An Investigation into Coping Strategy on Climate Adaptability of Traditional Dwellings on the Southern Islands of China
Gao Guanghua
Cao Zhong
He Yun
Xiao Ziyi
Abstract：Development and construction of the southern islands of China have been undergoing for a long time. Faced with the climate conditions, namely, high temperature, high humidity, high salt, high radiation, the strong typhoon, the traditional dwellings of islands take on regional characteristics in view of low-tech strategy and adaptive design. In this paper, traditional dwel ings were classified according to construction technology at first. Then, the coping strategies of traditional dwel ings on islands are proposed to eliminate the adverse effects of climate, providing reference to planning and design of architectural design on islands.
Keywords：southern islandstraditional dwel ingsconstruction technologyclimate adaptability
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 60-64 )