Idea on Low-tech Ecological Evolution of Seaweed House in Jiaodong Peninsula

摘要

As modern materials and techniques are widely used in the countryside, the living environment which is peculiar to traditional vernacular buildings is damaged. Then the buildings and the construction technology are at risk of elimination and extinction. This paper takes seaweed house as typical example, attempting to explore how the vernacular buildings develop in an original, plain and ecological way. Chinese architecture achieves an important status in the world. On one hand, oriental wooden-building system embodied mainly in the Chinese ancient official architecture influences Asian and even European architecture development. On the other hand, diversified Chinese vernacular buildings always play a vital role. People create various building types with different materials in different climates and life habits. Under the protection of some Chinese architects represented by Sicheng Liang, Chinese ancient official buildings are maintained well, however, traditional vernacular buildings disappear gradually due to various reasons. Although the vernacular architecture has drawn attention in different levels in recent years, there's no fundamental way to continue its life, thus it is inevitable to decay and fall, such as seaweed house in Jiaodong Peninsula areas (Fig. 1).