The characteristics of space compositions of town houses in the historic district of Matsumoto, Nagano [Japan]
1998
Hiraoka, N. (Shinshu Univ., Minamiminowa, Nagano (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture) | Koike, M. | Takagi, Y. | Spassov, E. | Kimura, I. | Sasaki, K.
This study aimes to explain the characteristics of exterior construction of town houses in Matsumoto, an old castle town. We chose two streets, Nishimachi and Domachi, and researched the arrangement of open space and built space on each residential lot, especially the space composition of the street. The traditional gardening and building elements that arrange the approach and outside view, are closely connected. Their typical form and dimension are Japanese red pine "monkaburi" (gate side ornamental tree), stone or wooden gatepost more than 180 cm in height, board fence about 180 cm in height, setback zone about 90 cm in width and decorative bent gable over the entrance
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