Abstract
This paper is to reveal the actual state of the dwellings and the use of the surrounding space, and also their trend. Besides, it aims to gain principles of planning connecting with the growth of the residents' personality. This research is carried out on the basis of the residents' consciousness, using the concepts of "individuality" and "collectivity". This fishing village was densely populated before, but recently the density has become higher mainly because of the increase of two-storied houses. The numbers of the rooms have grown more, which enables each generation to have its own bedroom. On the other hand, there is a tendency that all the family gather in one room for having meals, spending a happy time or entertaining guests. The defects of the overpopulated housing conditions are made up for by alleys, public space or meeting places near by. The concepts of "individuality" and "collectivity" can be applied to the relation between private rooms and rooms partitioned by sliding doors (Japanese "fusuma"), and between private houses and public space. They are not independent each other but exist influencing mutually. This point must be made much of in planning houses and surrounding areas.
