Climatic Regionality of Facade Design of Veranda and Canopy in Traditional Houses

-In the Case of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan

Abstract

A mountain region, plains, a basin and a coast are chosen targeted for Miyazaki prefecture where the rich civilization-like condition mixes with the natural condition, The objective of this paper is to verify what the element of the facade design in buffer zone in a traditional house by the area special quality in that area. The elements in a buffer zone of the traditional house was selected for 7 areas of Miyazaki and Their occurring frequency were measured. The classification based on this data was tried. This was compared with area classification by the climate condition. The strong correlation was found during the result between them.