The Transformation of Cooking Space With Kamado on Farmhouse With Kang

Abstract

This study analyzed the transformation of space composition of farmhouse with Kang. The purpose of the study is to show sustainability of traditional farmhouse by focusing on changes of cooking space with Kamado. This paper found that the characteristics of transformation were expansion of the cooking space and separation of part of the cooking space with Kamado. Meanwhile, the laundry space was separated from the cooking space. These transformations were linked with not only improvement of the cooking space, but also Kangsustainability of the farmhouse so as to maintain the local living environment.

The thermal effect of the tandem kang model for rural houses in Northern China: a case study in Tangshan

“…According to the research on rural residential space in northeast China by Boda et al (Boda 2014, "Transformation and Functional Differentiation") in recent years, some rural residents have split the kitchen space and the laundry space of their houses and adjusted the layout of the living room, thereby transforming the kang from a multifunctional space to a mono-functional space. These transformations have improved the kang-centered living style and twogeneration living.…”