An important “architectural type” in Iranian history is the Yazd courtyard house. This historic building type features a walled boundary that contains a complex pattern of open (to the sky), semi-enclosed and enclosed spaces.
Michael J Ostwald, , Ostwald Michael J
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The Spatiality of the Vernacular Courtyard House in the Arabian Gulf Region
In the vernacular architectural history of the Arabian Gulf region (the Gulf), the courtyard house is a common domestic typology. Islamic and sociological precepts regulate the design and the function of vernacular courtyard dwellings, resulting in ...
Raffaello Furlan, Furlan Raffaello
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Common architectural characteristics of traditional courtyard houses in Erbil city
The courtyard house is a typical design plays a significant role in shaping traditional house’s physical layout, and climatic condition. The architectural characteristics of a traditional courtyard house led to a comprehensive clarification of its ...
Faris Ali Mustafa
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Courtyard: A Look at the Relevance of Courtyard Space in Contemporary Houses [PDF]
The paper attempts to uncover the key issues concerning the sustainable built form of towns in the aftermath of rapid urbanization and growing population. The objective of this study is to understand the suitability and practicability of the courtyard forms in the urban settlement.
Richa Gupta, Mahendra Joshi
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Investigation on Daylight Quality of Central Courtyard’s Adjacent Rooms in Traditional Houses in Hot Dry Region of Iran: A Case Study Yazdanpanah House [PDF]
Most of the spaces in contemporary houses in Iran cannot achieve enough daylight during daytime. Daylight utilization has a significant impact on decreasing energy consumption in residential buildings.
N. Tayari, M. Nikpour
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Museum of Vernacular architecture of western Serbia and Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina: Courtyards of mountain villages and villages of the lower course of the rivers [PDF]
The aim of the paper is the Museum of Vernacular Architecture of the Central Balkans. The paper presents two units in the Museum. In this paper, a courtyard of mountain villages, and a courtyard of villages in the valley of the river basin, is shown. The
Kuzović Duško
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Nea Paphos. Seasons 2014 and 2016Appendix 1: Glass from the HH courtyard 1 Appendix 2: Note on the pottery from circular basin S.1/16 [PDF]
Excavation below the ancient ground surface of the main courtyard (1) of the “Hellenistic” House in Nea Paphos proved its construction to be later than the beginning of the 2nd century AD.
Henryk Meyza +3 more
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The courtyard of boroughs of Western Serbia in the 19th century [PDF]
The courtyard in boroughs of Western Serbia is a result of three sources of influence: planned urbanism, origin and activity of the population. The tradition, the rural background of the settlers, the way of economy and the annual income of the household,
Kuzović Duško
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A COURTYARD HOUSE – SIHEYUAN 四合院 AS THE DWELLING PLACE OF THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE FAMILY
A Chinese courtyard house, called in Chinese siheyuan, equipped with a single entrance and with one or more open courtyards encompassed by one-storey buildings, represents traditional house dwelling in China.
Zbigniew Wesołowski SVD
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House H10 from Marina el-Alamein on the northwest coast of Egypt [PDF]
House H10 was one of the buildings located in a Hellenistic-Roman city at the Marina el-Alamein site in Egypt, whose relics were the first to be discovered.
Rafał Czerner +1 more
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