  
Grazing Land ◽  
Bare Rock ◽  
The North ◽  
Cultivable Land ◽  
The Village

The area over which the Tsakonian dialect is spoken lies on the east coast of the Peloponnese between the Parnon range and the sea. Its northern boundary is roughly the torrent which, rising on Parnon above Kastánitsa, flows into the sea near Ayios Andréas, its southern the torrent which, also rising on Parnon, passes through Lenídhi to the sea. A mountain range stretches along the coast from end to end of the district, reaching its highest point (1114 metres) in Mt. Sevetíla above the village of Korakovúni. Between Tyrós and Pramateftí, the seaward slopes of this range are gentle and well covered with soil. Behind these coast hills there stretches a long highland plain, known as the Palaiókhora, which, in the north, is fairly well covered with soil, but gradually rises towards the south into a region of stony grazing land, and terminates abruptly in the heights above Lenídhi. The high hill of Oríonda rises out of the Palaiókhora to the west and forms a natural centre-point of the whole district. Behind it stretching up to the bare rock of Parnon, is rough hilly country, cut here and there by ravines and offering but rare patches of cultivable land.

scholarly journals Cryobacterium roopkundense sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from glacial soil

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 866-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. N. Reddy ◽  
Suman Pradhan ◽  
Ruth Manorama ◽  
S. Shivaji
Keyword(s):  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Major Fatty Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Genotypic Differences ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Psychrophilic Bacterium ◽  
Himalayan Mountain ◽  
Unknown Lipid

Strain RuGl7T was isolated from a soil sample collected at the periphery of the glacial Lake Roopkund in the Himalayan mountain range, India. Cells of RuGl7T were Gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped, motile and grew optimally between 15 and 18 °C. Cells of RuGl7T contained 2,4-diaminobutyric acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan and the major menaquinones were MK-10, MK-11 and MK-12. The polar lipids present were diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol and an unknown lipid and the major fatty acid was anteiso-C15 : 0. Based on the above characteristics, strain RuGl7T was assigned to the genus Cryobacterium. Strain RuGl7T shared a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 97.0 and 99.0 % with Cryobacterium psychrotolerans JCM 13925T and Cryobacterium psychrophilum JCM 1463T, respectively. However, DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain RuGl7T and C. psychrotolerans and C. psychrophilum were 28 and 23 %, respectively. Furthermore, strain RuGl7T exhibited several phenotypic and genotypic differences when compared with C. psychrotolerans, C. psychrophilum and Cryobacterium mesophilum. Based on these differentiating characteristics, strain RuGl7T was identified as a novel species of the genus Cryobacterium for which the name Cryobacterium roopkundense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is RuGl7T (=DSM 21065T=JCM 15131T).

scholarly journals Designing Port Passenger Terminal in the Meat Village as Ecotourism Area with Neo Vernacular Architecture Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-209
Author(s):  
Fitri Rahmawati Nasution ◽  
Moehammed Nawawiy Loebis
Keyword(s):  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Water Transportation ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
The Village ◽  
North Sumatra

This journal is essential for social, economic, and government in the Meat Village. It is about a potentially marine tourism destination, located in Meat Village, Tampahan District, Toba Samosir Regency, North Sumatra Province. As one of the tourism destinations, this village needs to be developed, especially water transportation, which is supported by Lake Toba's natural resources. But it has been replaced by land and air transportation. On the other hand, water transportation has its privilege, namely giving a sense of being united with nature and listening to the gentle sound of water, which cannot be felt if using land or air transportation. Therefore, it requires a passenger port to facilitate tourists in accessing this tourism village through water transportation. This port consists of a passenger terminal that accommodates passengers' departure and arrival. The method used in site selection is done through discussion of primary data, namely data sources that directly provide data to data collectors and secondary data, that is, data that does not directly provide data to researchers, through other people or analyzed documents and concluded. The result of the methodology used is, this passenger terminal needs the Neo Vernacular Architecture approach for the design. Because the village has aspects of the past, such as Batak Toba culture and mythology that need to be preserved and introduced to the present as long-term projections for the future. This is useful to make the building becomes part of the Meat Village community.

