Yuqi Zhang
A Value-based Assessment and Intervention Framework for Dikengyuan as Subterranean Vernacular Heritage: Insights from Sassi di Matera.
Rel. Michele Bonino. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Per Il Patrimonio, 2026
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Abstract
Dikengyuan (Pit Courtyard) is a distinctive type of residential building that originated on the Loess Plateau in China, with the unique construction method of digging into the earth and hidden underground, reflecting the collective wisdom of local communities. It is not an architecture designed by architects, but a result that has evolved over a long period in specific natural and social environments, with multiple typological features of vernacular architecture, earthen architecture, and troglodyte architecture. However, in the context of rapid urbanization and rural depopulation, due to the lack of human use and maintenance, this unique architectural heritage is facing the risk of disappearing.
This thesis first investigated the typological characteristics of Dikengyuan, through the aspects of its formation origin, spatial layout, building materials, construction methods, architectural characteristics, and functional organization, extracted its outstanding heritage value, and then analyzed the key factors that led to its decline from architectural level
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