Features of paper walls in the formation of the «Japanese house» microecosystem

Abstract

The work relates to the topics of retroecology, namely, the features of microecosystems related to the housing of the peoples of the world. A unique structural element of a Japanese dwelling – a paper wall – is considered. It is shown that in terms of functional purpose, such a structure differs significantly from the well-known building walls. In this sense, the paper wall does not meet the generally accepted quality criteria. However, this element of housing, which is very popular in Japan, finds its admirers in other microecosystems. The paper highlights those well-known qualities of paper walls that appeal to the people of Japan, contrary to existing standards, but in full compliance with Japanese analog culture. Taking into account that the popularity of paper walls is influenced not by protection from climatic and other influences, but by the spirituality of the Japanese people, the mechanism of mathematical logic, namely, the model of predicate logic, was adopted as a tool for analyzing such structures. The formalized mathematical model made it possible to pay attention to some features in the preferences of the specified predicates and made it possible to clarify their priority for the user. It is not a contradiction that the Japanese paper wall is not designed to perform most of the known functions of an ordinary human dwelling wall. It has become preferable for the inhabitant of the country not as a protective or insulating structure, but mainly as a result of spiritual transformations in society. In particular, with the help of a specific building structure - a paper wall. Thus, the paper wall has become a component for the formation of mentality, psychology, and spirituality. That is, what is valued above all else in the microecosystem of the Japanese home