TYPOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR URBAN LANDSCAPING AND EVALUATION ON EXTERIOR DESIGN OF VERNACULAR HOUSES

The case study in Omiwa Shrine approach area and Miwa area, Sakurai city, Nara prefecture

Abstract

This paper aims to classify the exterior design of vernacular houses by statistical methods and to show typology models for the region where both townhouses and farmhouses are found. 222 samples from Sakurai City are grouped into 10 clusters, which consist of three major representative classes such as townhouse-type, farmhouse-type and intermediate type. Second purpose is to evaluate streetscape from the view point of cluster arrangements. Such statistical typological approach would help municipalities to understand a characteristic of the region effectively for urban landscaping.