ABSTRACT

Vernacular dwellings, throughout the years, have been continually reused, adapted to the local conditions and survived as cultural testimonies providing a direct link with the past. The satisfaction of human needs with simple means, the use of traditional local materials and available resources, as well as the incorporation of environmental design principles, give them a sustainable identity. With a view to enrich the methodological approaches in the conservation of vernacular dwellings with aspects of sustainability, the present study considers the vernacular architecture of Cyprus, as an appropriate case study. The research findings presented herein derive from two extended multidisciplinary research programmes. The qualitative and quantitative investigation carried out has revealed that, although vernacular dwellings incorporate many sustainable design principles, there is often a need to be further enhanced to meet the contemporary sustainability requirements and construction standards. Even though the enhancement of the sustainable character of vernacular dwellings is not incompatible with the preservation of their authentic character, there is some conflict of interest in terms of the different priorities set during these processes. Thus, a balance between the energy and environmental retrofitting and the preservation of the tangible and intangible values of vernacular dwellings must be achieved.

摘要

多年来，乡土住宅不断被重新利用，适应当地条件，并作为与过去直接联系的文化见证而幸存下来。以简单的方式满足人类的需求，使用传统的当地材料和可用资源，以及融入环境设计原则，赋予他们可持续的身份。为了丰富具有可持续性方面的乡土住宅保护的方法论方法，本研究将塞浦路斯的乡土建筑视为适当的案例研究。本文提出的研究结果来自两个扩展的多学科研究计划。进行的定性和定量调查表明，尽管乡土住宅融合了许多可持续设计原则，但通常需要进一步加强以满足当代可持续性要求和建筑标准。尽管增强乡土住宅的可持续特征与保持其真实特征并不矛盾，但在这些过程中设定的不同优先事项方面存在一些利益冲突。因此，必须在能源和环境改造与保护本土住宅的有形和无形价值之间取得平衡。尽管增强乡土住宅的可持续特征与保持其真实特征并不矛盾，但在这些过程中设定的不同优先事项方面存在一些利益冲突。因此，必须在能源和环境改造与保护本土住宅的有形和无形价值之间取得平衡。尽管增强乡土住宅的可持续特征与保持其真实特征并不矛盾，但在这些过程中设定的不同优先事项方面存在一些利益冲突。因此，必须在能源和环境改造与保护本土住宅的有形和无形价值之间取得平衡。