Extended Abstract Introduction The formation of built spaces in composition to open spaces is one of the important subjects in designing architectural spaces. Different factors were important in formation of open spaces in traditional architecture. The kind of function of a building was one of these factors, because the quality of designing courtyards and its elements were dependent to the ...

Today, access to sustainable environment for more presence of humans in open space should improve the quality of open spaces and human thermal comfort. Hence, the courtyard as an open space is an important element in solar radiation absorption and providing thermal comfort. The aim of this paper is to investigate the climatic performance of traditional courtyard houses, according to shading ...

Introduction: As the behavioral base of the family, the house is functionally and physically the place where the behavior, culture, and ethics of the community are formed. The traditional house of Iran has been a constructive and suitable place for this important. However, today's Iranian housing architecture is not a suitable container for this important because it has lost its Iranian charact...