Basque House in Araucanía-Chile: A Reflection from the Importation and Development of Its Regionalist Architecture
Karla Andrea Silva Poblete
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023
Pages:
32-38
Received:
24 March 2023
Accepted:
21 April 2023
Published:
24 May 2023
Abstract: The study of the Basque House, which was commissioned for construction by Basque-French settlers in the year 1930 in the town of Nehuentúe, Chile, allows us to delve into the value that the residential architectural heritage of Basque settlers brings to the rural area of the La Araucanía region, which was heavily populated by groups of European settlers since the second half of the 19th century. This house features a replica of the neo-Basque style from the French region of the Atlantic Pyrenees, from where rationalist architecture and symbolism in its forms and decorative elements were imported. On the facades of the Basque House in Nehuentúe, we observe a generous number of openings with square windows that are arranged under the asymmetry of the roof, geometric shapes that try to lighten the weight of this large compact volume. Simple construction bodies, organized according to the functionality of natural light and sun exposure of the rooms. Decorative elements that evoke the facades of the farmhouse stand out, overhangs and frameworks of red-garnet painted wood on white walls that transfer the popular origin of the Basque farmhouse structure to a bourgeois architecture that shows them as a decorative trend. This study delves into the history, place, and architecture of the house, comparing it to its origin, to understand how the settler, through architecture and symbols, felt closer to their roots. It is possible to delve into the history, observe the place, carry out a survey, classify and interpret a home, which, together with the analysis of its original architecture, allows it to be valued in a complete way so that it can be preserved. We can understand the territory of colonization through the deep analysis of its architecture. This knowledge of the past leads us to a learning process filled with symbolism, stories, and memory.
Abstract: The study of the Basque House, which was commissioned for construction by Basque-French settlers in the year 1930 in the town of Nehuentúe, Chile, allows us to delve into the value that the residential architectural heritage of Basque settlers brings to the rural area of the La Araucanía region, which was heavily populated by groups of European set...
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Research on the Application of BIM Technology in Prefabricated Building Design
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023
Pages:
39-43
Received:
20 June 2023
Accepted:
27 July 2023
Published:
31 July 2023
Abstract: With the continuous development of building informatization and industrialization, building information model (BIM) technology is more and more widely used in architectural design. Meanwhile prefabricated buildings are also be widely promoted and applied in cities and towns across the country. This paper takes BIM technology and prefabricated buildings as the research objects and introduces the concept and characteristics of BIM. In brief BIM is based on all the information of buildings. It has characteristics of visualization, coordination, simulation, optimization, plotting, integration, parameterization and completeness of information. In addition, the paper studies the application of BIM technology in prefabricated building design through a practical project case--a teacher apartment of Changsha Vocational and Technical College. The application of BIM technology starts from the design stage, containing four aspects: Collaborative Design,. Visual Design, Component Standardized Design and Green Building Design. Compared with traditional architectural design methods, the advantages of BIM based prefabricated building design are discussed, such as saving the time of design and construction phase, reducing the cost of building projects, improving architecture design process, enhancing the effectiveness of comprehensive design. The paper also provides a reference for architectural designers and engineering technicians using BIM tools in the fields of prefabricated building design and research.
Abstract: With the continuous development of building informatization and industrialization, building information model (BIM) technology is more and more widely used in architectural design. Meanwhile prefabricated buildings are also be widely promoted and applied in cities and towns across the country. This paper takes BIM technology and prefabricated build...
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