Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 584-586

Abstract: The popularization of digital teaching makes the Virtual Reality-based teaching an irresistible trend of Modern Architectural Design. It can stimulate students’ learning interest and design autonomy effectively. Through a virtual experience of building space, the virtual reality-based teaching provides a different “way of seeing”, improves students’ spatial cognitive ability and pattern comprehension, enhances communication effectiveness and increases technicality of architectural design.

Abstract: The detailed description of residential defects in years 2010 – 2011 of Citra Garden Residence in Indonesia was studied. Defect data were collected from interviews that have been carried out to the field supervisor and to the customer service in Citra Garden Residence. The defects observed were mainly on leakage that comes from the tile, natural stone walls, concrete roof, while the defects in addition to leakage is the wall, the painting, the floor and the ceramic wall, the plafond, the stairs, the roof, wood window & door frame, aluminum window & door frame, fence door & garage, wood stone, railing/grill, the floor and the ceramic wall spotted and sanitary. The data were processed and analyzed by using SPSS (Statistical Program for Social Science) software program to obtain statistical overview of the many types of defects for each category (minor, moderate, and serious) and the timing of the defects (Before Hand Over, During Hand-Over and After Hand-Over). The results showed that for the year 2010, the occurrence of defects in Citra Garden Residence were of moderate non-structural defects = 40.95%, of moderate structural defects = 23.334%, of minor non-structural defects = 21.904%, and of minor structural defect = 13.809%. There were neither serious structural defects nor serious non-structural defects occurred. The defects for the year 2011 were of moderate non-structural defects = 37.582%, of minor non-structural defects = 26.813%, of moderate structural defects = 21.538%, and of minor structural defects = 14.067%. Neither serious structural defects nor serious non-structural defects were found.

Abstract: In order to make the function rooms for public activities of nursing homes to be more reasonable, and the space design to be more suitable to elderly, this paper take 5 reading room in two large nursing homes for study, investigate and analysis the number of users, the users health stage, the influential factors to the utilization of reading room, the users behavior characteristics and so on. On the basis of it, this paper comes up with suggestions for the reading room design.

Abstract: Both of architecture and landscape are complexes of technology and art. Steel structure’s excellent mechanics performance and aesthetic characteristics make its application in modern architecture and landscape design increasingly. This paper analyses the intrinsic relevance of aesthetics and structure, and expound the application of steel structure on the aesthetic characteristics of architecture and landscape, also analyses related cases. The research results will provide reference for steel structure aesthetic characteristics analysis.

Abstract: In this paper, the test of the indoor thermal environment for Tibetan dwellings in Happy Village in winter, that have tested indoor temperature and the temperature of house surface, and contrast to analysis tested parameters. The results of the test show climate characteristics in rammed earth Tibetan dwellings and variations of temperature effecting indoor thermal comfortable. The proposes and measures be taken out from this test for improving the comfortable of the indoor thermal environment.

Abstract: In this paper, under the CPC central committee put forward the strategy for construction of saving type society. Under the regional cultural heritage of local characteristics in the process of industrial building reconstructive recycle mode innovation thinking in the process of inheritance and transformation. Put forward the reconstructive low reuse oriented strategy skills, context and the principle of elasticity, and scene, language and rhetoric guidance mode.

Abstract: With the urban development around the Muta Temple Relics Park and the site protection as a focal point, this paper presents an overview of the history and the current status of Muta Temple, a famous temple flourishing during the Sui and Tang dynasties. Through the analysis of the development and construction of the temple’s surrounding areas as well as the protection plan of the temple site in the urbanization process in recent years, the paper touches upon the two successive constructions on the Relics Park. Whether the planning and construction aim at building a relics park or a theme park, the historic context of the temple should always be the focus of the area’s urban planning and development. The paper manifests that in the rapid process of urbanization, architectural heritages on the one hand have gained widespread concern and recognition, while on the other hand, in the process of public transmission and repercussion of the historical and cultural heritages, the architectural heritages have in essence become a phenomenon of symbolic consumption, and the reality of protection is in discrepancy with the spirit upheld by the great site protection charter. This phenomenon actually reflects the choice of people in contemporary times between land development and recognition of heritage values, and also reflects a new trend in people’s great site protection values in the era of rapid urban development: the fragmentation of heritage. In the paper, a conclusion is reached that the architectural heritage is father and father away from us in its form of existence, at the meantime, some of us in recollecting and protecting the relics park have made more people of this age smell the flavor of the heritage fragments. People have increased their awareness and love for the historical sites. From this perspective, fragmented architectural heritage has further melted into people’s perception of life—becoming a faint and distant memory.

Abstract: The combination of digital technology and ecological technology makes digital Eco city become the future direction of smart city development, and it is an inevitable choice in the course of human history. Through comparing Gongqing DigiEcoCity with other Eco city in china on city scale, planning stage, index system and development model of, it is found that Gongqing DigiEcoCity has great ecological foundation, with the perfect combination of space ecological planning, digital technology and ecological technology, the city is a pioneer in the exploration of future smart cities.

Abstract: Traditional rural settlements are the result of a long historical accumulation in the Yellow River Floodplain of North of Henan. The formation and development of spatial form of the settlements is influenced by several dynamic factors, such as the local economic, social, cultural, historical, natural and geographic environment. Currently, the rural urbanization of the region is in an accelerated phase, thus the spatial restructure and social transformation is ongoing. However, the spatial form of the settlements gets affected by many negative effects. Just based on the concerns about the effects, the article first analyzes the dynamic factors of influencing the spatial form of the settlements in the region, then analyzes and summarizes the characteristics of spatial form of the settlements through field research, satellite image extracting and so on in the region, hoping to have a positive reference to the new rural community construction and the development of traditional rural settlements in future.

Abstract: The city skyline reflects the characteristics of urban spatial dimension, also affect the image of the beauty of the city. Its development is related to the natural factors, and associated with urban human factors and historical factors. Based on the current control methods for skyline of numerous cities, this paper takes Hong Kong as a specific case, treating the historical development as the lateral axis and the natural, economic, culture as the longitudinal axis to analyze the relationship between city skyline changes and city, providing conclusions systems.