As a plan for a residential complex in Basrah, proposed to the Ministry of Transportation in Iraq, in order to secure the safety of residents and strengthen the community, it was adopted the characteristics of the spatial configuration of the traditional residential complex with the traditional patterns of the Middle East. Each unit is a terrace-type house and has a wide public open space in the center of each unit. For air conditioning of public indoor spaces such as corridors, a natural ventilation system like the wind tower of the Middle East architectural feature based on the principle of the Bernoulli Effect is applied.
Name: Residential Development in Basrah
Land Area: 1,856,000㎡
Number of Households: 7751
Main Material: Precast Concrete Panel
Location: Basrah, IRAQ
Design: EDI inc.
Client: KPM Corp.
2012
