lifelikeness of boroujerdi’s house in kashan

this study evaluates the lifelikeness layers of boroujerdi’s house in kashan as a case study to analyze the houses of islamic period, especially qajar era. why traditional iranian architecture was considered as sustainable architecture? what are the elements included in the traditional architecture to take the most advantage of the least facilities? what elements does the modern architecture lack? this analysis contributes to evaluation of houses and higher sustainability of the architecture, the significance of research on lifelikeness is concentration of sustainable architecture and optimal utilization of environment which is deteriorating due to misuse. this study suggests a correct utilization of resources by which a new kind of architecture can be adopted; this new architecture was used in the past with low facilities and unfavorable climate conditions. this architecture respected the nature and took the best advantage of natural resources to meet human needs.in this way, analysis of lifelikeness layers by swot provides better results for sustainable architecture of houses fitted to deserts. this study is a qualitative and descriptive-analytic study.