Abstract
This paper aims to clarify the process of transition in the roof frame of vernacular farmhouses in Tsukuba City. Dealing with 58 houses in Tukuba city and surrounding areas, and analyzing the composition of core and periphery structure, the arrangement of several tie beams and methods of forming overhung eaves such as Segai and Chikara-taruki, it's revealed that until 18th century frames were gradually transformed occupying piled beams and periphery space and adopting Segai, however in 19th century correlation between core and periphery becoming to adaptable, various type of frames had appeared in both making piled beams and forming overhung eaves.
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