Buildings Façades A Challenge of Cultural Identity In The Context Of Modernity

Assali, Imad

doi:10.9790/2402-11030298107

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“…Daylight is a core architectural aspect in the current study because the alternative to daylight is the dependence on artificial lighting, which can reveal a significant incline in energy consumption and contribute to the issue of global warming [11]. In Middle Eastern countries, intensive heat entering houses from contemporary building design leads individuals for consuming energy using air-conditioning systems [12]. The ratio of windows to different interior surfaces such as the floor or wall for finding the best geometrical ratio between interior area and windows regarding window to interior walls ratio or window to floor area ratio.…”

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Privacy Vs. Daylight: Evaluating the Acceptance of Daylighting Traditional Devices in Contemporary Residential Houses in Bahrain

ALJAWDER¹,

El-Wakeel²

2020

IJSDP

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The needs and satisfaction of inhabitants with respect to daylight in Bahraini architecture is not well-established, where cultural norms significantly influence different aspects such as room division and door location. Limited consideration has been given to the needs and satisfaction of residents with respect to daylight in Bahraini architecture, where different aspects including room division and door location are influenced by cultural norms. Therefore, the study aims to assess the importance of visual privacy and daylight in the home through a survey questionnaire administered in Bahrain. The survey aimed to measure the trade-off between visual privacy and daylight at home and to explore current and traditional methods used to achieve visual privacy. Results give a clear indication of the contradictory relationship between the needed visual privacy and the desire for daylight in the space. Cultural and personal preferences are dominated by religious context. More than 95% of respondents considered visual privacy to be important; whereas, 92.07% of people considered daylight important. Moreover, 30.29% of people gave priority to the need for visual privacy over the need for daylight in the space. The visual and aesthetic aspects were clearly considered to be important factors for people.

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