By HASSAN FATHYEgyptian Architect(1900 1989)

Designed 160 separate projects from modest country retreats to fully planned communities, markets, schools, theatres, places for worship and for recreation.

Architectural perspectivesAncient design methods and materialsUtilizing a knowledge of rural Egyptian economic situationSpace design suitable to surrounding environ- mentLow cost construction without using R.C.C and steelTraining locals to build ones own house

Design elementsMud brick (Adobe) wallsThick wallsWind-catcher and QanatDecorative screensBuilding orientation and placement of windows Domes and Vaulted roofsCourtyard

Gourna mosqueThe elevation

Plan And Sectional elevationGuma Mosque, Gourna

Screens in Window

Vaulted roof at Gourna Theatre

Ventilation system -Kharga Market -

Overall understandingMud brick Low heat radiation, low cost, availabilityThick wall high insulationSmall windows not facing the sun.Windcatcher Air circulation, a pressure gradient used to get away with the hot air.Qanat Used with windcatcher to cool the interior air by deep cut canal in the floor filled with water.Screens Restrict glare of light No use of R.C.C and Steel for high heat radiationCourtyard with partial greenery to screen dust and sand in the prevailing wind.

Design PhillosophyLow cost constructionUsage of local materials and vernacular architectureTraining of local people in construction to reduce labor costAgainst western techniques and Matcbox housesDesign development with energy conservation technique, Study of temperature and wind patterns.Passive cooling

Developed by Misba.Saba.Kalyani.Suman.

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