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2. Courtyard house - Wikipedia

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   The main rooms of a courtyard house often open onto the courtyard, and the exterior walls may be windowless and/or semi-fortified and/or surrounded by a moat. Courtyard houses of this type occupy an intermediate position between a castle or fortress , where defence is the primary design consideration, and more modern plans in which defence is ...

3. Four-room house - Wikipedia

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   A four-room house, also known as an "Israelite house" or a "pillared house" is the name given to the mud and stone houses characteristic of the Iron Age of Levant. The four-room house is so named because its floor plan is divided into four sections, although not all four are proper rooms, one often being an unroofed courtyard.

4. List of house types - Wikipedia

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   Courtyard house. Riad: a type of courtyard house found in Morocco; Siheyuan, Sanheyuan: a type of courtyard house found in China; Slope house: a house with soil or rock completely covering the bottom floor on one side and partly two of the walls on the bottom floor. The house has two entries depending on the ground level.

5. Historic house architecture in Morocco - Wikipedia

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   The central patio/courtyard, the wast ad-dar, is thus the centerpiece of the house. The size and craftsmanship of this interior space was an indication of the status and wealth of its owners, rather than the house's external appearance. [1]: 54 In the riyad house this courtyard is occupied by an interior garden, often planted with trees. The ...

6. House plan - Wikipedia

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   The sub-floor plan provides construction details for this area, including the arrangement of services (such as plumbing and framing structures). Roof plans outline the type of roof and materials to use, its pitch and framing structure required. Interior elevation drawings provides detailed views of interior walls that showcase their design and ...

7. Courtyard - Wikipedia

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   Courtyards were widely used in the ancient Middle East. [6] Middle Eastern courtyard houses reflect the nomadic influences of the region. Instead of officially designating rooms for cooking, sleeping, etc., these activities were relocated throughout the year as appropriate to accommodate the changes in temperature and the position of the sun.

8. Riad (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Moroccan houses were inward focused, which allowed for family privacy and protection from the weather. This inward focus was expressed with a centrally placed interior garden or courtyard, and the lack of large windows on the exterior walls of rammed earth or mud brick. This design principle also found support in the social mores of Islamic ...

9. Wada (house) - Wikipedia

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   All these rooms opened into a pillared semi-open area (sopa) around the open courtyards. It forms a connecting space between the rooms and the courtyard. At the center of the court is a sacred potted herb (tulsi vrindavan) in stone or brick, in the inner courtyard, if more than one existed. The outer courtyard would have a fountain or a pond.