Residential design Sahn



sahn of baz bahadur s palace in mandu, india


residential sahns, part of courtyard house, private. scale , design details differ: urban rural locales; different regions , climates, , different eras , cultures - basic function of security , privacy remain same. sahn can private garden, service yard, , summer season outdoor living room family or entertaining.


usually main entrance of house not lead directly sahn. reached through broken or curved corridor called majaz (arabic: مجاز‎, mağāz). lets residents admit guests majlis (arabic: مجلس‎, mağlis), salon or reception room, without seeing sahn. protected , proscribed place women of house need not covered in hijab clothing traditionally necessary in public.


in urban settings, sahn surrounded colonnaded riwaq, , has howz, or pool of water, in middle. residence s iwan, private family room veranda of 3 walls, overlooks sahn , gives direct or stairway access it. upper floor rooms may view through mashrabiya, wooden lattice covered windows.


the moorish sahn patios of al-andalus, in present-day spain, include world heritage sites such court of lions , court of myrtles @ alhambra palace.







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