Architectural Objectives in Tropical Climates(Comparing Climatic Patterns in Vernacular Houses of Bandar-e-Lenge and Dezful)

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Seyed Majid Mofidi Shemirani ¹ , Niloufar Nikghadam ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Development, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran,Iran
2 - aculty Member, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Tehran South Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2012-04-17 Accepted : 2013-04-15 Published : 2013-08-01

Keywords: climate, architecture, Tropical, Vernacular house, Dezful, Bandar-e-Lenge,

Abstract :

Effects of neglecting climatic patterns in buildings are more intense in severe climates such as tropical. It isresulting an excessive consumption of fossil fuels and consequently environmental pollutions in and after modern era. The objectiveof this research is to find climate-oriented intentions and solutions in tropical areas and compare them with Dezful and Bandar-e-Lengevernacular houses to examine how differences in mesoclimates may affect the climatic pattern of buildings. The present study willinitially classify the experts’ viewpoints on the architectural patterns in tropical climates and prevailing targets, solutions, and willpresent features of the architecture in such regions. The solutions are tested on vernacular buildings of Bandar-e-Lenge and Dezful.The findings demonstrate that in the above areas, climatic solutions have been used to moderate high temperature and humidity. Thelocal houses in Bandar-e-Lenge are in accordance with both climatic objectives but the houses in Dezful pertain solutions for onlyhigh temperature. Results also confirm that the difference can be observed because of the different sub climatic groups they are placed in.