Return To Primitive-the Application Of Space Spirit Of Traditional Settlements In Contemporary Residential Design

With the acceleration of urbanization, the contemporary settlement space showing a newdevelopment of diversified and multi-level under the combined influence of natural factorsand social factors. The design and construction quality of Living environment are improved.At the same time, However, the development of contemporary settlement space also facesmany difficulties, such as loss of geographical features, the demise of the human spirit, thedeterioration of the ecological environment, etc. Facing the practical problems of the spatialdevelopment of contemporary settlement, learning from the traditional settlement growingcalls.The spatial form of the traditional settlements remained relatively stable state in thehistorical evolution of thousands of years, which contains a rich culture and excellent designtechniques, reflecting the needs of the space spirit of living environment. The article conducta comprehensive and depth study about the characteristics and types of the traditionalsettlement space, which is influenced by natural environmental factors and socialenvironmental factors. It is believed that the space spirit of traditional settlement can besummarized in the following four points: the nature view of harmony between the heaven andhuman, the social view of people-centered, the life view of introversive and centripetal, theethical view of distinctions by rank order. Combined with examples of outstandingcontemporary residence design which reflect the space spirit of traditional settlement, so as toanalysis and summarize the materialized characterization of the cultural connotation andspace spirit about traditional settlements, such as forms of expression, design methods, etc.And by applying and validating the conclusion in the present residential planning and designpractice named Jiuhua Jinpan Yashu, so as to provide feasible reference for the design of thecontemporary settlements space.