The Synthesis of Traditional Technologies and Modern Green Technologies in Natural Ventilation for the Renovation of Historical Vernacular Settlements: A Case Study of Sandaoguai Vernacular Dwellings in Chongqing, China

摘要

It contributes more to the preservation of traditional cultures and the adaptability to environment and climate to renovate vernacular architecture with green technologies rather than build a new one especially in the villages of western China, which have large numbers of vernacular dwellings as well as increasing demands for modern living conditions. However, current standards relative to green buildings lack in special design guidelines or technology diagrams to instruct architects in the improvement of the green performance and the regional adaptability of vernacular architecture in western China. Therefore, the research takes the renovation of Sandaoguai, which is known as A Chinese Famous Historical and Cultural Street in Chongqing in HSCW Zone, as an example to show the effectiveness made by means of the synthesis of traditional technologies in typical vernacular dwellings and modern general green technologies in the aspect of natural ventilation, in order to provide design guidelines and technology diagrams on the improvement of the green performance and the regional adaptability of vernacular architecture as well as to provide design methods and practice cases on the modernization of vernacular architecture and the localization of modern general green technologies.