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A Comparative Study of Thermal Comfort Levels of Chouro (Traditional Hut) and Contemporary House in Mithi City Thar, Pakistan

Abstract

In architecture, Inhabitants are one of the most important factors Thus, In order for any architectural design study to be meaningful; it has to be based on the information about its impact on the peoples peace of mind, satisfaction, and perceptions and whether they are able to meet their individual needs. This research work is comparative study between Chouro (traditional hut) and contemporary house of Mithi City Thar, Pakistan. This research paper relied upon the data collected through questioners and temperature noted in month of April 2022, based on response of 300 despondences. The results of comparison revealed that the inhabitants are emotionally, culturally attached towards Chouro (Traditional hut) and Chouro is more thermally comfort than contemporary house.

Country : Pakistan

1 Ar. Murtaza Ali Baig2 Dr. Saima Kalwar3 Dr. Noman Sahito4 Shahnawaz Dahri

  1. Post Graduate Student, Department of Architecture, MUET, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  2. Department of City and Regional Planning, MUET, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  3. Department of City and Regional Planning, MUET, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  4. Institute of Environmental Engineering & Management, MUET, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2023 pp. 131-134

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.706020

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