Socio-cultural patterns embedded into the built form of Qatari houses: Regenerating architectural identity in Qatar

Asmaa Saleh Al-Mohannadi and Raffaello Furlan
Additional contact information
Raffaello Furlan: College of Engineering, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University, Qatar

Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2019, vol. 12, issue 4, 336-358

Abstract: This research paper investigates the spatial form of traditional and modern Qatari houses and embedded socio-cultural patterns which have influenced the development of housing in Qatar over the past decades. The methodology for the investigation of socio-cultural patterns embedded into traditional and modern houses is based on space syntax supported by visualisation techniques. The findings reveal that specific requirements such as: 1) privacy; 2) gender segregation; and 3) hospitality are determining the spatial form of both vernacular and modern housing. In turn, the findings contribute towards the development of architectural identity, including social sustainability, for the urban regeneration of the built environment in Qatar.

Keywords: housing; architectural sociology; space syntax; architectural identity; urban regeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 Z33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://hstalks.com/article/1290/download/ (application/pdf)
https://hstalks.com/article/1290/ (text/html)
Requires a paid subscription for full access.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aza:jurr00:y:2019:v:12:i:4:p:336-358

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal from Henry Stewart Publications
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Henry Stewart Talks ().