Why northerners like to live in courtyard houses

Due to the cold, windy sand, drought, etc., in order to avoid the wind and cold, sandstorms, etc., it is the main reason why northerners like to live in courtyard houses.

Not all northerners live, most of the people who live in the courtyard house live in a large family, and a family of 3 or 4 generations lives together. Nowadays, there are very few large families living together, so there are fewer courtyard houses.

Because the courtyard is a relatively old building, it needs a lot of maintenance and renovation, and the cost is too high, so the average person cannot live in the courtyard. The east and west wings of the courtyard and the south room are not as good as the orientation of the north room, the south room faces north, the sunlight is not easy to shine in the room, the east wing is sunny in the west, and the west wing is hot in summer and cold in winter. Three-quarters of the houses in the courtyard are not facing well, which is naturally a major disadvantage.

The courtyard lacks functional zoning. The houses in the courtyard are divided according to the identity of family members, grandparents and parents live in the north room, children and grandchildren live in the east and west wings, and there is no specific division of the living room and dining room, especially the kitchen, bathroom and toilet are not specifically planned, so it brings a lot of inconvenience to the residents.

Disadvantages of living in a courtyard house.

In the old days, there was no running water in the courtyard, and residents could only go to the wells in the alleys to pick up water, or pay people to deliver water. The courtyard door of the courtyard is usually closed, the family visits relatives and friends at night, and when they go home after watching the play, they have to leave someone to the cardigan Qinmen, some uninvited guests come to visit, and it is difficult for people in the courtyard to hear the knocking sound.

The pattern of the courtyard house was originally suitable for a family to live in, but many citizens could only live in a courtyard with a few or even a dozen families due to economic constraints, so that each family could influence and interfere with each other when doing housework, and it was easy to produce contradictions.

Reason: historical, cultural, geographical and climatic factors.

The four of the quadrangle are the southeast, northwest, and northwest. The courtyard is a courtyard surrounded by the southeast, northwest and northwest, which are closely combined. Determined by the geographical location and climatic conditions of the Beijing area, its location is better in the northeast direction, which is made according to its travel climate.

The courtyard is divided into a house gate, a shadow wall, a hanging flower gate, an east wing, a main house and a courtyard, etc., which reflect the crystallization of the wisdom of people in ancient times.

These structures of theirs were completely in line with the various conditions needed by the people at that time, and they were built according to the local climate and cultural heritage of the leather shirts. This courtyard can withstand the wind and sand, and the courtyard built at that time will have more contact with each other, and it is also a happy situation.

Now living in Beijing's courtyard houses are ordinary people, most of whom are old Beijingers in the past.

Since the reform and opening up, Beijing's overall urban development plan has determined the policy of protecting the courtyards, so that some of the courtyards where the princes and nobles lived in the past have been protected, but the large-scale renovation of the old city and the protection of the courtyards have appeared sharp contradictions, and constructive destruction has occurred from time to time.

1. Construct Western-style buildings in the courtyard, such as No. 7 Houyuanensi Hutong, with a courtyard house in the west, a garden in the east, and a Western-style building in the middle.

2. Construct a Western-style house door. There are many examples of such doors, but a Western-style gate was built on the outside of the traditional house door.

3. The decoration of the outer eaves and the inner eaves are influenced by the West, and the indoor paper roof is changed to a plastered roof, the brick floor is changed to a wooden floor, and the windows are changed to extrapolation; installation of electric lights, heating, running water, sanitation; Changing one of the inverted rooms into a car room, etc.

In the past, the common people lived in the market.

Bai's du courtyard house is a symbol of power and money in today's China. The four dao courtyards, especially the Beijing Hui courtyards, suffered due to.

Answer to the history of the three more serious damage, so far there is not much left, so scarce is expensive, most of the well-preserved courtyard houses as protection units and protection, as a commercial residence of the courtyard is even rarer, at present per square meter can reach more than 100,000. A courtyard house with a good scale and style may cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions at every turn, and only the rich or powerful can afford to live in it.

The reason why the courtyard house can be developed and perfected in Beijing and form a representative residential architecture is closely related to Beijing's natural environment and social culture. Beijing is located in North China, so the most important function of residential buildings is to solve the problem of cold protection and heat preservation in winter. The wind in North China is strong, the cold wind comes from the northwest in winter, the wind comes from the southeast in summer, the courtyard sits in the north and faces south, the door is open in the south, the cold wind can be avoided in winter, and the wind can be cool in summer.

At the same time, the courtyard of the Beijing courtyard is relatively spacious, which is conducive to receiving more sunlight in winter and ventilation in summer. Old Beijing Courtyard House**. One or several large fish tanks are often placed, which is also because Beijing is relatively short of water, one is for ornamentation, the other is to regulate the air, and the third is to prevent fire.

Stupid model. The shape of the courtyard houses in Beijing is very typical, while the courtyards in other regions show different characteristics due to the differences in the climate and environment, the amount of land, the building materials and the level of construction.

The Beijing Courtyard House is a veritable courtyard, spacious and open, with plenty of sunlight and a wide view.

