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A Methodical Framework for Sustainable Architectural Design: Housing Practice in the Middle East

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  • Nagham Yahya

    (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC via Mersin 10, Famagusta 99628, Turkey
    Department of Architectural Engineering, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil 44001, Iraq)

  • Badiossadat Hassanpour

    (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC via Mersin 10, Famagusta 99628, Turkey)

Abstract

In developing countries where sustainable housing design receives insufficient theoretical and practical efforts, decisions about appropriate sustainable design strategies are often made in ignorance of situational and contextual issues and isolation from local practices. The study attempts to provide a design framework that comprises various design models for sustainable housing, enabling architects worldwide to broaden their sustainability practices in the architectural field. The study employs the grounded theory method to transform theory into viable housing design models for architects in various regions, particularly the Middle East, who will be able to trace the regional models and select design approaches and strategies in response to local situations. The research is divided into three stages. Guy and Farmer’s six logics are linked with methodical sustainable design approaches through comparative analysis to develop design models that will be chased in sustainable housing practices. The models are introduced in the next phase within a design framework and, finally, verified through Middle Eastern practices. The framework, which has been verified by tracking sustainable housing models in the design practices of Middle Eastern countries, can be used by applying the design models individually or by combining more than one model to create more responsive sustainable design practices in the housing field. The novelty of the study is that the developed framework transforms theoretical models into viable options for designers and scholars around the world, as well as enabling architects and developers in Middle Eastern cities to easily and practically trace regional design models and to select appropriate design approaches and strategies in an integrative manner.

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  • Nagham Yahya & Badiossadat Hassanpour, 2022. "A Methodical Framework for Sustainable Architectural Design: Housing Practice in the Middle East," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-20, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:7:p:1019-:d:855929
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    Cited by:

    1. Chuloh Jung & Jihad Awad, 2023. "Sharjah Sustainable City: An Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach to Urban Planning Priorities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-21, May.
    2. Yuan Zheng & Yuan Sun & Zhu Wang & Feng Liang, 2022. "Developing Green–Building Design Strategies in the Yangtze River Delta, China through a Coupling Relationship between Geomorphology and Climate," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-22, December.

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