Analysis on the Characteristics of Guanzhong Traditional Residential Courtyard --- Take Tang Courtyard in Xunyi County as an Example

The Courtyard in Rural Homesteads of Bangladesh

In rural settlements of the floodplains in Bangladesh, an intrinsic element is the homestead. The homestead layout is defined by the courtyard, formed by the arrangement of dwelling units and ancillary buildings around a rectangular open space. The courtyard has important physical and functional characteristics derived from local climatic requirements and living patterns. However, particularly ...

The Catholic School as a Courtyard of the Gentiles

Optimization of Proportions of Central Courtyard based on Comfort Standards in the Traditional Qajar Period Houses in Boushehr

The traditional architectural methods used in the historical cities of Iran provide useful information on various fields related to architecture and urban planning. Of particular interest are the techniques used for designing open and closed spaces in houses located in the hot and humid climate zone. The proportions observed for the courtyard in such houses have a great role in determining the ...

Analysis of Flow Instabilities Inside a Street and a Courtyard

Spatial distribution of momentum flux and moments of third order of velocity components obtained from one-point measurement are investigated. The area of interest covers an inner part of street canyon and adjacent intersection. Timeaveraged momentum flux were divided into particular quadrants using Quadrant Analysis method. Comparison between flux events and skewness provides some insight into ...

Continuity and Consistency of the Traditional Courtyard House Plan in Modern I{orean Dwellings

The courtyard plan provides the basis for a traditional house type that is deeply associated with the Korean way of life. The first part of this paper discusses concepts and characteristics intrinsic to traditional Korean house plans and introduces various examples of courtyard house layouts. Thereafter, it selects several examples of modern Korean dwellings and compares them from the point of ...