2018 EJRNL PP ALI AFSHAR 1.pdf?
Terbatas Perpustakaan Prodi Arsitektur
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Terbatas Perpustakaan Prodi Arsitektur
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Purpose – Kish Island is one of the most attractive tourism destinations in Iran and it is becoming an
increasingly popular destination for tourism investment. Many people have recently migrated to the
island. Thus, one of the housing policies for the island is to maximize the efficiency of residential lands,
particularly in providing affordable housing for low-income people. The purpose of this study is to
develop social, economical and architectural solutions for affordable housing design and overcome
related problems using adapted vernacular solutions.
Design/methodology/approach – The methodology of this study involved identifying the
research problem, followed by formatting the research framework, reviewing the comprehensive
literature and documenting the concepts of affordable housing and vernacular architecture. Therefore,
an affordable house design methodology was used to develop vernacular architecture to minimize cost
and environmental impacts, while maximizing the social acceptability in housing projects for
low-income earners in Kish Island. Section A in Mir Mohanna, which is the most important residential
centre for the low-income people, was used as the study area in this research.
Findings – The results of this study clarified that the houses in Section A in Mir Mohanna did not
meet the criteria of affordable housing and people’s needs. Hence, some suggestions for affordable
housing would certainly contribute towards formulating all these, including housing policy to be
implemented on Kish Island.
Originality/value – The current paper was an attempt to find strategies for guiding the appropriate
process of developing affordable housing on the basis of vernacular architecture for the country and
other similar places. It is hoped that the recommendations might increase more regulated housing
development and housing policies on Kish Island.