A Research On Interior Space Form During The Spring & Autumn And Warring States Period

Lasting for 549 years,the Spring and Autumn and Warring-states Period takes one tenth of the time in 5000 year Chinese history,This period is not only the most active development period of philosophical thinking and science and technology in Chinese history,but also the peak era of Construction foundation.Compared with previous times,there are some breakthrough interior space form developments during the Spring and Autumn and Warring-states Period,resulted from multiple influential factors such as the development of politics,economy,culture,science and technology.There are three specific achievements.First,ritual space sequence which formed in Western Zhou Dynasty had developed into a matured phase,and "Hall in the front and Room in the back","Court at front and Chamber at rear","Axial symmetry layout" and "Living in the middle part" had become the culture core and the philosophy of interior layout in Chinese traditional architecture.Second,the idea of dealing with the associated and supplementary relations of Hall and Room which were the most important parts in the space had shown case the constructor's ability to resolve the space functional contradiction in traditional architecture.As an open space,Hall serves as the space for public activities and communication.Room,on the other hand,aims to provide a closed space for living,sleeping and private activities.The associated and supplementary relations between Hall and Room result in the numerous and delicate space form.Third,the technology development enables most architecture to evolve from a half cave to a ground building.And a few architectures for royal families had even been built on the stage.The horizontal shape of the building had changed from irregular shape,arbitrary shape,round or ellipse shape in early period to well-mannered square or rectangle shape in the Spring and Autumn and Warring-states Period.People sought for the maximum use of the interior space in order to accommodate various functional activities.Interior furnishing had progressed systematically, and the important and rigorous system had combined the ritual ceremony in order to fulfill the various aesthetic needs in interior space.There is an old saying in Mozi published in the early Warring States Period,"Seeking a full meal may lead to seeking warm clothing which may in turn lead to seeking a fabulous and safe mansion,all in all may ultimate in seeking pure pleasures." The last two sentences in this passage is a vivid reflection of people seeking for the practical spirit during the architecture construction and interior decoration,which could realize the aesthetic goal of ritual oriented and peaceful joy.There are three important bases of interior space form in the Spring and Autumn and Warring-states Period:the practical technology,people-oriented social ideal and etiquette norms.Emphasizing on the Ritual and Culture is the basic characteristic of interior space form in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring-states Period...