Ambitions of residential houses in Dutch cities: the interface of the building as a research object : discussing two highlights of Dutch residential houses and their changes through time

Dwelling in the urban context makes it very necessary to deal with the aspect of privacy next to the public domain. Dwelling is an activity that takes place in both, the private and the public, the interior and the exterior spaces. The interface of the dwelling is the place where the transition from interior to exterior (and vice versa) takes...

The qualities of the Machiya: An architectural research of a traditional house in Japan

The Machiya, a traditional wooden house in the city of Kyoto, were demolished by thousands up to the nineties because of the lack of modern comfort these houses offer. In the last twenty years the consciousness of cultural heritage has grown and the city realizes that these old houses must have had qualities new stacked dwellings never can offer...