FIRE BELT AND FIREPROOF BUILDINGS : A study of fire prevention policies in the native town of Yokohama in the Meiji period

• TSUKADA Kei

  Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

• TSUCHIMOTO Toshikazu

  Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 防火帯と耐火建築 : 明治期横浜日本人街における防火政策に関する研究
• ボウカタイ ト タイカ ケンチク メイジキ ヨコハマ ニホンジンガイ ニ オケル ボウカ セイサク ニ カンスル ケンキュウ

Abstract

The " Convention of Improvement of Settlement, Race Course, Cemetery, &c. of Yokohama" (the 3rd Estate Regulation) was established in 1866. This town planning of Yokohama was the first modem one in Japan. R. H. Brunton was emploied as pioneer engineering soon after the disastrous fire of November 26, 1866. Brunton proposed for the plan of Public Garden (today, Yokohama Kouen and Yokohama Stadium) and Street (today, Nihon O-dori) between the native and foreign towns Kannai, Yokohama. The local government announced a fire prevention plans of the red-brick or stone housing project on April 24,1872. However, this project was not completed . And, row houses codes were promulgated by indigenous technology in June 26, 1886.

Journal

• Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

  Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ) 69 (581), 183-190, 2004

  Architectural Institute of Japan

Keywords

• fire-proofing materials
• Nihon O-dori
• public garden
• the 3rd Estate Regulation
• row houses

Details

• CRID: 1390001204782609920
• NII Article ID: 110004659815
• NII Book ID: AN10438548
• DOI: 10.3130/aija.69.183_2
• ISSN: 18818161
• ISSN: 13404210
• NDL BIB ID: 7030469
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7030469
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/aija/69/581/69_KJ00004229316/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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