Iranian Traditional Bathhouse:Relationship between mental health and geometric features

Sima Mansoori; Mohsen Faizi; Farhang Mozaffar; Bahram Saleh Sedgh Pour

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.211

Authors

Sima Mansoori Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, I.U.S.T, Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen Faizi Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, I.U.S.T, Tehran, Iran.
Farhang Mozaffar Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, I.U.S.T, Tehran, Iran.
Bahram Saleh Sedgh Pour Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, I.U.S.T, Tehran, Iran.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.211

Keywords:

Bathhouse, Bathroom, Geometric Shapes, Healing

Abstract

To develop health, it is necessary to pay attention to different dimensions of social settings, abilities, and affordance. Behavioral bathhouses compared to the modern day bathrooms are different regarding meanings, function, and properties. The research method in this paper is qualitative using the Grounded Theory methodology. The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the mental health of users and the geometric features (shape & form) of Iranian bathhouses. In conclusion, the research finding revealed that the geometric features of traditional bathhouse of Iran made the different dimensions of mental health.

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