Browsing by Author "Abdel-Hadi, Aleya"

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1 of 1 Assessing Housing Interior Sustainability in a New Egyptian City
(ELSEVIER, 2012) Abdel-Hadi, Aleya; Aboulgheit, Iman
This paper focuses on the level of sustainability reached in the interiors of houses provided in one of the gated communities east of Greater Cairo. The research aim is to assess following some of the Green Buildings Rating System (GBRS) requirements two main components (light and interior finishes) that are found in the detached villas. The purpose is to find out the importance and presence of sustainability measures in the designer's thinking and process, in design implementation, in the market supply and the residents' awareness. Results show that house interiors and their occupants' awareness could be considered below the required sustainability average. (C) 2012 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Place identity/place making in the built environment-towards a methodological perspective
(CRC PRESS-BALKEMA, 2018) El Nachar, Eman; Abdel-Hadi, Aleya
Most research cases on place making discuss aesthetic perspective of the built-environment. Beyond the instinctive approaches of aesthetic qualities, this research contends the question of how the identity of places could be examined in respect to design purposes. The research aims to introduce an integrative agenda to examine characteristics of spaces and buildings of the built-environment in accordance to place and residents' identity needs. Methodology is based on the analyses of theories explaining components relevant to the processes of place identity in order to develop a conceptual model in which characteristics of buildings and spaces together with identity aspects contribute to identity of places holistically perceived. The interpretation of results initiates an integrated agenda for housing policies, decision-making, and design implementation.