Courtyard Design

Courtyard Design is a passive design strategy that belongs to the broader category of climate-responsive architectural layouts, distinguished by its intentional configuration of enclosed or semi-enclosed outdoor spaces to enhance natural ventilation, thermal comfort, and daylighting within buildings.

137

Publications

6.2K

Citations

338

Authors

161

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Passive Design

Children

Contemporary Courtyard HousingCourtyard Boundary TreatmentsCourtyard CirculationCourtyard Layout PlanningCourtyard MaterialityCourtyard MorphologyCourtyard Noise ControlCourtyard PrivacyCourtyard ProportionCourtyard Shading Design

Publications

137

Thermal performance characteristics of unshaded courtyards in hot and humid climates

Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Umberto Berardi, Ali GhaffarianHoseini · Building and Environment · 2015 · 293 citations

Architecture, Building Science, Mechanical Engineering +16

<i>Courtyard by Marriott</i>: Designing a Hotel Facility with Consumer-Based Marketing Models

Jerry Wind, Paul E. Green, Douglas K. Shifflet et al. · INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics · 1989 · 249 citations

Management, Marketing, Marketing Management +15

Study of thermal comfort in courtyards in a hot arid climate

Sigalit Berkovic, Abraham Yezioro, Arieh Bitan · Solar Energy · 2012 · 229 citations

Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Building Science +14

Influence of height/width proportions on the thermal comfort of courtyard typology for Italian climate zones

Letizia Martinelli, Andreas Matzarakis · Sustainable Cities and Society · 2016 · 165 citations

Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Building Science +17

Shading simulation of the courtyard form in different climatic regions

Ahmed S. Muhaisen · Building and Environment · 2005 · 161 citations

Architecture, Earth Sciences, Climatology +8

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Authors

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CG
Carmen Galán-Marín
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
8 publications · 308 citations
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Farzaneh Soflaei
Morgan State University, United States
6 publications · 451 citations
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MS
Mehdi Shokouhian
Morgan State University, United States
6 publications · 451 citations
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Eduardo Diz-Mellado
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
6 publications · 239 citations
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CR
Carlos Rivera-Gómez
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
6 publications · 228 citations
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Institutions

161

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Building and Environment
13 publications · 1K citations
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Energy and Buildings
10 publications · 788 citations
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Sustainability
9 publications · 288 citations
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Sustainable Cities and Society
7 publications · 431 citations
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Buildings
5 publications · 167 citations
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