Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design

Heath, Kingston Wm.

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“…While her argumentation remains compelling, it somewhat circumvents precise focus on non-official heritage sites such as places without statements of Outstanding Universal Value and the approach does not demonstrate the empirical means of overcoming the challenge value typologies. Additionally worth mentioning is Worthing and Bond, [43], (p. [74][75][76] who suggested that the democratization of value typologies in the decision making of the valuing process is very important. The impacts of the proposed participatory process as a means of overcoming determinism in value typologies are again constrained by the set of value typologies which have already been pre-selected and expect to hear on the field [56], (p. 128), [60,65].…”

Section: Proposed Alternatives To Value Typologies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Framing the Values of Vernacular Architecture for a Value-Based Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Olukoya

2021

Sustainability

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While a growing number of researchers have provided series of tough critiques of the typology-led heritage value assessment over the recent years, the impacts have been constrained by the continued obsession with expanding the list of the predetermined value typologies rather than escaping its limitations. While these sustained debates have provided important insights, this article argues that operationalizing these predetermined ‘one-size-fits-all’ value typologies is symptomatic of a number of shortcomings, especially in the context of capturing the pluralities of values in contextualized heritage such as vernacular architecture. It also often undermines inclusivity and participation in the valuing processes. However, rather than simply rejecting the values-based paradigm, this article proposes a conceptual value assessment framework that is informed by the theorization of vernacular architecture as a contextualized heritage. The proposed Vernacular Value Model (VVM) puts forward the ‘when(s)’ and ‘how(s)’ of amalgamating both technical and normative processes to capture the range of contextual values present in built vernacular heritage. To this end, this article posits that by drawing on such a proposed flexible framework, the conservation strategy for built vernacular heritage can be propagated as an inclusive and participatory process which captures the wide range of values for a more sustainable practices for conservation.

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Framing the Values of Vernacular Architecture for a Value-Based Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Olukoya

2021

Sustainability

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“…This section only aims to provide the important summations of the discourses as regards the pillars of sustainability with reference to vernacular architecture. By vernacular architecture, this paper refers to buildings that are regionally representative, regionally distinctive and regionally understood [12]. By extension, this definition includes the architecture of a precinct and/or a people or of an ethnic group, who lives in a particular geographical location [13].…”

Section: Vernacular Architecture and The Sustainability Discoursementioning

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“…Having adopted the SCGBAT framework, an initial selection of the site was done through a set of criteria which draws fundamentally on the theoretical conception of vernacular architecture and settlement. The understanding of vernacular architecture in this research draws on the definition of vernacular architecture according to a study [12] which defined it as buildings that are regionally representative, regionally distinctive and regionally understood. By extension, this definition includes the architecture of a precinct and/or a people or of an ethnic group, who lives in a particular geographical location [13] (p. 4).…”

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Assessing the Social Sustainability Indicators in Vernacular Architecture—Application of a Green Building Assessment Approach

Olukoya

Atanda

2020

Environments

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Although a growing body of research has debated the array of sustainability lessons of vernacular architecture, social sustainability discussions remain less advanced in comparison to the other pillars of sustainability. This has narrowed the plural lessons of vernacular architecture and limited the broad concept of sustainability to a partial one. Against this research gap, this study aims to conduct an assessment of the social sustainability of residential vernacular architecture through the application of a proposed Social Criteria of Green Building Assessment Tool (SCGBAT) assessment method. The SCGBAT proposes eight sets of social criteria categories namely; health and safety; participation and control; education; equity, accessibility and satisfaction; social cohesion; cultural values; physical resilience and also, 37 indicators for the evaluation of social sustainability. To empirically operationalize the proposed SCGBAT, this study utilizes the vernacular architecture typologies in the vernacular landscape of Louroujina village in Cyprus as a case study. Methods for data collection are desk review for secondary data while 135 close-ended questionnaires were used for primary data. The data are statistically presented based on Linkert scale and interpreted using both quantitative and descriptive analysis. The results demonstrated that the investigated vernacular architecture ranked lowly in Physical Resilience Indicator (PRI), Environmental Education Indicator (EEI), Accessibility and Satisfaction Indicator (ASI) but demonstrated sufficient lessons in the context of Health and Safety Indicator (HSI); Participation and Control Indicator (PCI); Social Equity Indicator (SEI); Social Cohesion Indicator (SCI); and Cultural Value Indicator (CVI). To this end, this paper contribute to the advancement of knowledge on the assessment of the social sustainability of vernacular architecture by innovatively applying a green building assessment approach and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of such approach in a vernacular setting.

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“…He shows valuable attributes and knowledge of traditional architecture as a source of identification of societies' belief, morality, and ideology, which can be used to contribute relevant insight to contemporary architecture addressing sustainable components of traditional and regional architecture. Different places have different characters and identities referred by concept called genius loci (Note 1) (Hosseini, Mursib, Nafida, & Shahedi, 2012;Heath, 2009). The structure of a place is not a fixed and eternal condition but places usually change.…”

Section: Conceptualizing Vernacular and Traditional Design In Contempmentioning

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The Influence of Users’ Popular Traditions in Residential Design The Case of Mlalakuwa Settlement in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania

Bahendwa¹

2020

JSD

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It is mostly noted that the design for residential purpose is professionally considered universal, distinct and specific. The socio-economic, cultural and traditional aspects which affect the house users’ requirements and hence the residential designs seem to be considered by professionals’ standpoint as a mere user’s ignorance and lack of access to suitable designs. In this respect, the attributes of vernacular and traditional architecture are sought to unpack the intrinsic relevance to contemporary architecture of residential design within the local context. The case study has been conducted in Dar es Salaam city assessing the local residential house owners’ requirements aiming to understand the social, economic and cultural factors which impact the architecture of residential designs. The findings show that residential designs and use are dynamic and likely to transform based on the owners’ evolving socio-cultural, economic and spatial requirements which highlight the relevance of vernacular and traditional architecture. This trend raises the professional concern on the need for further interrogation of current residential architecture approach. Thus, it has been concluded that professionals perspective should opt for less control of residential requirements and emphasise the recognition of socio-economic and cultural aspects which aspire for flexibility of form, function and spatial organization and facilitate design control by the house owner. Such revelation indicate the validity of vernacular and traditional architectural approach which integrate the local knowledge, optimum utilization of resources, nature and built environment.

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Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design

Cited by 28 publications

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Framing the Values of Vernacular Architecture for a Value-Based Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Framing the Values of Vernacular Architecture for a Value-Based Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Assessing the Social Sustainability Indicators in Vernacular Architecture—Application of a Green Building Assessment Approach

The Influence of Users’ Popular Traditions in Residential Design The Case of Mlalakuwa Settlement in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania

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