A Study Of The Traditional Characteristics Of Yemeni Houses In The Port City Of Aden And Mukalla: Perception Of Architects And Students
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Date
2007-02
Authors
Aqeil Ahmed Binthabet
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
The research attempts to study the characteristics of traditional houses in the
port city area of Aden and Mukalla in Yemen. This involves a study on a
perception of architects and students. The study intends to investigate the
respondent's viewpoints, the level of willingness, level of preference and
satisfaction in order to provide a description of the houses, architectural criteria,
distinctive features and future conceptions for development. In this manner, the
true characteristics of the houses in the area could be rediscovered for future
reference. The study starts with literature description on the general overview of
location, geographical divisions, climate and economy of the port city of Aden
and Mukalla. The study describes the house types in Aden and Mukalla,
variations in traditional houses in the five distinctive regions in Yemen,
traditional houses, the problems and factors affecting the design of traditional
housing in Aden and Mukalla. The field survey method has been chosen for this
research by preparing questionnaires to identify the architectural identity from
the respondents that includes professional architects and architectural students.
All the information gathered from the survey are collected and analysed using
qualitative data based on responses of positive and negative answers by the
respondents. The result shows that most of the categories have positive
answers on the importance of traditional values in house design. This indicates
that the future housing development in the port city of Yemen must consider the
traditional architectural elements in design. In conclusion, this study proposes 6
design guidelines and recommendation for future housing development in the port city of Aden and Mukalla. This includes design aspects related to the house
layout, the application of tradijional design, the traditional building material, the
Islamic values in house design, the exterior appearance of the house and
thenmal comfort conditions.
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