- Student names: Mazen Tarek/ Mohamed Atef Course code: ASE5531

- ID :202021/ 203159 Course Name: Global Vernacular architecture

october university of modern sciences and
arts Presented to: Dr. Doaa Essmat
Presented to: Eng. lobna Ahmed

Tur f houses ar e char act er i zed by t hei r l ow Wi nt er s i n I cel and ar e r el at i vel y mi l d compar ed t o
pr of i l e, whi ch hel ps t hem wi t hst and st r ong wi nds common ot her pl aces at si mi l ar l at i t udes, t hanks t o t he
i n I cel and. The l ow desi gn r educes exposur e t o t he
Subarctic i nf l uence of t he Nor t h At l ant i c Cur r ent . However ,
el ement s and cont r i but es t o t he over al l st abi l i t y of t he Region t emper at ur es can st i l l be col d, especi al l y i n t he
st r uct ur e. i nt er i or and nor t her n par t s of t he count r y.
Bu i l di ng Fo r m
Mi l d Wi nt e r s

Turf houses Iceland climate Summer s ar e cool , and t emper at ur es r ar el y

The wi ndows and door s of t ur f houses ar e
Smal l Ope ni ng s Features charactarstics exceed 15 t o 20 degr ees Cel si us ( 59 t o 68 degr ees
r el at i vel y smal l . Thi s desi gn hel ps mi ni mi ze heat l oss
Co o l Su mme r s Fahr enhei t ) on aver age. However , due t o t he hi gh l at i t ude,
and pr ovi des pr ot ect i on agai nst t he wi nd. Addi t i onal l y,
I cel and exper i ences l ong dayl i ght hour s dur i ng t he summer
t he smal l openi ngs cont r i but e t o t he over al l st r uct ur al
mont hs, wi t h t he phenomenon of t he mi dni ght sun
i nt egr i t y of t he bui l di ng.
occur r i ng i n t he nor t her n par t s of t he count r y.
Wi ndy Co ndi t i o ns
nt e g r at i o n w i t h t he Lands c ape :

Tur f houses ar e of t en bui l t i nt o t he l andscape,

I cel and i s of t en wi ndy, wi t h coast al ar eas
wi t h t he r oof and wal l s bl endi ng seaml essl y wi t h t he
Rapi d We at he r Chang e s exper i enci ng st r ong wi nds. Wi nd chi l l can si gni f i cant l y
sur r oundi ng t er r ai n. Thi s i nt egr at i on hel ps t he st r uct ur e
i mpact t he per cei ved t emper at ur e, maki ng i t f eel col der
har moni ze wi t h t he nat ur al envi r onment and pr ovi des an
t han t he act ual ai r t emper at ur e.
addi t i onal l ayer of i nsul at i on.

Tu r f Co ns t r u c t i o n

The pr i mar y f eat ur e of t ur f houses i s t hei r I cel and i s known f or i t s changeabl e weat her .
const r uct i on usi ng a combi nat i on of t ur f , soi l , and Condi t i ons can shi f t r api dl y, wi t h r ai n, snow, sun,
somet i mes r ocks. Tur f i s st acked or l ai d over a wooden and wi nd al l possi bl e wi t hi n a shor t per i od. Thi s
f r ame, f or mi ng wal l s t hat ar e t hi ck and wel l - i nsul at ed. var i abi l i t y i s par t l y due t o t he count r y' s l ocat i on at
The r oof i s al so of t en cover ed wi t h t ur f or gr ass, t he conf l uence of di f f er ent ai r masses.
pr ovi di ng addi t i onal i nsul at i on.

Vo l c ani c Ac t i v i t y
Ce nt r al Fi r e pl ac e

he i nt er i or of a t ur f house t ypi cal l y f eat ur es I cel and i s l ocat ed on t he Mi d- At l ant i c Ri dge, maki ng
a cent r al hear t h or f i r epl ace. Thi s not onl y ser ves as i t geol ogi cal l y act i ve. Thi s r esul t s i n occasi onal
a sour ce of heat but al so pl ays a cr uci al r ol e i n dr yi ng vol cani c er upt i ons and geot her mal act i vi t y, cont r i but i ng
t he t ur f wal l s and pr event i ng decay. The hear t h i s t o t he count r y' s uni que l andscape.
of t en t he f ocal poi nt of t he l i vi ng space.

Vacation Cottages
Analysis

Building Materials Sustainability

Whi l e t r adi t i onal t ur f houses use mat er i al s

Lef t over ear t h f r om t he excavat i on i s used t o f or m
l i ke t ur f , wood, and st one, moder n i nt er pr et at i ons.
a wi nd- pr ot ect i ng bunker f or t he out door t er r aces and
They i nt egr at e cont empor ar y mat er i al s such as gl ass,
hel p f use t he r oof scapes of t he cabi ns wi t h t he
st eel , and concr et e. These mat er i al s pr ovi ded a sl eek and
sur r oundi ng sl opi ng l andscape. Al so, t he l ar ge wi ndows
moder n aest het i c whi l e st i l l payi ng homage t o
t o have t he maxi mum dayl i ght
t r adi t i onal f or ms.

Integration with
Nature

The bui l di ng cr eat ed a har moni ous r el at i onshi p wi t h t he

nat ur al sur r oundi ngs.