Abstract
In gully region of Loess Plateau, vernacular dwellings are usually composed of residential buildings and its courtyard within courtyard walls. Under the background of New Countryside Construction all over China, the traditional residential system replaced and gradually disappears. This research takes newly built vernacular dwelling as the object. Firstly, according to field investigation and analysis, the characteristic of different type’s vernacular dwellings are summarized. Secondly, it proposes an ecological layout method of newly built vernacular dwellings. Thirdly, the research explored a method of ecological design by establishing the ideal model of residential buildings.
