Sustainable Mediterranean Construction

THE HIDDEN INGENUITY IN THE GREEK RURAL ARCHITECTURE

Authors

 Dimitrios Kontaxakis, Eleni NIkopoulou, Fani Vavili

Keywords:

sustainability, vernacular architecture, resilient design, rural areas, traditional structures.

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Abstract

The present paper examines the issue of sustainability in vernacular architecture of rural buildings in Greece. Today, when the built-environment influences and is influenced by climatic, social, economic and all kinds of crises, the teachings of vernacular architecture can redefine sustainability in contemporary architecture. To this end, the study of examples of traditional architecture in the Greek, and more broadly Mediterranean, rural environment is valuable. By narrowing down the field of study to the building type of the pen, it becomes clear that even the most shoddy or seemingly “low-tech” structures can hide an ingenuity in both their structure and their function. Focusing on the socio-economic sphere around them and the dynamics between creator and building, the pen is studied as the result of a complex process that maintains a continuous and direct interaction with its environment. Indeed, by living in symbiosis with the natural environment, these communities have managed to produce infrastructure that is resistant to time and capable of responding to exogenous changes.

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SMC N.17 2023

SMC MAGAZINE N. SEVNTEEN/2023

001_COVER AND INDEX

005_ TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION: BIOCLIMATIC VOCATION AND RECOVERY STRATEGIES
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017_ BOARDS AND INFORMATION

FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION VERSUS SUSTAINABLE ISSUES

018_ TRADITION AND INNOVATION IN BIOCLIMATIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONTROLLING OUTDOOR MICROCLIMATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION
Luigi Alini, Francesco Nocera, Maurizio Detommaso

023_ THE IMPACT OF MODIFYING COURTYARD WALL GEOMETRIES ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND NATURAL VENTILATION OF TWO-STOREY BUILDING
Ahmed A. Freewan, Anas Khatatbeh

029_ THE PROPAGATION OF PRESSURES IN A PANEL OF STONE MATERIAL
Luca Buoninconti

039_ RESTORATION OF MARRAKECH ANCIENT MEDINA FONDOUKS (MOROCCO) STEPS AND PROCESSES. Case of Fondouk El Kebbaj
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046_ TANKING UP WITH ARCHITECTURE. The Lago do Jardim de Jericó in Valverde, Portugal
Stefanos Antoniadis, Luigi Stendardo

051_ THE HIDDEN INGENUITY IN THE GREEK RURAL ARCHITECTURE
Dimitrios Kontaxakis, Eleni NIkopoulou, Fani Vavili

057_ ENVIRONMENTAL RETROFITTING OF A SCHOOL BUILDING STOCK. NOTES FOR A DESIGN PROCESS MODEL
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063_ AT THE ROOTS OF ARCHITECTURE. THE PROJECT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN RURAL LANDSCAPE
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069_ BUILD UP A MODEL FOR ASSESSING SUSTAINABLE URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE
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073_ PLACES THAT TEACH HOW TO LIVE IN THE AGE OF ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION
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089_ DEVELOPING NEW METHOD FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE TRADITIONAL STREETS
M. Al-Alwani, M. Chabuk

093_ ROCKFALL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SORRENTO-AMALFI PENINSULA
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099_ BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
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