A study on the type pedigree of Chinese traditional settlement centrality spatial schema

Abstract

As a universal prototype and basic model of space, centrality schema is embodied in the concept of centrality and the philosophical idea of ‘unity of heaven and man’ that has existed since ancient times, in the context of Chinese traditional culture. This paper focuses on the public space with centripetal characteristics in Chinese traditional settlements. Introducing schema theory as a form cognition method and the concept of ‘space force field’, this paper attempts to explore the different translation results and underlying reasons of centripetal spatial schema under the influence of different material and immaterial environment in the public space of settlement. Then to construct the morphological type genealogy and explore the correlation between the spatial forms of different settlements under the action of different ‘centripetal spatial field’ on this basis. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the translation principle of centrality spatial schema in traditional settlement public space, and further reveal the integration mechanism of Chinese traditional ‘architecture-human-environment’, so as to provide scientific reference for the renewal and regeneration of historical blocks and the protection and revitalization of traditional villages in China.