The document compares the courtyard design strategies of traditional Beijing Siheyuan houses and the Courtyard House in Singapore. Both designs follow principles of Feng Shui and hierarchy. The Siheyuan houses have rooms arranged along north-south and east-west axes, with the main house facing south. Similarly, the Courtyard House has two blocks in a north-south orientation around a central courtyard. Both designs also use grey brick and tile with green plants to create harmony and ventilation. The inner courtyard serves as a private family space in both house types. In conclusion, the houses show similarities in their vernacular courtyard-based architectural designs while responding differently to their environments.

1. ABSTRACT
The purpose of doinga comparative studyof the applicationof Chinese vernacularcourtyard
environmentadaptabilitydesignstrategiesasChinese contemporaryarchitectural design in
The Courtyard House to identifythe functionitself thatcouldexistbetween ancientand
modernbuildingindifferentcountry. The vernacularChinesecourtyarddesignisatypical
formof ancientChinese architecture,especiallyinthe northof China. Courtyardhousesare
builtinaccordingwiththe weatherandthe living customsof the northernChinese,reflects
the traditional of China,followingthe rulesof FengShui andthe patriarchal,Confucian
tenantsof orderand hierarchythat were soimportant tothe society. Inassistingthe
acceptance of exploration,literaturereviewsbasedondifferentsourcesinregardsto
Siheyuanhousesweredirectedto enhance the procedure.Withaspecificendgoal togive a
more extensivevarietyof research,itiscritical tothinkon settingsthatcan prove the true
essence of Chinesevernaculararchitectural design,inwhichthe SiheyuaninBeijingandthe
CourtyardHouse inSingapore. First,forthe massinginBeijingSiheyuan, Itisnormal forthe
fourrooms to be positionedalongthe north-south,east-westaxes.Siheyuansare arranged
inrows and varyin size anddesignaccordingtothe social statusof the residents. The room
positionedtothe northandfacingthe southis consideredthe mainhouse andwould
traditionallyhave accommodatedthe headof the family.The roomsadjoiningthe main
house are the quartersof the youngerfamily members.The roomthatfacesnorth is for the
servantslivedorwhere the familywouldgathertorelax,eatorstudy. For the massingof the
Singapore CourtyardHouse,itiscomprisingof twoblocksina north-southorientation,
delineatethe site withafrontgarden,the quadrangle central courtyardwhere all the rooms
lookedintoanda back garden whichsimilartothe layoutof BeijingSiheyuanexceptthe
functionof the rooms. Next,the speciallybuilt BeijingSiheyuansall face the southforget
enoughsunshine andresistcoldwindfromthe north whichisalsosimilartoSingapore
CourtyardHouse. Inthe categoryof colour,Singapore CourtyardHouse isa mirror of the
BeijingSiheyuanwhichgreyisthe dominantcolorforthe bricks,walls,roofsandthe
grounds,onlyonthe door and window coatedsome paint,all of whichbringharmonyand
simple elegance tothe courtyardhouse.The cornersof the yard leftforplantingtrees.
Greentreesandred flowersreallymake good aircirculationand scenery. Bessides,similarto
traditional BeijingSiheyuan,the innercore isaprivate,secure andwell-ventilatedoutdoor
space intendedasanextensionof the familyspace inSingaporeCourtyardHouse.
Consequently,ithasarrive ata conclusionthatbothof these housesshow common
comparable betweenone anotherasfaras vernacularcourtyardenvironmental
architectural design.Inthe conclusion,BeijingSiheyuan epitomizesathicksocial andfamily
statuswhichmeans,the otherisa promptreactionto the earth.It isan individual intriguing
situationthatnumerousspecial partsof distinctive Chinese courtyard architectural styles
can be foundthrough research onthese twocontextual analyses.