Impact of Urban Compactness, Architectural Form and Climatic Considerations: an Analysis in Traditional Islamic Buildings

Abstract The special metropolitan texture of Islamic urban areas mirrored its social, political construction which was reflected in the architectural forms organized along central avenue with city’s mosques, Madrasahs, Sabils, and Bimaristans, worked as public substance city had their own particular arrangement rules guidelines. This strongly echoed trademark design age, set inside a well-weave human extents cityscape that served to enhance core cities. paper reviews literature on traditional surroundings, form, socio-cultural climatic factors influenced formation such unique Buildings, where these helped shape engineering styles utilization spaces Muslim buildings, especially application microclimatic modifiers open courtyards houses, middle age places were envisioned make positive conditions water fountains, Planted trees, Malqafs, Mashrabiyyahs, Semi spaces, Iwans. Consciousness multifactorial nature impacts view houses is essential for building planners, architects, developers be appropriately prepared address issues customers. By offering alternatives whatever lowering people’s quality life or efficiency. research should contribute Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Vision, aims implement more successful Sustainability ideas those previously used