Junblat house, the southern iwan decorated with marble and tiles

Junblat house, the southern iwan decorated with marble and tiles

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Wakil, floor tiles

Bayt Wakil, floor tiles

A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

A lateral Iwan at Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

A lateral Iwan at Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, Bab Tuma

Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, now the Riʿaya private school, Bab Tuma

Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, now the Riʿaya private school, Bab Tuma

Bayt Ghazala, 17th c. ground floor plan

Bayt Ghazala, 17th c. ground floor plan

Geodetic grid application example for a courtyard and rooms with rubble, based on a plan of Bayt Ghazala, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.05_geodetic grid over rubble heap

Wakil house, interior façade of the upper floor

Wakil house, interior façade of the upper floor

A private Aleppine house

A private Aleppine house

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and western facade - the main hall facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and western facade – the main hall facade

Bimaristan Arghun, general view of the southern courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, general view of the southern courtyard

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard, horizontal sundial

Great Mosque of Aleppo, courtyard, horizontal sundial

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, view to the west across the courtyard

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, view to the west across the courtyard

Courtyard of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir showing the treasure dome and the minaret

Courtyard of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir showing the treasure dome and the minaret

Capital of column, courtyard of Bel Temple

Capital of column, courtyard of Bel Temple

Courtyard from the northeast, portico - Temple of Bel

Courtyard from the northeast, portico – Temple of Bel

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), details of the hall facade situated on eastern side of the courtyard

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), details of the hall facade situated on eastern side of the courtyard

Bimaristan Arghun, view of the main courtyard and the portico

Bimaristan Arghun, view of the main courtyard and the portico

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and northern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and northern facade

Traditional Aleppian house

Traditional Aleppian house

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard - northern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard – northern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard, southern facade - iwan

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard, southern facade – iwan

Khan at-Tutun, courtyard

Khan at-Tutun, courtyard

Khan Qurtbak, courtyard and west arcade

Khan Qurtbak, courtyard and west arcade

Khan Qurdbak, courtyard and iwan

Khan Qurdbak, courtyard and iwan

Numbering application example for the courtyard floor into smaller sections, based on a plan of Bayt Ghazala, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.06_Bayt-Ghazala_room-02

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), hall facade situated on eastern side of the courtyard

At-Takiyya al-Ikhlasiyya (az-Zawiya ar-Rifaʿiyya), hall facade situated on eastern side of the courtyard

Bayt Wakil, iwan - decoration above a room's door

Bayt Wakil, iwan – decoration above a room’s door