CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Bence-Molnár, Eszter |
|---|---|
| Title | Traditional Building Materials in the Heritage Interpretation of the Medieval Site at Pomaz-Nagykovacsi-puszta |
| Summary | Pomáz-Nagy kovácsi-pu szta is a heritage site with medieval ruins of a Cistercian grange, built with the mixture of monastic and vernacular techniques. The area was used for different purposes during its long history, therefore several buildings stand there without a proper function. The territory is under the management of CEU (Central European University) and KÖME (Association of Cultural Heritage Managers), who intend to revitalize the site. In this thesis I make a proposal for the transformation of a former barn, standing next to the ruins, into a visitor’s facility building, with the use of sustainable solutions that refer to the heritage aspects of the site. Therefore, I study materials of Hungarian vernacular architecture, such as stone, straw, earth and wood, answering the questions, if their use is sustainable today, what the applicable practices of their traditional use are, and if they are able to form structures suitable for the needs of the visitor’s facility. As the walls of the planned building will be constructed with the help of volunteers, I analyse the wall techniques of the present-day practice based on traditional methods from the viewpoint of their feasibility in a construction camp. For this reason, I made interviews with experts of these structures. As a result of the research, I present the design, which keeps parts of the original barn, and uses for the new structures loadbearing timber frame infilled with several wall techniques, made of earth, wood, and straw. The popularity of low-tech constructions using natural materials is increasing in Hungary, therefore this topic gets special attention today. My personal experience with these techniques motivated me to conduct a research regarding their sustainability and their feasibility in a small scale heritage project. |
| Supervisor | József Laszlovszky |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/bence-molnar_eszter.pdf |
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