Briefly introducing a design approach which is based on achieving sustainability through implementing traditional solutions for the issues of heat, ventilation, and natural light.

The concept is based on utilizing the traditional concepts of the Courtyard, The Windcatcher, and the Mashrabiyah (Double Skin) as means of reducing the heat gain and eventually, the need for energy required to cool the indoor spaces of the house. Accordingly, it can be considered as the ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT which sets the design guidelines for building a model house that meets environmental sustainability measures of energy consumption as well as socio-cultural sustainability through identifying the architectural character of the house.