Typological analysis of structures of earth traditional rural buildings.The "Casa de Corral" (yard house) in the Páramo de León, Spain

Abstract

Traditional rural buildings reflect the building techniques inherited from ancestors, where materials mastery is proved. In this job we analyse the structure of one of the most relevant Spanish traditional agrarian building: the "casa de corral"(yard house). Thirty seven "corrales" (yards) of the vernacular earthen construction in the "Páramo de León"(León, Spain) were analysed. It was necessary think up an analysis method, which we called "round analysis method". Generally. radial cross sections of the yard have a main space between two earth walls bearing over stone foundation, which support floor framing, the roof framing, roof sheathing and arabic curved tiles. A gantry is usually built inward the yard, on a stone base