Privacy as a cultural value in traditional Iranian housing; lessons for modern Iranian high density vertical development (HDVD) housing

• Main Authors: Siyamak, Nayyeri Fallah, Khalili, Akram, Mohamad Tajuddin, Mohamad Rasdi
• Format: Article
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55076/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The role of value of privacy in shaping Iranian culture is vital. In contrary to modern middle-class Iranian high density vertical development housing, this cultural principle plays a great role in shaping spatial organization of Iranian traditional housing. The aim of this study is to establish a f...