Yard (Courtyard, Compound) and Persian Yard
Definition


This place has been utilized in houses at various features such as:

Courtyard as a sign of position limits.

Courtyard: unifying some elements of a house.

Courtyard connector of some spaces.

Courtyard to create an green happy surrounding.

Courtyard as artificial vent duct to facilitate passing the currents and winds.

Courtyard: an important element to organize various spaces.

Courtyard as secure and calm limit for family relaxation.

The reason, why this courtyard is appeared in architecture, as a necessary space, is not clearly defined, but it is said that the courtyard as regulator of air abstracts wind, creates a shadow and protects the solitude private life of inside family against the open unsafe atmosphere of the outside.