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Danaeinia A, Heydari Dehcheshmeh M, Rahman S. The Structural Solution of Light Suppling in Iranian Domeshouses. IJAUP 2020; 30 (1)
URL: http://ijaup.iust.ac.ir/article-1-466-en.html
URL: http://ijaup.iust.ac.ir/article-1-466-en.html
1- Faculty of Architecture and Art, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran , danaeinia@kashanu.ac.ir
2- Faculty of Architecture and Art, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
3- Student of Architecture and Art, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
2- Faculty of Architecture and Art, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
3- Student of Architecture and Art, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
Abstract:
In the architecture of the mosque, the light entering into the dome is a functional necessity and due to the structure, the weight of the dome and its one or more shells has caused limitations in any kind of skylights to be encumbered. The research main question is that due to the mechanism of the dome parts, how the creation and the entering of skylights to the dome were done. The research method is a combination of both quantitative and qualitative methods. Initially, based on library studies, researcher's opinions were investigated and by analyzing 14 types of mosques from the Seljuk to the Qajar era in Iran, analyzes on how to create skylights through the dome were accomplished. This research answer two essential questions which are what principles had been followed for locating skylight in the dome? Moreover, how did light enter through the dome, in one-shell and two-shell domes? The findings show that in the one-shell domes, the position of the skylight is variable. In detached two-shell domes, the skylights are placed merely in 45° areas and are not limited in terms of numbers. Conclusions state that one-shell domes had a restriction to the number of skylights, in comparison to the two-shell domes. In detached two-shell domes, lighting was possible until the 22.5° area and considering no limitations, there has been no skylight in the area between 67.5° to 90° apart from a few exceptions.
Keywords: Iranian architecture, Dome, Technology of skylight, Structural principles and rules, Skylight, skylight.
Type of Study: Research Paper |
Subject:
Architectural Engineering
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