ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE - Pharos University in Alexandria
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE - Pharos University in Alexandria
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE - Pharos University in Alexandria
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<strong>ISLAMIC</strong> <strong>ARCHITECTURE</strong><br />
ENV ADAPTATION: The Courtyard House<br />
•Static cool<strong>in</strong>g system<br />
• The courtyard serves as a resevoire of<br />
coolness<br />
•Even<strong>in</strong>g advances<br />
•Suitable applications serv<strong>in</strong>g traditional<br />
architecture <strong>in</strong> countries <strong>in</strong> hot/arid regions<br />
•Example from Egypt is shown to the right,<br />
designed by Arch. Hassan Fathy.<br />
•Islamic courtyard houses as Suhaymi house<br />
<strong>in</strong> Cairo illustrate the pleasant atmosphere<br />
that can be created.<br />
•The Takhtaboush was developed as a<br />
shaded outdoor sitt<strong>in</strong>g area at ground level<br />
openn<strong>in</strong>g on the courtyard and backgarden<br />
through mushrabiyah where air is circulted<br />
creat<strong>in</strong>g a cool draft.
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