Environmentally responsive design in the vernacular architecture of mountainous regions. The case of Kang village, Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahareh Bahramifar ◽  
Elieh Gharehbashloo ◽  
Akram Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Environmentally Responsive ◽  
Responsive Design

A cost trajectory to environmentally adaptive building construction in wet humid settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-88
Author(s):  
Alolote Amadi ◽  
Anthony Paul Higham
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Failure Patterns ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Environmentally Responsive ◽  
Responsive Design ◽  
Floor Plans

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the ongoing discourse centred on enhancing building performance to provide an interpretation of life cycle cost (LCC) analysis, directly applicable to building construction in coastal areas located in tropical wet–humid settings. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 50 buildings based on physical observation is carried out to identify typical failure patterns in wet‒humid environment. Further, a comparative initial construction cost and LCC analysis is computed for two alternative building schemes with identical floor plans: Scheme A using sound construction and detailing to guard against future maintenance problems and Scheme B adopting the typical designs evident in the study area. Findings The result of the analysis shows that in the long-run scheme, A is an economically more viable option than B, as the increased initial costs are entirely offset by the reduced running cost. Research limitations/implications The contextual nature of LCC analysis poses difficulties in applying the evidence provided in this study to provide a generalisable financial justification to buildings clients. Practical implications The outcome of the study provides analytical validation to overcome resistances and enables informed decision making by clients, which is necessary to promote transition from conventional to environmentally responsive design choices suitable to wet–humid conditions. Originality/value The study provides an interpretation of LCC analysis, directly applicable to building construction in the tropical wet–humid setting of coastal areas against the backdrop of inconsistencies in the practical application of the theory of LCC.

scholarly journals Arctic adaptive : responsive design in the Canadian north

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Hampson
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Responsive Architecture ◽  
Responsive Design ◽  
Outdoor Environments ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor Environments

Since the industrial revolution, architecture has become increasingly disconnected from its surrounding environment and the existence of regional vernacular architecture is dwindling. (Fathy, 1986; Ozkan, 1985) Modern technology coupled with globalization has resulted in universal architecture based on formal aesthetic and economy rather than local climatic factors. (Fathy, 1986; Frampton, 1983) The lack of regionally responsive design is nowhere more evident than in the Canadian Arctic (Dawson, 1997) Despite its immense cultural, economic and environmental importance to Canada and the world, Arctic communities have struggled with inadequate buildings and infrastructures since the creation of permanent settlements in the 1950's. (Bone, 2008; Dawson, 1997) Through the synthesis of modern technology and principles learned from nature and vernacular architecture this thesis explores new possibilities for a regionally responsive architecture in the Canadian Arctic; focusing on the building skin and its relationship between both indoor and outdoor environments.

The Versatility of Terraced Housing in Iranian Vernacular Architecture Located in Steep Regions

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-86
Author(s):  
Ehsan Reza ◽  
Ozgur Dıncyurek
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Urban Pattern

This study explores the characteristics of a particular vernacular architecture, which is known as terraced housing. Terraced housing can be found in many different mountainous parts of the world such as the mountainous regions of Bahrain, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Greece, Italy and Japan, which have different environmental and cultural characteristics, and which were built in response to human needs according to the particular topographical conditions. Amongst the examples mentioned, Iranian terraced housing remains distinctive with its local richness and variation, constructed and designed according to the topography of the region. Accordingly the general overview of Iranian vernacular architecture and form is examined by focusing on the environmental factors of two specific Iranian villages. The identification of these villages is evaluated according to the topography, climate, urban pattern and spatial organization of Iranian terraced settlements. As a consequence, the analysis of case studies and data processing will enable decision makers, planners, architects and designers to become more aware of the existing architectural building tradition. The contemporary housing design problems can be solved by employing an appropriate method of design and building construction with reference to the present vernacular housing stock.

scholarly journals Arctic adaptive : responsive design in the Canadian north

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Hampson
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Responsive Architecture ◽  
Responsive Design ◽  
Outdoor Environments ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor Environments

Since the industrial revolution, architecture has become increasingly disconnected from its surrounding environment and the existence of regional vernacular architecture is dwindling. (Fathy, 1986; Ozkan, 1985) Modern technology coupled with globalization has resulted in universal architecture based on formal aesthetic and economy rather than local climatic factors. (Fathy, 1986; Frampton, 1983) The lack of regionally responsive design is nowhere more evident than in the Canadian Arctic (Dawson, 1997) Despite its immense cultural, economic and environmental importance to Canada and the world, Arctic communities have struggled with inadequate buildings and infrastructures since the creation of permanent settlements in the 1950's. (Bone, 2008; Dawson, 1997) Through the synthesis of modern technology and principles learned from nature and vernacular architecture this thesis explores new possibilities for a regionally responsive architecture in the Canadian Arctic; focusing on the building skin and its relationship between both indoor and outdoor environments.

TBE in Italy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Tagliapietra ◽  
Flavia Riccardo ◽  
Giovanni Rezza
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
East Part ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Low Incidence

Italy is considered a low incidence country for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe. Areas at higher risk for TBE in Italy are geographically clustered in the forested and mountainous regions and provinces in the north east part of the country, as suggested by TBE case series published over the last decade.

TBE in Italy

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
National Level ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Low Incidence

Italy is considered a low-incidence country for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe.1 Areas at higher risk for TBE in Italy are geographically clustered in the forested and mountainous regions and provinces in the north east part of the country, as suggested by TBE case series published over the last decade.2-5 A national enhanced surveillance system for TBE has been established since 2017.6 Before this, information on the occurrence of TBE cases at the national level in Italy was lacking. Both incidence rates and the geographical distribution of the disease were mostly inferred from endemic areas where surveillance was already in place, ad hoc studies and international literature.1

Morphology, nomenclature and distribution of Bassia monticola (Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae), a poorly known species from Western Asia

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
A. P. Sukhorukov ◽  
M. A. Kushunina
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Western Asia

Kochia monticola was previously considered as a synonym for the widely distributed Irano-Turanian Panderia pilosa. After the merger of Kochia and Panderia with Bassia based on molecular phylogeny, K. monticola remained a synonym of Bassia pilosa. We claim that Bassia monticola, a name proposed by Kuntze (1891) for K. monticola, should be separated from B. pilosa based on morphological characters and localised distribution in mountainous regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon at altitudes 1800–2600 m a. s. l.

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