Fundamental Features of Cairene Houses: Unique Cultural and Environmental Identity

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Architecture reveals unique cultural and environmental identity in relation to the place it belongs to. The rise of globalization has contributed to the loss of local and cultural identities and heritage in architecture. This study is focused on traditional houses in Egypt known as Cairene houses, particularly considering fundamental design features. Much of the values and qualities of these houses have been disappearing due to Western influences. This article discusses the Egyptian cultural and environmental factors that results in Egyptian housing designs. The fundamental spatial features of traditional Cairene houses that make the housing designs unique are also studied. Finally, the unique cultural and environmental identity in traditional Cairene houses is also shown. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021, corrected publication 2022.

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