Investigating Sustainability of the Traditional Courtyard Houses Using Deep Beauty Framework

Rabia Ahmed Qureshi, Sarah Javed Shah, Munazzah Akhtar, Wasim Abbass and Abdullah Mohamed
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Rabia Ahmed Qureshi: Department of Architecture, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 39161, Pakistan
Sarah Javed Shah: Department of Architecture, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 39161, Pakistan
Munazzah Akhtar: Department of Architecture, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 39161, Pakistan
Wasim Abbass: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 39161, Pakistan
Abdullah Mohamed: Research Centre, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo 11835, Egypt

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-21

Abstract: In Pakistan, power outages have become frequent over the past two decades, due to a continuing energy crisis. Reliance on machines for thermal comfort of buildings has led to high energy demands of the increasing population. The negative impacts of artificial environments have, also, diminished the sense of place, biophilia and cultural values. Moreover, globalization has standardized the built environments, causing a lack of regional identity and an absence of climate sensitivity in design. Keeping all these issues in focus, this article re-examines the fundamental aspects of traditional architecture and aims to stimulate architects and designers to create sustainable and life-enriching designs, which are appropriate for contemporary times. In this research, the first two levels of Deep Beauty (functional and typological) are used, as a conceptual framework for sustainable design, to analyse a representative of a traditional courtyard house. In conjunction with the theoretical underpinnings of the Deep Beauty framework, the analysis utilizes photographs, drawings, and diagrams to support the arguments. The research shows that the traditional courtyard house possesses numerous attributes of sustainable design, which can be incorporated into contemporary house design.

Keywords: energy crisis; sustainable architecture; traditional architecture; courtyard; sense of place; biophilic design; deep beauty framework; climate sensitivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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