1- Department of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , meh.javidinejad@iauctb.ac.ir
2- Department of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , meh.javidinejad@iauctb.ac.ir
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The principle of privacy and its subsets, including hierarchy, introversion, and architectural integration with nature, are evident in traditional house architecture, especially in the warm and dry climate of central Iran. This research has been conducted using descriptive and analytical methods with practical aims and employing qualitative inference methods and field analysis of indigenous housing in the city of Yazd. Four case studies of traditional houses in this city (Aloumi House, Golshan House, Marvaj House, and Rasoulian House) have been selected as case studies and qualitatively examined. Data collection was also carried out through library studies and field observations. Despite the principle of privacy being present in all regions of Iran's climate, this architectural element has greater significance in warm and dry climates. Privacy is manifested through introverted architecture, the use of porches, octagonal spaces, corridors, and the presence of a central courtyard to open up the privacy of semi-private spaces towards the courtyard. The findings indicate that while some features related to the principle of privacy in contemporary houses with small dimensions and urban density and in the form of apartment housing are not applicable, some elements of indigenous architecture towards preserving privacy have the potential for capacity assessment in adapting to contemporary housing. Not placing parallel exit doors, designing entrance spaces, and paying attention to circulation in a way that private spaces such as bedrooms and bathrooms are separated from more public spaces like reception areas, bathrooms, and kitchens, attention to the position of private space in the Iranian house, and the lack of compatibility of open kitchen formations with this principle are some aspects that can be considered in contemporary houses and steps towards adapting the principle of privacy in modern architecture for building housing in contemporary and even future cities.
Keywords: Genealogy of Housing, Warm and Arid Climate, Contemporary Architecture, Principle of Privacy, Hierarchy
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Architecture and Urbanism
Received: 2023/12/26 | Accepted: 2024/02/22
Received: 2023/12/26 | Accepted: 2024/02/22
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