Research On Traditional Settlements And Its Climate Adaptation In Tsingtao Coastal Area

Charm of traditional local ecological settlements has never gone, it developed from the initial nest and Neanderthals began to a complete living system. Chinese traditional native settlement is the result of long-term adaptation to climate environment.Traditional settlements of Tsingtao coastal areas are located in the cold regions of Northern China, where weather condition has features like cold winter, frequent summer rain and hot rainy season. The aim of architecture is not only keeping warm in the coldest of environments but also preventing heat, moisture and storms. Special features of topography and climate created a unique architectural form in this area. The author selected and investigated traditional settlements in three types of landform(mountaincoast, mountain and plain) in order to have a more intuitive and rational understanding.This paper describes the design of traditional vernacular settlements of Tsingtao coastal area, explores and summarizes the traditional design methods to adapt climate and nature of the traditional vernacular settlements in Tsingtao coastal area. The purpose of this paper is to apply the traditional design methods to modern architectures of Tsingtao coastal area to improve people’s life.