SURVEY AND TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON OYA-STONE BUILDING AND TOWNSCAPE

– Case study of Uwada district, Utsunomiya city –

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to clarify composition of Oya-stone buildings and townscape at Uwada district in Utsunomiya city. Firstly, we found 90 stone-buildings at 39 sites in the district. 10 typologies of stone-buildings were analyzed through construction method and functions of buildings. Secondly, composition of the sites was analyzed through layout of the buildings and relationship to farmland and waterway. Finally, we found 3 characteristic types of townscape which reflect local architectural culture with local materials and technologies.