The overall pattern

The formal courtyard house, one household and one house, the plane layout can be large or small. The owner of the house can build according to the size of the land area and the number of people in the family, so small that there can be only one entry, large enough to three or **, and two quadrangle wide courtyards can also be built with a cross courtyard. The small one has 13 rooms; For the first or second hospital, there are 25 to 40 rooms.

The back wall of the wing house is a courtyard wall, and the corner is built with a brick wall. The large courtyard is surrounded from the outside by a wall with tall walls and no windows to show its secrecy. In terms of system, many palaces and temples were also designed and built according to the layout of the courtyard.

The smallest one enters the courtyard, enters the street door directly is the yard, runs through the central axis, the houses are single-storey, surrounded by the inverted seat room, the main house, and the wing room, in which the north room is the main house, the house in the east and west directions is the wing room, and the south door is open to the north, so it is called "the inverted seat stall lifting room". Flowers and fruit trees are planted in the courtyard for viewing.

The courtyard house is a traditional folk house in the north and a kind of folk architectural style in China. During the Liao Dynasty, the courtyard house had been formed, and it was gradually improved by the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, forming the most characteristic form of Beijing. When others mention "Courtyard House", many people's minds will come up with the scene of the Beijing Courtyard in the TV series.

So what are the characteristics of the layout of the quadrangle?

First, the size of the buildings varies

The large courtyard house is also known as the "mansion gate". It is generally a duplex courtyard, and to put it simply, there are courtyards in the courtyard. In the "mansion gate", there are many courtyards, such as the front yard, the back yard, the east courtyard, the west courtyard and so on.

The mansion gate covers a wide area, mainly for the ancient yamen and official residences.

The middle courtyard mainly includes five north rooms, three main rooms and two ear rooms, and three wing rooms in the east and west; The front yard and the back yard are separated by a courtyard wall.

The small courtyard house consists of three north rooms, two wing rooms in the east and west, and three main rooms. The common people mainly live in the middle and small squares.

The orientation of south, north, west, and east is different from that of buildings in the southern region.

Second, the materials are simple

The building material of the courtyard is mainly wood, which is light in weight, and the overall building is mainly gray and blue, giving people a simple and rustic feeling.

The courtyard of the courtyard is spacious, and the houses on all sides are distributed independently, although they are connected by corridors, but they do not interfere with each other. There are few windows on the outer walls of the courtyard, and only in the southeast corner of the courtyard there is a gate. If you close the gate and play in the yard, the privacy is obviously good.

Fourth, there is more greenery and less waterscape

The owner of the courtyard likes to plant some flowers and plants, mainly begonias, pomegranates, and peonies, and never like the south will plant some fruit trees in the courtyard. There are few water features in the courtyard like those in the southern courtyard.

The reason why the courtyard has these characteristics is related to the environment and climate in which it is located. Of course, the Beijing courtyard house also has a strong feng shui influence.

Most of them are mainly main houses, and have a traditional layout, the scale is very large, very local folk characteristics, combined with a lot of traditional crafts, and so on.

Generally, it is planned and built according to the central axis, and then it is generally a house for one family, and there will be a screen, and then the gate is generally in the northwest corner or southeast corner, and the northernmost house in the courtyard is the main house.

There are many courtyard houses in Beijing, and the following are a few of the better ones:1The first is the courtyard houses around Nanluoguxiang, which is the best preserved traditional courtyard house area in Beijing, with a rich history and cultural heritage.

2.The courtyard area near the Lama Temple is also an ancient neighborhood, and there are many exquisite courtyard houses suitable for experiencing and taking pictures.

3.The courtyard area near Beihai Park, where there are many antique buildings and traditional quadrangle land courtyards, is also a very suitable place to play and experience.

4.The courtyard houses deep in the hutongs are also well worth a visit, where the hutong culture and the lifestyle of the old Beijingers are well reflected.

In general, the different regions, regions, and types of courtyard houses in Beijing have their own unique characteristics and historical backgrounds, which can be chosen according to one's interests and needs.

Nan study. Beijing Houhai North along the 17th point area of more than 3,000 square meters, the main entrance is facing east, some people say that the owner of the house is the house of the king of the fighting national aluminum industry, but also the husband of Yeltsin's granddaughter, before the global wealth list No. 8, the current market value of this yard is about 1.6 billion. The famous Nan study next door to the courtyard house is at No. 15 along the north edge of Haihou, and the south study of the Forbidden City in Beijing is only one word different, one is Nan next to the wooden word, and the other is no wooden word.

Beijing Courtyard HouseBecause the buying and selling of Beijing courtyard houses itself has a value attribute, it does not distinguish the buying and selling seasons of courtyard houses according to the off-peak season of real estate buying. It seems that as long as someone wants to sell the courtyard house in Beijing, it will definitely be sold, and someone will buy it. The value of a courtyard house in Beijing is not only determined by the size of the house, but also by the old western-style houses in Shanghai, which has its own temperament, urban culture, and a historical imprint.

It can be said that the houses in the courtyard houses in Beijing are priceless. Although there will be some people who will make the courtyard more modern after buying it, it will not shake the foundation of the courtyard. People who buy courtyard houses value a kind of historical atmosphere and humanistic value more, and even people with spring ants will not live there after buying them, just put them there.

Although the purchase of the courtyard house only has the right to use and no property rights, these people are also happy to do it.