ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STORAGE SPACE IN A REMOTE ISLAND AND THE DISTANCE AMONG HOUSES : "Ma-ai" (spatial relations) among houses in densely populated residential space(Architectural Planning and Design)

Abstract

The densely populated areas with which this study is concerned suffer from lack of privacy for residents, due to the fact that houses are placed so closely that noises from the neighbors can be interfering. This study aims at grasping the characteristics of "built-in storage space" of residential structures that is used as buffering space from neighboring environments. We analyzed the relationship between storage space and the conditions of its environment by investigating fishing villages of a remote island. In brief, we have found out that the storage space of a house is mostly arranged on the side that is closest to the neighboring houses. We suspect that such an arrangement is intentionally made considering that the most closely facing side to the neighboring houses tends to be used as a storage space.