Analyzing Physical Traits of Rural Housing in order to Achieve Its Architectural Pattern (Case Study: Hezaveh Village, Markazi Province)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Reza Sameh ¹
• Reza Jafariha ²

¹ Imam Khomeini International University, Iran

² Buein Zahra Technical University, Iran

10.22067/jrrp.v12i1.2206-1049

Abstract

Purpose- The purpose of this article is the provision a context for the continuity and conveyance of hidden values in human habitations in a form of patterns for future plans.
Design/Methodology/Approach- Hezaveh village, located in Markazi Province, is one of the habitats that has always been noted due to its location and physical traits. Hence, three residential samples were studied and analyzed. The research has been formed with an inductive approach based on field observations and documentary studies. The selection method of samples was based on diversity indicators in structural and functional patterns. They were extracted among the observed samples based on statistical data according to the number of families, type of livelihood, etc.
Findings- The findings of the research demonstrate the way physical traits of habitats are considered in accordance with the natural environment, humans, and housing formation. Thus, housing can be understood as a fundamental type and pure form of a physical environment that represent those patterns. Because of the cold climate of the village, most houses have inner yards and are introverted. The ratio of the outer skin to the whole volume of buildings is low. Yards are relatively small and walls are thick. Moreover, the investigations revealed that there are somehow similar spaces in them.
Practical implications- In its simplest use, the findings of the research might be deemed as a pattern or criterion for the design of rural housing which reflects the architectural properties of that region.
Originality/Value- The analysis and inference methodology of a pattern for rural housing could be regarded as an innovation in this research.

Keywords

• Physical traits
• Rural housing
• Architectural pattern
• Hezaveh
• Markazi Province

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