Abstract

This paper explores the traditional construction method of building with paxiúba (Socratea exorrhiza) in the Amazon—more specifically in the Brazilian state of Acre. This type of palm tree is native to Central and South America, and is commonly used in the construction of vernacular houses. Originally employed by local indigenous villages, paxiúba was popular not only because of the abundance of raw material, but also due to how easy it is to work. With the arrival of latex farmers to the Amazon in the early twentieth century, paxiúba started to be used in early non-indigenous settlements, becoming a construction material associated with the infrastructure of resource extraction in early stages of territorial occupation. Today few houses built of paxiúba remain in Acre. Despite changes in building material, newly built residences nonetheless retain the floor plans and construction methods inherited from traditional paxiúba houses, notwithstanding different spatial uses and settlement locations in dense, urbanized areas far from the isolated forests or farming settlements of their predecessors.

摘要

本文探讨了传统的用帕西乌巴（Socratea exorrhiza ）建造的建筑方法。) 在亚马逊——更具体地说是在巴西的阿克里州。这种棕榈树原产于中美洲和南美洲，常用于建造乡土房屋。最初受雇于当地土著村庄，paxiúba 之所以受欢迎，不仅是因为原材料丰富，还因为它很容易工作。随着 20 世纪初乳胶农民来到亚马逊地区，paxiúba 开始被用于早期的非土著定居点，成为与领土占领早期资源开采基础设施相关的建筑材料。今天，在阿克雷几乎没有用 paxiúba 建造的房屋。尽管建筑材料发生了变化，但新建的住宅仍然保留了传统帕秀巴房屋的平面图和建造方法，