Volume 6, Issue 5, May – 2021 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology ISSN No:-2456-2165 Sustainability of Housing Patterns and their Impacts on Urban Open Spaces; Case of Study Tripoli, Libya Husien Mohamed H. Alsaid 1, Prof. Dr. Demet Eryildiz 2 Istanbul Okan University; Masters Department of Architecture Abstract:- This paper is a brief of masters degree thesis I. INTRODUCTION which examines the housing patterns in Tripoli and their sustainability to determine how they penetrate urban ‘Many studies claim that public open space is one of open spaces. Within this framework, selected housing important urban environment elements which give a positive areas and public space relations will be analysed in contribution to quality of life’ (Nasution A, Zahrah W, terms of sustainability that has become commonly 2011, Elsevier)1, and ‘The ultimate object of design is form’ discussed recently. As far as Tripoli is the city that exists (Alexander C., 1973) 2.Therefore, these researches deeply for thousands of years and it has different impressions encourage and interest the author to emphasis the and culture mixture and ethnics through its historical relationship between this urban open space and housing background and its geographical importance in the settlement patterns in scope of sustainable urbanization in world, these researches deeply encourage and interest Tripoli. This relationship and design patterns shape our life the author to emphasis the relationship between this and response harmoniously and accordingly in returns. This urban open space and housing settlement patterns in thesis obviously analyses the main Tripoli square with its scope of sustainable urbanization in Tripoli. This close five street surroundings. It starts with the main square relationship and design patterns shape our life and which was originally constructed by the Italian response harmoniously and accordingly in returns. This colonial rulers on the site of the old bread market and it was thesis obviously analyses the main Tripoli square with its expanded on several occasions during the 1930s. It features close street surroundings. It is aimed to develop the the Red Castle Museum (As-Serai al-Hamra), which hosts housing patterns with their urban open spaces in Tripoli Libya's Antiquities Department and the National Museum to encourage interaction for humans and create diverse with a collection of Phoenician, Greek and Roman artefacts. and welcoming environment for all locals and foreigners. The museum also exhibits many historical statues and Furthermore, it is concentrated on the main urban open monuments. On the other side, a wide avenue leading space in Tripoli center ‘Martyrs square’ which is the towards the seafront with two tall pillars. On top of the core of the city and set as launching point of the thesis pillars are an iron-cast, miniature wooden ship; the other one and case study with its housing settlement relation features a horseback rider. In addition, in 1960s the square nearby. It is thus inevitably focused on investigating the got expansion and development to create space for large district to maximize the quality of life standards demonstrations and events due to population growth. In initiating a masterpiece of sustainable architecture 2011 war, the square was the focal point for political design development. protests, and overall it is the main socializing point for important events. Today, it lies surrounded commercial Keywords:- Sustainable Housing Design, Urban Open shops, public buildings, residential area, exhibitions, and Spaces, Urbanization Development, Human Well-being much more various products and functions with view of city Environment, Tripoli housing development. harbour. Other recognized structures include the national museum and a big fountain in the square with many palm trees, which is often served as gathering point for locals. Fig. 1, 2. Tripoli Martyr’s square in 1930s and in 1970s. (Resource; Ebay.com & Pinterest websites) IJISRT21MAY683 www.ijisrt.com 1098 Volume 6, Issue 5, May – 2021 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology ISSN No:-2456-2165 1.1 Problem Statement B. It will attract tourists and locals to go in a trial trip to Around the Tripoli city center, there is lack of discover the historic city center with its flexible sustainable urban open space where people meet each other connectivity and sustainability in a harmonious mixture in scope of socialization in relation with housing pattern atmosphere between Libyan and Italian beside the design. It is considered as low- levelled criteria in terms of Ottomans architecture style. relationship between residences and urban open areas. Consequently, it becomes neglected by its vitality and brightness. 1.4. Method of the Thesis Questionnaire and non-participant observation were There are also improper walking targets that people the main methods for this research. This means that visiting visit for walking encouragement, nor being walking the site and taking deep looks of details and photos were comfortable in harmonious natural urban design flow. As far appropriate as a methodology, beside, obtaining necessary as these is a rapid increase in world population in overall, data such plans and site plans from Google search, second ‘the lack of clear pedestrian’s pathways in the housing units data photos from scientific journal articles, governmental and the urban open spaces, and the mix between the cars documents, Tripoli future vision plan 2010, and from traffic and pedestrian movement, does not improve comfort architecture offices and friends in Tripoli. Furthermore, the of aesthetic enjoyment of the central area’ (Alzklaa N, questionnaire process was appropriate as well for data 2016). collection to make the thesis results more scientific. II. LITERATURE REVIEW 1Abdulla A., Gamal M., Selim G. Understanding 2.1. Main Definitions Walkability in the Libyan Urban Space: Policies, The main definitions of this thesis consist from couple Perceptions and Smart Design for Sustainable Tripoli, of two, which are Housing Patterns and Urban Open Space. Dec.2016. Nottingham Trent University, and University of These main two definitions vary in many scholars and Leeds. countries because of their values and expression philosophy to define them. Housing is the shelter that take humans take 2 Alexander C., (1973).Notes on the Synthesis of to protect their selves from rain and to have privacy and so Form.Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. on, whereas, pattern is the regular way in which something Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 64-13417. happens or is done (Oxford Dictionary). However, housing pattern is phenomenon of housing shapes that designed 1.2. Aim and Objectives according to its geography. Therefore, in this thesis, I In this thesis brief, it is aimed to discuss sustainable concentrate to modify the existed case of study and find the housing patterns in relation with sustainable urban open proper development housing pattern design in relation with space to afford development for the selected site for humans urban open space that best matches it. This can afford decent to create diverse and welcoming environment that encourage dwellings for citizens and connects them around the city individuals to enjoy being in Tripoli main districts among with high quality of services. sustainable urbanized environment. Precisely, there will be determination of various housing patterns in Tripoli. These On the other hand, Urban Open Spaces is defined in various housing pattern will be set as case studies of this USA as any undeveloped or largely undeveloped land thesis. It concentrates on investigating the case studies to within an urban area, and the value of land and other natural maximize the quality of life by focusing in the sustainable resources protection as well as the value of history or pillars which refer to social, ecological, and economical landscape. Japanese define it as it is composed into two aspects. parts: public green space and private green space. Moreover, the Author Alexander defines open space in Architectural 1.3. Hypothesis Pattern Languages ‘Any place that makes people feels When the thesis is conducted, comfortable, has a natural basis, and can look into a wider A. The strategies of sustainable housing patterns will space, can be called an open space’. Overall, it is the space increase quality of life and afford doing some activities that includes the natural environment in the city, such as such walking to and around urban open areas in this green spaces, water elements, but also artificial grounds precious and historical district which increase the such as squares, roads, recreational facilities, parking lots, quality of life, and decreasing carbon emissions and landscaping. correspondently and create sustainable urban open spaces. IJISRT21MAY683 www.ijisrt.com 1099 Volume 6, Issue 5, May – 2021 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology ISSN No:-2456-2165 2.2. Housing Patterns Fig.3. (H. W. Hu. 2019). Common Housing Patterns Beside the first well known core implementation of 1.5. Urban Open Spaces Howards, Clarence Perry, and Le Corbusier’s ideology, and Among all periods of development, innovations, and the development through history, according to the Author visions, several different methodologies planning techniques (H. W, Hu 2019), Housing patterns are divided into five have going past, which some of them are being used till types: enclosure,