What are the characteristics of Qingdao architecture? In summary

Red tiles, green trees, blue sea and blue sky are the characteristics of Qingdao. Judging from the red tiles, the architectural features of the old city of Qingdao must be dominated by sloping roofs, and the red tiles paved the roofs, forming the architectural features of the whole city.

Of course, due to the colonial relationship, there are also many European-style buildings in Qingdao, mainly German-style. Generally speaking, Qingdao is an architectural city that combines modernity with tradition and East with West.

The architectural features of German buildings in Qingdao are: the buildings themselves are mostly brick-wood structures, the stone used is Laoshan granite, and the steel is shipped from Germany. Large buildings are often equipped with granite inlay or thick mushroom stone as dado. The change of architectural style is mainly reflected in the roof. Excellent cowtongue tiles are placed on the roof, often in the form of folding slopes.

The towering gables not only break the monotonous horizontal line of the eaves, but also play the role of composition center and perspective focus. Gables are often equipped with European medieval pastoral architecture design techniques that imitate wood structures, and doors and windows are used to add exquisite decorative lines. According to the nature of the building, the top of the door and window cover is constantly processed into an arc style. The exterior wall of the building is mostly made of cement, accompanied by concave-convex patterns or cement napping, and the color of the exterior wall is mainly beige.

Buildings often appear in independent layouts. These design techniques match the green trees in the front and back of the house, and the building is located between the blue sea and hills in Qingdao, so the "red tiles, yellow walls, green trees, blue sea and blue sky" often mentioned by later generations is the unique feature of Qingdao City.

Extended data:

German buildings in Qingdao can be divided into administrative buildings, military buildings, public facilities buildings, economic and cultural buildings, commercial and entertainment buildings and so on.

(1), administrative building

Most of them are located in the central part of the city, reflecting the control role of colonial rule. Among them, the representative buildings are the former site of Qingdao German Police Department, the former site of Jiaoao Imperial Court and the former site of Qingdao German Prison.

② Military architecture

In order to strengthen military defense, the German army strengthened the construction of military facilities in Qingdao. Its main buildings and structures include Bismarck Barracks, Iltis Barracks, Qingdao Mountain Fort, Youneishan Lighthouse and Little Qingdao Lighthouse.

(3) Construction of public facilities

These buildings are the main service construction contents invested by Germany to occupy Qingdao. The architectural style and form still adopt the style and design ideas of German native architecture, thus reflecting a strong European cultural sentiment. The main buildings are the office building of the Observatory, rubber customs, German field hospital, Qingdao Railway Station, etc.

④ Economic and cultural buildings

Most of these buildings were built in the early days of German occupation, and they usually occupy urban areas near the sea or near the city center. The architecture itself embodies the functional characteristics from style to form, and it is the mainstream of Qingdao architecture during the German occupation period. Its representative buildings include Dehua Bank, Shandong Road and Mining Company, Christian Church and Dehua College.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Qingdao German Architecture