TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE RURAL HOUSE FOR THE DESERT EDGE VILLAGES OF QENA GOVERNORATE

The viewer of desert edge villages in Egypt in its various stages generally and in Qena particularly،
believes that these villages suffer from isolation and lack of population compared to the planned،
and this in spite of what was acheid in these villages of large investments in land، buildings and
infrastructure. At a time when urban development wheel is moving very quickly، overlooked with
the relationship between the building and the surrounding environment، so it was necessary to reach
an ecological balance between the building and the environment، through the link between the
building and its natural environment، reflecting the principles of sustainable architectural thought.
This study was a confirmation of the importance of taking advantage of natural phenomena (sun،
wind)، the capabilities and resources available in the building environment and the compliant
techniques to strengthen the concept of sustainable architecture through crystallization of a model
for dwelling rustic sustained a desert edge of Qena based on the application of the principles of
sustainable architecture and construction design، friendly to environment، compatible with nature
and climate conditions، based on exploitation of natural and renewable energies in ventilation and
cooling processes.