"Barasti" describes both the Arabian method of building a palm leaf house and the completed house itself. They were very common throughout the gulf region before the oil boom and unlike the mud houses, didn't require water to build. Air flow through the houses was a plus!
simple structures inside.....
..a litle more elborate...maybe the "master" bedroom ?
On those VERY HOT HUMID nights...why not sleep outside?
Wind towers were a MUST and very EFFICIENT !!!! In Arabic, they are called "barjeel" and represent the Gulf's form of non-mechanical air conditioning. They are 5 - 6 metres above the house , open on all four sides, catch the breezes and get channelled down into the room below. Usually the tallest wind tower was above the master bedroom and shorter ones above the family rooms.
"Barasti" describes both the Arabian method of building a palm leaf house and the completed house itself. They were very common throughout the gulf region before the oil boom and unlike the mud houses, didn't require water to build. Air flow through the houses was a plus!
simple structures inside.....
..a litle more elborate...maybe the "master" bedroom ?
On those VERY HOT HUMID nights...why not sleep outside?
Wind towers were a MUST and very EFFICIENT !!!! In Arabic, they are called "barjeel" and represent the Gulf's form of non-mechanical air conditioning. They are 5 - 6 metres above the house , open on all four sides, catch the breezes and get channelled down into the room below. Usually the tallest wind tower was above the master bedroom and shorter ones above the family rooms.
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