Earth-sheltered Dwellings in Tunisia: Ancient Lessons for Modern DesignThis contributes to an understanding of the traditionally evolved system of below-ground housing and suggest show the design of modern earth-sheltered space can be improved. Within the context of Tunisian underground dwellings, this book studies heat gain and loss, and presents field research on the plan, operation, and functional aspects of such housing. |
Contents
List of Figures | 13 |
Background | 19 |
Evolution of Settlements | 31 |
27 | 109 |
31 | 115 |
37 | 121 |
37 | 129 |
Ghorfa and Ksar Design | 145 |
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Alternatives in Energy André Louis Arab Architecture below-ground space Berbers Beschaouch Bulla Regia cave ceiling Chenini cistern cliff dwellings climate constructed courtyard depth developed Digest and Energy dining room diurnal Douiret dry and wet dry bulb temperatures dwellings in Matmata Earth Shelter Earth Shelter Digest Earth-covered Buildings Earth-sheltered edited by Frank edited by Truman entrance environment excavated five sites Frank L Gabès Ghadamis ghorfas Ghoumrassen Guermessa heat Hunt House Kansas City Ksar Médenine layer located Marhala Hotel Matmata Plateau meters Moreland mountain NOON PM PM NTIS Oklahoma State University outdoor patio perature peristyle plain PM MID region Sahara second floor second-floor room shafts slopes southern Tunisia Springfield stairway subsurface floor subsurface level subsurface structures subterranean dwellings subterranean houses Tataouine terraced terraced agricultural three rooms tion Toujane Truman Stauffer Tunisie du Sud Underground Space Underground Utilization University of Missouri village wall wet bulb temperatures