The urban courtyard house as an architectural response to the climatic constraints of the arid environment

Bencherif, Meriama; Chaouche, Sabine

doi:10.1684/sec.2013.0390

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“…This factor depends on the seasons and geographical variables such us latitude, terrain topography and site orientation. Its control in traditional dwellings is essentially achieved by thermal regulation using passive devices that capture the sun rays in winter and veil them in summer (Kitous et al,2004;Bencherif, Chaouche, 2013).…”

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“…It depends on altitude, sunshine, wind, soil type, etc (Viaro, Ziegler, 1983). In order to maintain a satisfactory ambient temperature in winter and summer, it is necessary to control: thermal regulation, thermal inertia 22 of building materials and passive ventilation (Bencherif, Chaouche, 2013).…”

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“…In general, the heavier a material is, the greater its inertia. It is used in construction to attenuate variations in the outside temperature, to accumulate during the day the heat that will be released at night and, finally, to ensure an indoor climate that is as comfortable as possible" (Bencherif, Chaouche, 2013).…”

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“…26 The thermal amplitude is the difference in temperature between day and night in a given region. It depends on latitude and clarity of air that promotes heat loss from the rocky soil and plants through night radiation (Kitous et al,2004;Bencherif, Chaouche, 2013). 27 Direct radiation is solar radiation reaching the earth's surface directly from the sun.…”

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“…In the kasbah of Algiers, the topography of the site imposes south-east orientation, which is considered very favorable to benefit from winter solar radiation (Belakehal et al, 2001). However, ksour of the M'zab valley, which are installed on hills with a radio-concentric urban layout (privileged for religious reasons) do not have a preferential orientation (Bencherif, Chaouche, 2013). This situation leads to an unequal exposure to winter solar radiation depending on the position of the buildings on the hill (ubac 30 , adret 31 ).…”

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Towards a Better Knowledge of Traditional Environmental Devices: Comparison Between Two Traditional Algerian Houses

Racha

Kacher

2020

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Abstract. It has been noticed that research is increasingly focused on exploring opportunities to use environmental devices of traditional origin to create more sustainable contemporary buildings. Unfortunately, this “neo-traditional trend” (Abdelsalam et al., 2013) is hindered by the performance of vernacular solutions, which are unable to meet the new needs of contemporary society. Advocates of this ideology believe that this situation is due to a lack of knowledge of these vernacular devices. From this point of view, this paper aims to establish a better knowledge of them for the purpose of improving their performance within contemporary buildings. Thus, it presents a comparison study between the traditional architecture represented by the Algiers Kasbah house and the M’zab valley house in Algeria. The choice of the case studies was made in light of the fact that notwithstanding the very opposite environmental contexts of each case study, they belong to the same typology of traditional houses called “house with wast ed dar”. In fact, they share several similar environmental features such as the patio and the terrace. Even though initially there appear to be many similarities, some aspects of these devices vary from one environmental context to another. Therefore, this paper investigates the urban layout in which the houses are built as well as the principles of design and building materials in order to explore the impact of the physical and climatic conditions, referred to in this article as the “geo-climatic environment”, on the environmental devices developed by each house. It compares the performance of these devices and how they respond to their geo-climatic environment in order to better understand their functioning mode which is the key of their successful adaptation to each environmental context and which could be the key to any future use of these vernacular devices in contemporary buildings.

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Section: Definition Of the Physical Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Definition Of the Physical Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Definition Of the Physical Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: On the Urban Scalementioning

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