مواد بناء العمارة المحلية واستدامتها في التصميم الداخلي

Abstract

Abstract

This study examines the sustainability of local architectural building materials in the interior design of the traditional Tripolitanian house (Bayt Tarabulsi) within the Old City of Tripoli. It aims to analyse the environmental, functional and aesthetic properties of its materials — stone, lime, wood, floor tiles and lime plaster — and to interpret their relationship with the courtyard-centred spatial organisation. The fieldwork was conducted in the Old City of Tripoli during 2024. The research adopts a qualitative, in-depth single-case-study approach using three integrated tools: direct architectural observation, systematic photo-documentation, and documentary analysis, with findings verified through triangulation. A qualitative comparison is drawn between three material states: the original traditional state, treatment with incompatible modern materials, and treatment with compatible materials. The study concludes that these local materials jointly contribute to thermal and visual comfort, humidity regulation and the preservation of material identity; that the internal courtyard is a pivotal element governing light and air; and that successful rehabilitation depends on the compatibility of treatments with the properties of the original materials. It therefore advocates the principle of material compatibility to safeguard the Tripolitanian house and the urban memory of the Old City.

Keywords: Sustainability; Local materials; Interior design; Tripolitanian house; Old City; Rehabilitation.