Ancient building technique to counter damages from earthquake - shinbashira

 Rcently there were 77 earthquakes hit Philippines    Back to Japan that is hit by hundreds of earthquake a  year.  And after centuries some pagodas stayed intact after centuries of earthquake.

The technique of building houses on foundations that just are not fixed and shinbashira.   A central pole where counterweights play against one another.  

And heavy eaves to balance the building.

Yakizuki.   Burning wood and bamboo charring the surface.  Makes the wood fireproof. 

  

Topics covered include: • raised floors for cooling and moisture control • bamboo-and-mud walls that bend under stress • heavy tiled roofs as stabilizers • shou sugi ban / yakisugi fire-treated wood • the shinbashira and pagoda earthquake resistance • unanchored stone foundations • nail-free wooden joinery • independently moving floors • friction-based loose joints • the return of timber high-rises and wooden skyscrapers