Different styles of houses

The quadrangle in Beijing is actually a kind of quadrangle architecture. The so-called courtyard is a courtyard surrounded by houses, with four houses and a yard in the middle. This is the yard. Siheyuan is located in the hutong of Beijing, the hutong in the east-west direction, and there is a big row in the south, which is the quadrangle in the south; There is a big row in the north, which is the courtyard in the north. How many yards are there in a house? The courtyard runs through the central axis, the north room is the main room, the houses in the east and west directions are wing rooms, and the south gate opens to the north, so it is called inverted seat.

The family is rich and has a large population, so two courtyards can be built to connect the north and the south. No matter how rich people are, they can also build three or four courtyards, which are also connected before and after. Plant flowers and trees in the courtyard for viewing.

Small courtyard 13 rooms, and 25-40 rooms in the first or second courtyard of the compound are all single floors. The back wall of the wing is a courtyard wall, and the corner is bricked. The large quadrangle is surrounded by walls from the outside, all of which are high walls and do not open windows, showing defensive nature. The whole family is in the yard, and the people living in the yard are very comfortable. It is quiet with the door closed at night, which is suitable for family-centered reunion life.

During the day, the flowers and trees in the yard are beautiful, and at night, the flowers are overflowing and the air is fresh. In the evening, the family sits in the yard to enjoy the cool, rest, chat and drink tea, and the family is happy. No matter what family members do in the yard, they can't be seen by outsiders, which is in line with the habit of China people.

The quadrangle is divided into rooms. The elderly live in the north room (the upper room) with a living room (the middle hall). The eldest son lives in the east room, the second son lives in the west room, the servant lives in the back room, and the young lady and daughter live in the backyard, which does not affect each other.

The design and construction of Beijing Heyuan Hospital are relatively easy, and the materials used are also very simple. The combination of steel bar and cement, blue brick, grey tile, brick and wood is not necessary, but it is of course a standard structure with wood as the main body, and it is light in weight. It is not afraid of an earthquake, no matter how big the magnitude is, it shows that Heyuan Hospital can resist earthquakes. The overall color of the building is gray-blue, giving people a very simple impression and a very comfortable life.

The quadrangles in other areas are basically the same as those in Beijing, but they are large and small, high and low, and the materials and styles are similar. These quadrangles are an important architectural heritage of China people.

The difference between Peking Union Medical College Hospital and other local Union Medical College hospitals is that the surrounding area of Beijing is mainly quadrangles, with the central axis as symmetry, and the gate opens in the southeast of due south, which means the gate opens in the southeast of the yard. This is based on gossip. The main house is in the north, so if you want to build a house, you must open the door. The "door" is in the southeast, and money is inexhaustible in the southeast. It is better to be the "door" of the house.

So the gate of Beijing quadrangle is open in the southeast. This is based on the theory of geomantic omen, and it is only done around Beijing, but not in other places.

The appearance of Dai bamboo house is a dry-column building with a herringbone roof. Southern Yunnan has a tropical rainforest climate with abundant rainfall. The herringbone roof is convenient for drainage and will not cause water accumulation. Dai's bamboo buildings are generally two-story high-rise buildings. High-rise buildings are designed to prevent the ground from getting wet. The ground floor of the bamboo building is generally uninhabited and is a place for raising poultry. Upstairs is where people live. This floor is the center of the whole bamboo building. The interior layout is very simple, generally divided into two parts, a hall and a bedroom. The hall is located at the entrance of the wooden ladder, which is relatively open. There is a big bamboo mat in the middle, which is a place to entertain visitors and discuss things. There are balconies and corridors outside the hall. In the corridor of the balcony, there are Dai's favorite water tools, such as bamboo tubes and water tanks. There are also Dai women here. Generally, there is a fire pit in the hall, and a triangular bracket is placed on the fire pit to place cookers such as pots and kettles, which is the place for cooking. Walking from the main room is a bedroom separated by bamboo fences or wooden boards, and the bedroom floor is also covered with bamboo mats, which is a place for one big and one small to rest. The whole bamboo building is very spacious, with large space, few shelters and excellent ventilation conditions, which is very suitable for the humid and rainy climate in Banna.