The basic principles of architecture are founded on the simple need for providing shelter from climate events. In the natural environment, man was searching for more comfort and preferences to adapt the environment to his presence, instead of adjusting to it. This process of evolution and the fast pace of technological rise in the past century resulted in man occupying the natural space for easier sharing conditions within society. Nevertheless, society is sharing this space with nature and architecture is producing something that becomes part of the environment itself. Can we share the built environment with nature? Instead of controlling and occupying the space, how do we connect, interact? What is the right way of prevention without designing obstacles? In vernacular architecture in many places in the world, the semi-outdoor space is an example of transition between the inside and the outside, between the nature and the building. The aim of this paper is to analyse the characteristics of the in-between space in the vernacular architecture and clarify its responses to climate and social conditions for the purpose of realizing the possibilities of sharing the space between the human and the natural environment. The research method conceives of recognizing architectural patterns in case studies of traditional houses in North Macedonia, which analysis shows few essential parameters, i.e. size, shape, enclosure/edges, orientation, use/occupancy, linkages, layers, cycles... By labelling and making cross-references, the connection between the environmental and social influence on the architectural elements is identified. The observed results promote one way of managing how we can make beautiful architecture by learning from the past.
各種検索
サポート
ヘルプ