List of figures

Figures list

Figure 1 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Southern-style house built in Gansu. Figure 2 (google image): Traditional northwest style courtyard house in Gansu. Figure 3 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Outdated way of heat gaining. Figure 4 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Outdated way of cooking. Figure 5 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Side walls in critical condition. Figure 6 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Bedroom. Figure 7 (Google image, 2021): Mogao cave of Dunhuang, Jiuquan. Figure 8 (Google image, 2021): Jiayuguan Great Wall. Figure 9 (Author’s image, 2019): Pseudo-classic building in Jiuquan. Figure 10 (Wang, 2009): Typical folk houses in the plain area of Gansu. Figure 11 (Wang, 2009): Typical folk houses in the prairie area of Gansu. Figure 12 (Wang, 2009): Typical folk houses in the mountainous area of Gansu. Figure 13 (Wang, 2009): An example of a village community in Gansu. Figure 14 (Wang, et al., 2014): Illustration of a typical Chinese heated Kang. Figure 15 (Wang, 2009): Left: Example of a southeast Gansu’s courtyard house; Right: Example of a northwest Gansu’s courtyard house Figure 16 ((Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Front yard of a rural house in Jiuquan. Figure 17 ((Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Backyard of a rural house in Jiuquan. Figure 18 (Wang, 2009): A village alley in Gansu. Figure 19 (Wang, 2009): Decorated sculptural walls found in Hui Chinese dwellings in Gansu. Figure 20 (Wang, 2009): A Tibetan dwelling’s courtyard in Gansu. Figure 21 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Typical earth-based rural houses in Jiuquan. Figure 22 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Only retrofitting the exterior, Jiuquan. Figure 23 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): New built southern style rural houses in Jiuquan Figure 24 (Google image, 2021): Tedious planning and forms of new built rural houses in Jiuquan Figure 25 (WAF, 2017): Macha Village Centre, exterior view. Figure 26 (WAF, 2017): Macha Village Centre, Interior view. Figure 27 (CHINANEWS, 2021): Before and after of the project in Dream Home Transformer Figure 28 (CHINANEWS, 2021): The client’s “dream home” type Figure 29 (CHINANEWS, 2021): Elevation Figure 30 (CHINANEWS, 2021): “Looks like a rough, unfinished house”. Figure 31 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Jiuquan Suyun Village 1 Figure 32 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Jiuquan Suyun Village 2 Figure 33 (Author's picture in Gansu, 2019): Suyun Village 3 Figure 34 (Online image, 2021): Folk Customs Museum of Jiuquan Figure 35 (Online image, 2021): Folk Customs Museum of Jiuquan. Figure 36 (Researchgate, 2021): the location of Jiuquan in China

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Figure 37 (CHINA METEOROLOGICAL DATA SERVICE CENTRE, 2021): The climate data for Jiuquan Figure 38 (Weather Spark, 2021): Average Wind Speed in Jiuquan Figure 39 (Weather Spark, 2021): Wind Direction in Jiuquan Figure 40 (Google image, 2021): Sand and dust storm in Jiuquan Figure 41 (MHURD-PRC, 2013): Left: semi-detached house; Middle: Terrace house; Right: Duplex house. Figure 42 (MHURD-PRC, 2020): Passive solar gaining. Figure 43 (Heywood, 2015): Examples of insulated internal shutters. Figure 44 (Liu, et al., 2020): CHP. Figure 45 (Liu, et al., 2020): Structure of a wood pellet fuel stove. Figure 46 (MHURD-PRC, 2013): how a GSHP works. Figure 47 (Google image 2017): “Shame covering fence wall” found in Zhang County, Gansu. Figure 48 (Puigjaner, 2018): Shared kitchen in Mexico City. Figure 49 (Puigjaner, 2018): Shared kitchen in Quebec. Figure 50 (Puigjaner, 2018): Shared living space in Japan. Figure 51 (Puigjaner, 2018): The shared kitchen in Senegal: A rural tradition. Figure 52 (Suzhou District news, 2020): The renovated back yard’s gate. Figure 53 (Suzhou District news, 2020): The renovated back yard. Figure 54 (Suzhou District news, 2020): Rural style food provided.

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