WAREHOUSES AND SITE PLAN OF JARDINES' HOUSE OF YOKOHAMA

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  • MIZUTA Susumu
    Assistant Prof., Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University

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  • ジャーディン・マセソン商会横浜店の石造倉庫と配置計画
  • -Detail of architectural activities and design concepts relative to the rebuilding of warehouses after the great fire of 1866-
  • －慶応大火後の石造倉庫再建を中心とした建築活動の詳細と計画意図－

Abstract

This paper discusses the rebuilding of Jardines' warehouses, or godowns, and site planning on lot No.1 of Yokohama foreign settlement. The main points are as follows;<br>• The rebuilding plan of warehouses was submitted on October 1867, and works completed on January 1868. The stone wall with timber framed inner structure was adopted in order to protect fire.<br>• On January 1868, it was proposed to build the gate house and stone wall surrounding the lot No.1, the purpose of which was to make the building layout for fire protection.<br>• After the rebuilding of warehouse of lot No.1 was completed more other warehouses on the same lot were proposed to build according to the expansion of firm's business, and, furthermore, it was suggested to build other houses and warehouses on lots No.21 & 22 in order to take commissions by letting them.<br>• Jardine's above architectural activities of making fire protection layout firstly and of aiming property lettings later seem to reflect the merchant's character of both carefulness and cleverness.

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  • CRID
    1390282679757040640
  • NII Article ID
    130004512215
  • DOI
    10.3130/aija.75.2013
  • ISSN
    18818161
    13404210
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