Ancient Climatic Architectural Design Approach

• Main Authors: Nasibeh Faghih, Md Azree Othuman Mydin, Mohd Rodzi Ismail
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Academic Publishing House Researcher 2013-01-01
• Series: Evropejskij Issledovatelʹ
• Subjects: Architecture; ancient climate; thermal; design; courtyard; earth sheltered
• Online Access: http://www.erjournal.ru/pdf.html?n=1367686170.pdf

Ancient climatic architecture had found out a series of appropriate responses for the best compatibility with the critical climate condition for instance, designing ‘earth sheltered houses’ and ‘courtyard houses’. They could provide human climatic comfort without excessive usage of fossil fuel resources. Owing to the normal thermal conditions in the ground depth, earth sheltered houses can be slightly affected by thermal fluctuations due to being within the earth. In depth further than 6.1 meters, temperature alternation is minute during the year, equaling to average annual temperature of outside. More to the point, courtyard buildings as another traditional design approach, have prepared controlled climatic space based on creating the maximum shade in the summer and maximum solar heat absorption in the winter. The courtyard houses served the multiple functions of lighting to the rooms, acting as a heat absorber in the summer and a radiator in the winter, as well as providing an open space inside for community activities. It must be noted that they divided into summer and winter zones located in south and north of the central courtyard where residents were replaced into them according to changing the seasons. Therefore, Ancient climatic buildings provided better human thermal comfort in comparison with the use contemporary buildings of recent years, except with the air conditioning