Indoor Microclimate Conditions and the Impact of Transformations on Hygrothermal Comfort in the Old Ottoman Houses in Algiers

Benchekroun, Marwa; Chergui, Samia; Ruggiero, F.; Turi, Silvia Di

doi:10.1080/15583058.2019.1606362

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“…They take the form of an introverted dwelling with no windows overlooking the outside except for a few small openings. They are all accessible through a sqifa or a chicane which is an entrance space that constitute a transition between the public and the private space (Benchekroun et al, 2019). https://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/565/ 5 "Al tarik" is the main street of the city where production activities take place.…”

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“…The small openings at the bottom of the walls allow the entry of fresh air from outside (street or courtyard) while those at the top allow the evacuation of warm air (Ravéreau, 1989;Benchekroun, 2019). The same thing in the houses of M'zab ( Figure 13) with the difference that the openings in this house are fewer and even smaller than those in the Algiers house (generally slits not exceeding 7 cm in width, arranged at different heights) (Ravéreau, 2003).…”

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“…The main characteristics of these Ksour are: the radio-concentric urban layout (like the Islamic medina), the dense and compact urban landscape as well as the narrow and winding streets covered and uncovered on successive sections (Kitous et al, 2004;Gouaich et al, 2018;Djebbar, 2018). The houses are attached to each other and can communicate with each other via the stah (terraces) facing the sea (Benchekroun et al, 2019). The rooms are called ghorfa when they are on the ground floor and bit when they are upstairs (PPSMVSS Kasbah of Algiers, 2017).…”

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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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2020

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“…Therefore, such buildings, also due to aesthetic and artistic reasons, are usually not equipped with a climatization system. It would indeed be difficult to hypothesize and/or install conventional (and bulky) equipment for the mitigation of indoor climate pressure, particularly in Mediterranean areas characterized by a mild climate [15,16]. Nevertheless, the microclimate requirements for preserving cultural heritage demand special attention, given the vast array of artworks displayed in museums and the diverse materials they are made of (including stone, marble, wood, textiles, and more) and considering that these objects are of significant importance, often representing unique examples of human art [17,18].…”

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Indoor Parameters of Museum Buildings for Guaranteeing Artworks Preservation and People’s Comfort: Compatibilities, Constraints, and Suggestions

Cirrincione,

La Gennusa,

Peri

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Since people tend to spend more and more time visiting museums, more accurate requirements are needed for the indoor environmental conditions of these confined spaces where two primary requisites coincide in defining their optimal indoor microclimate: the need for the appropriate artwork preservation and suitable levels of indoor comfort conditions for people visiting the exhibition buildings and/or working there. Regrettably, people and artwork requirements are sometimes characterized by different reference limits of the environmental parameters that, not rarely, could potentially conflict. Another important point to consider is that museums hosted by heritage buildings (particularly in Mediterranean climates, as is often the case in Italy) are often not equipped with climatization systems because of difficulty in installing generally bulky equipment such as HVAC systems. This circumstance represents another important limit for achieving suitable conditions for the two requisites. In addition, the recent pandemic-related occurrences are pushing technicians and designers to rethink the criteria for controlling the microclimate of public buildings, and museums among them. In this paper, this issue is addressed by reviewing current regulations, standards, and handbooks (and by means of a real case example related to the Italian context) in order to ascertain whether such documentation could facilitate the development of effective rules/guidelines for proper management of indoor parameters in museums.

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“…Over years, more and more research works have been carried out with a focus on the courtyard housing but with various approaches. These has been, for the case of Algeria as follows: i) the designers' point of view (Mehibel, Pitts, & Gao, 2014), ii) Climatic quantitative studies involving thermal and daylighting performances of the traditional courtyard (Benchekroun et al, 2019;Fezzioui et al, 2009;Ouahrani, 1993), and iii) the spatial arrangements' changes that occurred in the old houses as appeared in the new courtyard houses (Bousquet, 1983;Benslimane, Biara, & Bougdah, 2020). For the particular case of the Aurès courtyard house, this specific domestic space has been cited in several global books, thesis and articles such as, respectively, those of de Lartigue (1904); Colonna and Abbas (1989); Lebbal (1989).…”

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Impact of the socio-environmental quality of the courtyard house on occupant satisfaction:

Mezerdi¹,

Belakehal²,

Sfaksi³

2022

IRSPSD International

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In the old traditional houses, the inner central courtyard was the focal point of the house. Most of the rooms, if not all of them, are directly connected to the courtyard. Privacy is the watchword for the courtyard as expressed by maximizing interior relationships and openness, while excluding the exterior. In addition to its socio-cultural role as family gathering spaces, the courtyard provides daylight from the shade, airflow and thermal comfort inside the rooms of the house, factors that help to create more or less comfortable living conditions during the day and sleeping conditions at night. The main objective of this research is to investigate the impact of the courtyard's socioenvironment quality on the degree of the occupant satisfaction as well as on their perceptual behaviour in traditional houses with central courtyards in the oasis of M'chouneche. The survey has been used as a method for data collection. A questionnaire was the tool addressed by the researcher in a faceto-face mode with 18 householders. These latter lived in these traditional houses. The analysis of the collected data was undertaken by using STATISTICA software and mainly based on descriptive and inferential statistics. The results illustrate the influence of the socio-cultural and organizational role that the courtyard plays on the level of user satisfaction. As conclusion, M'chouneche traditional courtyard houses were designed founded on a considerable interest to climatic requirements in their socio-cultural context, in order to provide both physical and psychological comforts for residents.

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Indoor Microclimate Conditions and the Impact of Transformations on Hygrothermal Comfort in the Old Ottoman Houses in Algiers

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

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

Indoor Parameters of Museum Buildings for Guaranteeing Artworks Preservation and People’s Comfort: Compatibilities, Constraints, and Suggestions

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