Abstract
A DESIGN MODEL OF CLAY BUILDINGS FOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN THE DESERT OF HADHRAMOUT REGION, YEMEN
*Dr. Anwar Ahmed Baeissa
ABSTRACT
Hadhrami architectural style has a significant value of clay building interior spaces, which has drawn the creativity of the Hadhrami master builders when they build these buildings. They put a great emphasis on this design to associate with environmental, artistic, social customs, Islamic and cultural values. The master builders today have gained profound expertise and values in the old and new architectural style to shape the functional and spatial value of the clay buildings. This design model has successfully produced artistic and fascinating architectural heritage. Their concern was not only for the interior function of spatial organisation but also the exterior landscape of the building, which created a unique architectural identity for tourist attractions. The aim of this paper is to study the impact of tourism and visual mental photos accumulated by individuals for the desert environment on the acceptance of the idea of moving to establish a new tourist desert areas and the reflection of that on the concepts of their interaction with the desert environment attractions. These Hadhrami clay buildings will be studied through a series of investigations related to design issues and will serve to highlight the construction of their spatial design. Finally, this study seeks for certain guidelines for sustainability of this design model of clay buildings to retain their tourist attraction role in the desert of Hadhramout region.
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