The Spatial Pedigree in Traditional Villages under the Perspective of Urban Regeneration—Taking 728 Villages in Jiangnan Region, China as Cases

Xinqu Liu (), Yaowu Li, Yongfa Wu and Chaoran Li
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Xinqu Liu: School of Architecture, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
Yaowu Li: School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100190, China
Yongfa Wu: Gold Mantis School of Architecture, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
Chaoran Li: School of Architecture, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-36

Abstract: In current urban regeneration, the conservation and reuse of traditional village space are significant measures to activate urban-rural development. Traditional villages in the Jiangnan region of eastern China represent the typical vernacular culture of urban-rural settlements, which affects the dynamic development of urban regeneration. Aiming at the disadvantages of the decentralization of research objects and the simplification of spatial characteristics in the research of traditional villages in the Jiangnan region, this paper will construct the spatial pedigrees of villages. This study takes 728 traditional villages in the Jiangnan region as cases. First, through on-site research, the spatial pattern of villages in isolated areas was mapped and drawn. Then, on the basis of on-site review, this study labeled the village space, summarized village space information, and used ArcGIS and BIM to create a 3D model of the village. In ArcGIS platform through SOA to establish criterion framework for recognizing the types of village pedigree. Finally, the classification of villages was spatially visualized, and a pedigree was constructed according to the type context. The research result indicates: (1) The aggregation mode of traditional villages in the south of the Jiangnan region presents the characteristics of local aggregation and partial dispersion, which are directly affected by factors such as elevation, water system, and road system. (2) Analysis of the spatial pedigrees of traditional villages through spatial types and spatial growth patterns revealed four pedigree types, including spatial environment pedigree, the spatial organization pedigree, spatial morphological pedigree, and architectural form pedigree. (3) The pedigree shows and distinguishes independent developmental context and evolved form, presenting an extended pattern of prototypes and sub-types.

Keywords: traditional village; village space; pedigree; Jiangnan region; urban regeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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