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Machiya
… architectures, is needed. Secondly, The Japanese machiya type will be explored as a unique vernacular form, indicating its diversity over time and similarity over distance. The essential controls and stimulus of its formal evolution and common characteristics will be examined. Machiya, a Japanese …
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Machi, Machinami, Machiya : a context for people's places in Japan
This thesis attempts to present the structure of Japanese towns as the connection between physical amenity and use, and the meaning of spatial structure as it is formed and textured by the people who inhabit it. This is organized into four sections, the first, a discussion of Japanese culture and …
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Interpreting territorial structure : the machiya of Kyoto and the rowhouses of Boston's South End
… through layers of space in an urban context. The machiya or rowhouses of Kyoto are a sophisticated example of a building type which successfully creates a sense of privacy and contemplative retreat within a dense urban context. Through a study of the principles of spatial manipulation and …