The Xiangxi Nation Building Layout And Space Research

The traditional building in the west of Hunan province is not only the production of struggle with nature and mixture with life but also the wealth in the national culture treasury of China. Through thousands of years' improvement, it has formed into a unique living environment and housing system with the distinctive connotation. The architectural style displayed by this traditional building is the comprehensive reflection of the ancient architecture and art in China. Though, it owns the mark of times and nationality as well. 黑川纪章(an Japanese outstanding architect)reminds people that it is very easy to make both tradition and local feature vanish while using high technology. Therefore, methodology, coupled with philosophy and the way of thinking should be stressed that embody the combination of tradition, distinguishing feature and modem architecture.With the modern culture rush in, it brings both fierce conflict on the culture of sealed regional architecture and the change of national building resulted by that of modern living pattern. Multiplex knowledge make people adopt positive attitude towards nationally architectural culture. It doesn't mean weak and abandon, but a creation of new architectural culture from the reality with option and combination. Re-examination is the process from the future to the past, from the universe to the earth. Trace the national architecture back is not only the simple archaeology, it focuses on exploring its development in modern society. It is the vigor of progress to alter the old tradition, create new one and change it increasingly.The traditional building in the west of Hunan province, having experienced hundreds of years of historical sediment, reflects the features of natural environment and social human backgrounds in the west of Hunan province to some extent. Accordingly, the pertinent researches in architectural and environmental features of the west in Hunan province have a special importance for the development of towns, architectural design and academic study.The thesis gives a brief introduction about space concept, building space constitute, Chinese national building space constitute, the general introduction of the west in Hunan, the cultural background of the traditional building in the west of Hunan province and the composition of living room. Besides, the author also give a detailed analysis and conclusion from the four levels of the total layout, building flat surface layout, building space and the exterior space shape. First, the thesis analyzed the race building, aim at the special natural environment and social milieu, i.e. how its total layout is; the concrete nature adaptability to the natural and social features. Second, this thesis analyzes the feature of layout in this origin with the examples of store, house, general residence, house, courtyard, public buildings and the clues of person's living mode. Furthermore, the thesis launches from street space, courtyard space, indoors space to explore the villages and living room of the nationalities such as 汉,土家,苗,侗. Finally, the thesis gives a specific analysis of the exterior space and nature factor, unreasoned composition of exterior space and fortuity, the relationship between the exterior space and function, the exterior space and geography and hang feet floor and horoscope doors and fence etc.The thesis gives a summary after every part of the feature research of the above four aspects, and makes a overall summary at the end of it, aiming at providing theory and technology guide to some extent for relevant practice.