Kandovan Village, A Specific Example of Sustainable Vernacular Architecture in Iran

The In this article, the architecture of the Kandovan village has been studied. The architecture of this village is much more important than conventional architecture. Because in this environment, the physical factors of the human environment are chosen from the totally natural factors and a wonderful combination between the residential body and human behavior has been taken and these two factors have affected each other. For this purpose, the geographical location of the Kandovan village has firstbeen introduced. In order to more suitable results, the causes of the emergence of the village, its developmental stages, as well as its climatic characteristics (including altitude, latitude and prevailing winds) have been investigated. The architecture of this village is in the form of rock-cut architecture. This type of architecture represents the scenes of human interaction with nature and the use of natural rocks. In this research, a variety of rock-cut architecture has been studied. The result of this researchshows that there are different units in terms of appearance and the number of floors in the Kandovan region. In addition, a sample of rocky hotels which has been built in harmony with the architecture of the village has been introduced briefly.