COMPOSITION OF WALL SURFACES ENCLOSING COURTYARDS AS SEEN FROM LIVING ROOMS IN CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE COURTYARD HOUSES

Abstract

The aim of this study is to clarify the characteristics of indoor and outdoor living spaces in contemporary Japanese courtyard houses. Firstly, sectional patterns as expanse of height direction of living rooms are analyzed. Secondly, visual openness between living rooms and courtyards are analyzed by elevation diagrams of courtyards. Finally, nine compositional types of wall surfaces enclosing courtyards as seen from living rooms are suggested. Prevalent types show a tendency of characteristics of enclosing courtyards are basically closed in the horizontal direction from living rooms, and various openness in the vertical or crossing direction are combined.