THE TRADITIONAL CORAL BUILDINGS OF THE RED SEA COAST: CASE STUDY OF HISTORIC JEDDAH

Authors : Ghayda NYAZİ, Özlem SAĞIROĞLU

Pages : 159-165

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Publication Date : 2018-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The structural systems of the traditional buildings have been developed as a result of climatic and cultural responses, availability of material, and according to the level of builders’ skills as well as the advancement of construction techniques at that time. The Coral Stone is a distinctive traditional structure that is found in the old buildings along the Red Sea Coast. By taking the Historic District in Jeddah as a case study, where the hundreds years old coral stones buildings are still preserved, this paper will demonstrate the elements and materials of the these traditional structures and the used construction techniques. The structural system’s role as a climate responsive architecture and the reasons that led to their deterioration will be investigated in order to understand how to conserve this world heritage structures. 
Keywords : Coral stone, traditional structural system, red sea coast, Jeddah, heritage