scholarly journals ADAPTASI ARSITEKTUR VERNAKULAR KAMPUNG NELAYAN BUGIS DI KAMAL MUARA

NALARs ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Primi Artiningrum ◽  
Danto Sukmajati
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Architectural Form ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The North ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Village

ABSTRAK.Masyarakat Bugis terkenal sebagai pelaut ulung di Indonesia yang telah menjelajahi seluruh wilayah nusantara.Oleh karena itu permukiman masyarakat Bugis dapat ditemukan di hampir seluruh wilayah Indonesia, terutama di kawasan pesisir.Di pantai Utara Jakarta juga terdapat satu kampung nelayan Bugis, yaitu di wilayah Kamal Muara.Karakter fisik dari permukiman ini menunjukkan ciri-ciri arsitektur vernacular Bugis yang dapat dilihat dari bentuk rumah-rumahnya.Akan tetapi, kondisi lingkungan yang berbeda dengan di tempat asalnya memaksa masyarakat kampung Bugis tersebut untuk beradaptasi baik terhadap lingkungan fisik maupun lingkungan sosial budayanya.Adaptasi tersebut menyebabkan terjadinya perubahan-perubahan pada bentuk dan pola perkampungannya.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan pengaruh adaptasi terhadap bentuk rumah dan pola kampung yang dibandingkan dengan arsitektur Bugis yang asli.Metode yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif.Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi lapangan dan wawancara kepada informan kunci termasuk beberapa pemilik rumah.Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah teridentifikasinya adapatasi bentuk arsitektur dan pola kampung terkait dengan kondisi lingkungan dan sosial budaya. Kata  kunci : adaptasi, vernakular, arsitektur, nelayan, kampung ABSTRACT.Bugis people are famous as the best sailor in Indonesia who have sailed all over the archipelago. Their settlements can be found all over the country especially in the coastal area. Kamal Muara is one of the Bugis fishermen village located in the North coast of Jakarta. The physical character of this settlement demonstrates Bugis vernacular architecture which is especially noticeable in the form of its houses. However, the new place has forced the people to adapt to the physical environment as well as to the social and cultural environment. Consequently, the adaptation caused changes of architectural shapes and the pattern of the village. This objective of this research was to find out the influence of the adaptation to the house form and village pattern that was compared to its original Bugis Architecture. The method of this research was qualitative descriptive research. The data was collected through field study, observation, and interview to the key informants including the owner of the houses. The outcomes of this research is the identification of the adaptation in architectural form and village pattern related to the environmental condition and the sociocultural problem. Keywords:  adaptation, vernacular, architecture, fishermen, village

scholarly journals READAPTATION OF MALAY VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE FOR INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT IN MODERN MASJIDS TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Salwana Mohd Nawayai ◽  
Zuraini Denan ◽  
Noor Hanita Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Architectural Styles ◽  
Potential Case ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Suitable Environment

The earlier masjid architectural styles were similar to Malay vernacular houses and evolved with the introduction of the modernist style. This resulted in increased energy consumption. Hence, a proper set of thermal comfort is important to provide a suitable environment for the masjid’s occupants. The vernacular characteristics in the passive designs have caused designers to find solutions towards sustainable designs. Therefore, designing a good thermal performance building can be done by readapting the Malay vernacular architecture and passive design strategies for modern masjids. This paper is aimed to document the literature and potential case studies in identifying the relationship between the design of Malay vernacular and thermal comfort elements in a hot and humid climate. The outcome is to formularize requirements of thermal comfort in Malay vernacular masjids based on four major factors namely i) architectural qualities, ii) construction systems, iii) structural components and iv) non-structural components. The research is intended to change the approach of future designers to become more sustainable based on the application of passive designs that suit the climatic condition of Malaysia.

scholarly journals IS THE LOSS OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE REVERSIBLE? THE CASE OF LAHUN VILLAGE IN EGYPT

