Reviewing the Physical Factors Affecting Privacy in Islamic City Housing with an Emphasis on the Manifestations of Islamic Traditional Architecture

Observing privacy in Islamic cities, especially in housing, is considered among the primary principles that are accepted by all researchers. Since numerous verses and hadiths have pointed out the necessity of providing privacy in housing, architects used to consider privacy in building traditional houses.. But nowadays, the entrance of Western modernity to Muslim countries has brought about changes in urban design and contemporary housing that are inconsistent with Islamic beliefs. Thus, taking into account the Islamic beliefs, the purpose of the present study is to analyze the mechanisms that affect privacy in Iran’s traditional housing and can be implemented in contemporary housing and its updating. This research method is descriptive- analytical, and library-based research method (review of related literature) is used for data collection. Finally, we have come to the conclusion that updating and applying the Islamic factors in designing the architecture of contemporary houses with the purpose of providing peace and comfort in people's lives are architectural ways to develop the contemporary architecture of Iran. This way, a step will be taken to develop a lifestyle based on the Islamic worldview.