Comparative analysis of the physical components of traditional glaciers according to the climate region (A case study of glaciers in the center and southeast of Iran)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mahsa Javadi nodeh ¹

Alimohamad Taheri ²

¹ Department of Architecture and technical, Shahid Bakeri High Education Center of Miandoab, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

² Department of Architecture Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil,Iran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/context.2025.91396.1004

Abstract

Architectural elements are built to provide comfort to people. Brick refrigerators are a group of these elements that were built in hot and dry areas. Because in hot and dry areas, providing fresh water and storing food was a necessity.These spaces were capable of storing ice for a long time. These refrigerators are composed of components such as a shade wall, dome, ice storage tank and pond, and various specifications such as dimensions, sizes, direction, and location that directly affect the function and structure of the building. Now, by examining the body and function of refrigerators, in addition to understanding them more comprehensively, we can reach an ideal model of refrigerators so that these Iranian achievements can be preserved and used in buildings.This article aims to analyze and identify the differences and distinctions by examining the structure of refrigerators in the eastern, southern, and central regions of the country. In this research, the analytical-descriptive method has been used.The data collection method in the present study is a combination of library and field studies. After the studies, it was revealed that the form of the shading wall is affected by the angle of radiation and the location of the dome, as well as the arrangement of the location of the reservoir entrances, and the way the reservoir dome is connected to other elements causes the formation or non-formation of a number of sub-elements. Finally, we arrive at an ideal form that introduces the best placement and geometric states of the components

Keywords

Traditional glaciers

physical components

climate adaptation

hot and dry climate

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