The Historical Vernacular Architecture of the Ijebu, in Yoruba Speaking, South-West, Nigeria

My rural, vernacular house in context to COVID-19

WEENTECH Proceedings in Energy ◽

10.32438/wpe.512021 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 16-20

Author(s):

Kandarp Bhatt

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Building Materials ◽

Construction Materials ◽

Vernacular Architecture ◽

Long Period ◽

North East ◽

South West ◽

Small Plot ◽

Northern Wall ◽

Vernacular House

Vernacular architecture offers clues and lessons to people. Purpose of this paper is thus to explore and identify attributes of a particular piece of vernacular architecture and try to relate it in context to COVID-19. It highlights attributes of the house in context to reimagining and redesigning built environment in days of COVID-19. Said piece of vernacular architecture is my ancestral house which no more exists since 55 years in a village I am from. Its plan, form, building materials and setting in a village teaches few things. House of single storey in mud construction was over a small plot of about 9 meters by 12.5 meters. Top of compound wall was above eye level offering great privacy and insider naturally avails environ offering pleasant solitude, the need of COVID-19. When one entered plot of house from road through compound gate on south-west direction of a plot, one is in a small courtyard. Immediate to entrance at compound gate was a room of about 2.5 meters by 2.5 meters with a veranda of about 2 meters by 2.5 meters. This space called “Gadaaro” was for male guests and males of a family. Courtyard which contained two cows continued beyond Gadaaro. Abutting on northern wall of a plot were walls of 3 rooms namely kitchen (northwest), a general room and a bed room (north east). From a courtyard one could enter to a general room leading to kitchen on its west and bed room on its east. Plan remained closer to what one needs to reimagine today in COVID-19. Construction from local building materials; mud-walls and a country tiled sloping roof offered many things expected in COVID-19. Findings here are that environ, house plan and construction materials has to be such that one can leave in for a long period without coming in contact with outdoors for days. House plan shall be fully contained and complete in itself.

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The Role of Vernacular Architecture in Design of Green Sidewalk (Case Study: Iran, Shushtar)

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.260-261.65 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 260-261 ◽

pp. 65-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad ◽

Abdolkarim Ghaedi ◽

Mohammadhossein Ghasempourabadi ◽

Hojat Ghaedi

Keyword(s):

Water Storage ◽

Vernacular Architecture ◽

Living Conditions ◽

South West ◽

Dry Areas ◽

The World ◽

Functional Features ◽

Welfare Measures

The vernacular architecture around the world, have considered many methods for creating better living conditions and welfare measures. Although it was difficult to work in harmony with cruel nature but wherever there is possibility of its use, the vernacular architecture takes advantage of nature. In Iran’s sustainable architecture there are much evidence of Persian architect’s genius and creativity in using nature to their advantage as: Wind catcher in hot and dry areas, Water storage scattered in many parts of Iran, The Yakhchal in depths of land for conservation and preservation of ice and their use in summer. Among them “Kat”, which is specialized in Dezfol and Shushtar of south-west of Iran, was made with certain conditions. In this paper, we studied on how to use “Kat” functional features in modern use in designing green Sidewalk. Based on these functions, a model for Sidewalk was created which will have a thermotical effect in Sidewalk. This model will keep the temperature over Sidewalk 4-5 degree less than other routes in summer.

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