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ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE ENV ADAPTATION: The Courtyard House •Static cooling system • The courtyard serves as a resevoire of coolness •Evening advances •Suitable applications serving traditional architecture in countries in hot/arid regions •Example from Egypt is shown to the right, designed by Arch. Hassan Fathy. •Islamic courtyard houses as Suhaymi house in Cairo illustrate the pleasant atmosphere that can be created. •The Takhtaboush was developed as a shaded outdoor sitting area at ground level openning on the courtyard and backgarden through mushrabiyah where air is circulted creating a cool draft.
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE ENV ADAPTATION: Mashrabiya, Windcatchers, Borujerdi ha House, in central Iran. Built in 1857, it is an excellent example of ancient Persian desert architecture. The two tall windcatchers cool the central zone of the house. Egyptian style Mashrabiya, projecting alone from part of the room and not reaching to the room floor, hence allowing for a Dakkah or sitting area in front of the window. windcatcher of "Dowlatabad" in Yazd, is one of the tallest windcatchers/badgeers in Iran.
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