ROLE OF COURTYARD OF JAPANESE COURTYARD HOUSES AFTER WORLD WARⅡ

This research is an analysis of the role of courtyard of Japanese courtyard houses of “SHIN-KENCHIKU” from 1950 to 1979. The purpose of this study is to make clear that role of transition and awareness of the courtyard after World WarⅡ in Japan. This paper begins by discussing the ratio of the function related to the external shape, arrangement, connecting room, planning, constituent material of the courtyard and these reference forms for discourse of planning and examining the correlation between each period in accordance with the trends in function and role of courtyard, the target residents and designer’s awareness.