A SUGGESTION OF BASIC ENTIRE SURVEY ON HISTORIC DISTRICT IN WIDER AREA

–Focusing on remaining condition and facade characteristics of Machiya–

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a new type of entire survey on historic buildings within a traditional town, mainly consisted of Machiya, historic merchant houses. It is intended that the result of this survey is used as a basic report for expected historic district designation and establishment of design guidelines. Notable features of this survey are as follows: 1) It can be conducted within a reratively short period of time by adopting simple method. 2) Detailed analysis on facade characteristics is available.