• The term is not to be confused with so-called
• "traditional" architecture.
• Vernacular architecture may, through time, be adopted and refined into culturally accepted solutions, but only through repetition may it become "traditional." Traditional architecture can also include temples and palaces, for example, which would not be included usually in the rubric of "vernacular."
• In Japan, for example, not all pre-modern architecture is "vernacular," which would usually refer only to rural buildings and structures. In the US, vernacular architecture might refer to a so-called craftsman bungalow, fashionable in the nineteenth century, even though the bungalow .
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“Using local ecological
building materials that
responds to the climate”…
Vernacular
Architecture of the
North of
Mexico
Vernacular Architecture of
Nuevo León MEXICO
Nuevo León has an extreme climate, and there is very little rainfall
throughout the year.
The territory covers 64,924 square kilometers (25,067.3 sq mi), and can
be divided into three regions: a hot, dry region in the north, a temperate
region in the mountains, and a semi-arid region in the south.
The Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range affects in an important way
the lay of the land forming the Galeana and Doctor Arroyo plateaus, the
Iguana, Picachos, Papagayos, and Santa Clara mountain ranges, and
the Pilón, Ascensión, and Río Blanco valleys.
As for hydrography, the San Juan River supplies the El Cuchillo dam,
which provides water for Monterrey and the metropolitan area. There
are also the Cerro Prieto, La Boca, Vaquerías, Nogalitos, and
Agualeguas dams.
Monterrey lies at the foothill
of the
Sierra Madre Oriental
mountain range
¿Why is considered Vernacular Architecture?..
In contrast to planned architecture by architects, the building knowledge
in vernacular architecture is often transported by local traditions and is
thus more - but not only - based on knowledge achieved by trial and
error and often handed down through the generations rather than
calculated on knowledge of geometry and physics.
This of course does not exclude architects from using vernacular
architecture in their designs or being firmly based in their regional
vernacular architecture. windows
ceilings
The walls
Were made of
Mud and adobe
blocks.
For centuries men has built their homes out of adobe blocks.
Straws, clay and water, combined with human creativity made it possible
to our ancestors to face mother nature´s wrath.
Today's needs are more demanding for they require both beauty and
confort in an ecological balance. In this century, strange as it may sound,
building homes with adobe is still the soundest alternative.
Structural Adobe it’s also made of cement, clay
and additives.
For thermal insulation It offers up to 30%
savings in electricity consumption
in comparison with traditional cement blocks.
High compressive strength
Depending on what natural resources could be found locally, buildings would
Typically be constructed of brick, stone or wood, with slate or wooden
roofing.
Natural stone would frequently be employed to moderate the temperature
inside the house by storing heat with termal mass.
Team Work.. You are goingto visit one of NL municipalities….
“A wonderful experience in the Northeastern of Nuevo León Mexico”
The team-photo
… all group members
please!...
Municipalities of Nuevo León
The Mexican state of Nuevo León is divided into 52
municipalities, which take their names from their municipal
seats.
The most populous one is Monterrey, which also serves as the
capital of the state. Outside the Monterrey Metropolitan Area
(which consists of Apodaca, Escobedo, Guadalupe, San Nicolá
de los Garza, San Pedro Garza García and Santa Catarina) the
municipalities tend to be scarcely populated. Aside from
Cadereyta Jiménez, Juárez, Linares and Montemorelos, no other
municipality surpasses 50,000 inhabitants.
The largest municipality by area is Galeana. One of the smallest
ones, Hualahuises, is an enclave of Linares.
•Apodaca
•Escobedo
•García
•Guadalupe
•Juárez
•Monterrey
•Salinas
•Victoria
•San Nicolás
•de los Garza
•San Pedro
Garza García
Santa
Catarina
Santiago
The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the conurbation around the city
of Monterrey,
officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey or AMM.
The Monterrey metropolitan area is composed of the municipalities/cities
of:
NORTHEASTERN
VERNACULAR
ARCHITECTURE IN MEXICO
Team Group Homework.
1.- Abstract. The purpose of the research. “The Learning ideas”…
• 2.- Introduction.2.1 History of the site.
2.2 Geogaphy and climate.
2.3 Maps. Location of the municipalitie in NL.
2.4 Orography and Hydrography
2.5. Landmarks.
2.4 History and cultural sites.
2.5 Trails and roads. Crossing deserts
and forests.. Etc-
Team visit of a
municipalitie
in N.L
The main plaza…
.
views…
3.- Urban areas,
3.1 Surroundings and the main
central plaza (town square).
3.2 Photographs of
Tha major buildings, churches,
and views.
From the main street.. The central kiosk ot the
main plaza.The church..
Urban space: “The Plaza”, the main streets,
orientation. Photos of the plaza and urban sourroundings.
Interior Courtyard
Thermal Mass in Vernacular Architecture
in Northeastern Mexico
4.- A site example of VA.
4.1. Architectural plan.
4.2. Description of each of the
Interior spaces.
4.3. Construction systems:
4.3.1 Roofs. Ledge of roofs.
4.3.2 Ceilings.4.3.3 Floors.
Other: Interior courtyard
4.3.4 Windows.
Window protections etc.. Ledge
of windows.
4.3.5 Doors
4.3.6 Walls
Other: Cistern: “aljibe”…
Other: Rain drainage systems.
Other: Wind towers, chimney…small
top windows.
5. Advantages of building with Vernacular Architecture
6. Buidling thermical behaviour in winter and summer times.
7. Conclusions. Point of view of each one of the members of the team.
8.- Gallery of Photographs.
Note: It’s absolutely necessary a photograph ofall members together,
Otherwise, it’s not considerate a responsable team work project.
9.- Video of the main plaza or site buidling. 2 or 3 min.
10.- Bibliography. Web sites and books.
The reaserch project will be deliver with:
a) CD Powerpoint presentation CD with the video.
b) Word Doccument. 25 pages with double space
paragraphs.Good luck!..