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-M-1-2020 ◽  
pp. 977-984
Author(s):  
M. Korachy
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Western Desert ◽  
Concrete Construction ◽  
Important Place ◽  
High Rise ◽  
The Future ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

Abstract. In Fayoum, the largest oasis in the Egyptian western desert, the modern Lahun village was developed close by the ancient mud-brick Lahun Pyramid in the 19th Century. The architecture of Lahun village followed its ancestors’ architecture. Until 2003, a mix of mud and stone vernacular houses were dominant in the village. In 2010, 35% of the houses at Lahun main street, which leads to the pyramid site, were of mud brick/stone houses, the rest was replaced by high-rise concrete buildings. By 2019, little traces of the traditional vernacular dwellings survived a massive movement to concrete construction. In the last 15 years, the skyline of the village has completely transformed. Lahun’s loss of its vernacular architecture is not an exception, except in one case: Tunis village where a pottery school for locals, started 30 years ago, to change the future of Tunis, where traditional architectural techniques have taken an important place in contemporary constructions. What are the local needs when they decide to replace their traditional houses with concrete? What is the impact of the pyramid’s recent re-opening on the village? What should be learned from Tunis village? Could what remained from the aspects of the Lahun vernacular heritage be used to reverse the loss of the tangible architectural aspects? Is new architecture that is sympathetic to the traditional vernacular character of the village a solution?

scholarly journals Sustainability of Micro Hydropower Generation in a Traditional Community of Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 105-117
Author(s):  
Tatsuro Sato ◽  
Jun’ichiro Ide
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Model Simulations ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Village ◽  
Local Materials ◽  
Large Floods

AbstractOver 3 years, we undertook a micro hydropower (MHP) project in the Ciptagelar village, West Java, to improve the understanding and implementation of sustainable operations and management of MHP generation in remote rural areas, where the primary industry is farming and thus monetary incomes are low. First, we describe in this paper the history of setting up the research agenda to be tackled with the cooperation of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders. Second, we report the current status of MHP plants and the related issues obtained through fieldwork and model simulations, in the context of culture, traditions, and society in the village. Finally, we propose guidelines to solve the issues and present the lessons learned and things scientists should pay attention to when proceeding with transdisciplinary research projects in remote rural areas. Through fieldwork and model simulations, we revealed issues related to budgeting and techniques for maintaining and operating MHP plants. We found that the village had difficulty in securing funds for repairing broken intake weirs, though it had funds to cover the general maintenance of the MHP plants. We also found that the intake weirs were vulnerable to large floods and that no accomplished technicians were available to operate MHP plants in the village properly. To solve these issues, we need to find ways to reinforce the intake weirs using local materials and increase monetary incomes by creating new industries based on the MHP generation while considering the cultural and traditional backgrounds of the remote rural areas.

scholarly journals Vernacular architecture in Serbia in the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries: Transformation and disappearance

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Đorđe Mandrapa ◽  
Vladimir Parežanin
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Architectural Styles ◽  
Design Value ◽  
Rural Architecture ◽  
Modern Building ◽  
National Style

The purpose of this study is to reevaluate general theoretical and practical interpretation of vernacular architecture in Serbia in the 19th and the first half of 20th century. This incorporates the understanding of vernacular architecture in a wider context, through interpretations of various authors, who do not only observe its design value, but also the cultural and spiritual values. Since vernacular architecture cannot be recognized as a singular discipline, but within the area of many disciplines, the wider interpretation is mandatory. Although celebrated and recognized as archetypal, vernacular architecture in the studied period is fading away and gradually disappears, faced with modern building techniques and architectural styles, brought by formally educated builders. The goal of this study is to examine the processes within which mentioned transformation is occurring and, accordingly, to understand the vernacular architecture which developed in practice. Since vernacular architecture in Serbian historiography has up to now only been examined in the context of traditional rural architecture, or of, so called national style, the main premise of the study is to offer another approach to this kind of creation, so as to examine and critically view the recent dominant understanding of application of vernacular principles and elements in the architecture of the mentioned period.

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