From Japanese to cairene houses: A contribution to the design of socially responsible housing in Egypt
| dc.Affiliation | October University for modern sciences and Arts (MSA) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gelil Mohamed N.A. | |
| dc.contributor.other | MSA University (October University for Modern Sciences and Arts) | |
| dc.contributor.other | Department of Architecture | |
| dc.contributor.other | Giza | |
| dc.contributor.other | Egypt | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-09T20:42:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-09T20:42:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description | Scopus | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article represents a contribution to social and spatial problems of low-income housing units in Egypt. It is an illustrated product of work previously accomplished in several separate studies. In this article, I attempt to offer more tangible solutions and architectural drawings inspired by ideas from traditional Cairene homes and traditional small-scale urban Japanese residences (to which I was exposed during my research in Japan) in light of surveys conducted among housing-unit residents in Egypt. The article first takes a brief look at the history of the emergence of apartments and housing units in Egypt. Second, it explores examples of small-scale apartments and housing units attempting to incorporate traditional patterns and elements into their design. Third, it proposes a 70m2 unit plan showing architectural and structural modules, a suggested combination of four units, and proposed spatial organizations and architectural solutions for unit interiors: entrance zone, guestroom, living and sleeping zones, prayer area, washing and ablution area, kitchen, bathroom and guest toilet, and doors and partitions, while incorporating a suggested latticework device that has been proposed and discussed in detail in my previous studies. � 2014 Intellect Ltd. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100449118&tip=sid&clean=0 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1386/ijia.3.1.147_1 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 20455895 | |
| dc.identifier.other | https://doi.org/10.1386/ijia.3.1.147_1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://cutt.ly/8r1ga26 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Intellect Ltd. | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | International Journal of Islamic Architecture | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 3 | |
| dc.subject | Cairene houses | en_US |
| dc.subject | Egypt | en_US |
| dc.subject | Japanese residences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Low-income housing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mashrabiyya | en_US |
| dc.subject | Socially responsible | en_US |
| dc.title | From Japanese to cairene houses: A contribution to the design of socially responsible housing in Egypt | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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