NATURAL VENTILATION IN OLD ISLAMIC HOUSES THE STUDY OF COURTYARD IN OLD CAIRO CASE STUDY: | ||||
| Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector | ||||
| Article 35, Volume 11, Issue 39, April 2016, Page 601-615 PDF (1.55 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/auej.2016.19463 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Gihan Mossad1; Hussein Ezzat2; Nada Talaat3 | ||||
| 1Architecture & Urban Design, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria | ||||
| 2Interior Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria Universty | ||||
| 3Architecture, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transportm, Alexandria, | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Cairo; the capital of Egypt, is a rich architectural environment with long history extending over 70,000 years. The rich history is still educating and informing knowledge in all fields of science. An important part of this history is the Islamic era and its vibrant architecture. This research studies the architecture of houses in old Cairo and focuses mainly on their courtyards. Courtyards in old houses served many purposes; social, religious and environmental factors. Egypt has been confronted with an escalating energy demand due to the gradual rise in the use of mechanical ventilation associated with loss in natural ventilation design in houses. This paper aims at learning from the past to achieve a sustainable built environment by understanding the necessity of passive ventilation strategies and how courtyards inform it. This is achieved through inductive methods such as literature review represented in the first part and analytical method through the application of passive ventilation in an old courtyard Islamic house. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Courtyard; Passive Cooling; Islamic houses , natural ventilation | ||||
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