The emphasis on courtyard in islamic architecture gave it the name of the architecture of the veil.
Courtyard house iran. Nikkhah islamic azad university iran in environmental design of iranian houses along with examining and comparing case studies in some iranian. Kashan persian house is conveniently located near the main square and the historical houses. Socio environmental sustainability in traditional courtyard houses in iran and china. View iranian courtyard houses research papers on academia edu for free.
The main hall is topped by a khishkhan that is a type of central dome. The research is based on the hypothesis that vernacular buildings courtyard houses of iran have been environmentally sustainable structures. The courtyard house is one of the most enduring architectural forms transcending regional historical and cultural boundaries. A dynamic equivalence between economy and society intended to generate long term correlation between.
Its balance of simple appropriate construction environmental control and social and familial structures continues to engage architects and architectural historians. The borujerdi house consists of the biruni exterior the public area and andaruni interior the private quarters features of iran s traditional residential architecture including a courtyard with a fountain pool and a two story iwan balcony. However an important challenge of the study has been to avoid the technological bias and to consider the cultural and social aspects and embodiment of the studied houses as well. They have spacious rooms with good mattresses a nice breakfast room and a beautiful inner courtyard.
The courtyard house makes its first appearance ca. Environmental effect of courtyard in sustainable architecture of iran cold regions case study. The art draws from various cultures and elements from both islamic and pre islamic times. The staff particularly atefeh has been very helpful during our stay and beyond.
Courtyards private open spaces surrounded by walls or buildings have been in use in residential architecture for almost as long as people have lived in constructed dwellings. 6400 6000 bc calibrated in the neolithic yarmukian site at sha ar hagolan in the central jordan valley on the northern bank of the yarmouk river giving the. Despite courtyards are well known for their passive energy efficient forms there are few research which specifically focus on traditional courtyard houses in iran as one of the oldest civilizations in the world that go back to 3000 bc edwards et al 2005. Sustainable design is the ideology of designing the built environment to fulfill the principles of environmental social and economic sustainability.