RESEARCH ON DIAOLOU DWELLINGS IN NAXIDAGU TOWN OF LUZHOU, SICHUAN

The house-style Diaolou dwellings in southern Sichuan are an important part of Chinese Diaolou dwellings. Their architectural features are different from the tower-style stone Diaolou buildings in Tibetan areas, and also different from the brick and stone Diaolou buildings which combining Chinese and Westem cultures in the southeast coastal area. They are views in Sichuan dwellings. On the basis of extensive investigation of Naxi, Hejiang and Xuyong areas on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Luzhou, the typical representative rural Diaolou dwellings in Lizhai town of Naxida town were selected as the research object of surveying and mapping, the spatial layout, building structure, eaves corner structure and Diaolou structure were analyzed, its architectural morphological characteristics were revealed, and the construction technology of such local dwellings was summarized. In particular, the comparative analysis of the roof construction of Xieshan Diaolou showed that it was a kind of integrated construction method, which indirectly proved that the local traditional architectural culture was a kind of integrated architectural culture. Finally, the paper provided some suggestions for the improvement of the main problems of residential buildings and made some design demonstration, in order to provide reference for the repair and protection of dwellings in this area.