Environmental building design performance modelling and simulation
The court
1. 2018-2019
2nd semester
10th lecture:
The court design
Instructor:
Dr. arch. Nagham Ali Hasan
College of Applied Engineering & Urban Planning
Department of Architecture, Interior Design & Planning
Environmental Design ARCH 2408
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2. court is a manor house or large building surrounded by usually
enclosed grounds
court is an open space enclosed wholly or partly by buildings or
circumscribed by a single building
court is a quadrangular space walled or marked off for playing one
of various games with a ball (such as tennis, handball, or basketball)
court is is a closed or semi-closed space formed by continuous or
semi-continuous walls of its four sides in the case of a square or a
polygonal shape and overlooks the inner courtyard other elements of
the building. It is open to the outside air from the top and can be
found at the same house more than Patio connecting with each other
through the corridors or through some of the rooms
3. • it helps to natural ventilation and lighting
• Atrium : It is an intermediate lounge or patio
with a Roman house or entrance to the church
and is generally known as a covered patio in
the building and illuminated from the top of
the tree or wide windows of side walls.
(Waziri, 2000)
5. Courtyard building can be defined as a building
that has an internal space opened to the sky
One of the major roles of courtyard spaces
is to protect the occupants from the harsh
outdoor conditions and provide
environmental functions such as natural
lighting and ventilation
The courtyard form was generally influenced by
the climatic conditions of the region.
6. ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS FOR
COURTYARD
For hot climates, the most important
environmental design
considerations for courtyards in
residential buildings are considered to
be shading and ventilation effects.
Shading effects of courtyards are
normally determined by:
– the building orientation,
– building height and
– its exposure to the sky
9. The role of the courtyard
.1دوراجتماعي:يكونفيهاجتماعأفرادالعائلةبعدفقدانهبسببالظروفالمعيشيةالصعبة.
.2كونهفراغتهيئةلالنتقالعبرهللفعالياتاألخرىذاتاستخدامشبهعاموبالتاليفهويحققاالنتقالمنالعامإلىالخاصممايوفرلهم
الخصوصية.
.3تحسيناألداءالحراريللمبنى
A courtyard is an architectural design element
commonly applied in tropical buildings for its
social, environmental and therapeutic potentials
14. The roofing method can be
differs :
• مستخدمة االفنية وتكون جزئي بشكل المسقف الفناء
انتقالي كعنصر.
• Open courtyard for social interaction
• Arcade