Wekalet Bazaraa as spatial intelligence: reviving vernacular market design for a resilient future in Cairo

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dc.contributor.authorElba, Shazaes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-08T10:15:47Z
dc.date.available2026-06-08T10:15:47Z
dc.date.issued2026-05es_ES
dc.description.abstract[EN] PurposeThis paper operationalizes spatial intelligence as a multi-lens analytical framework for reading vernacular market architecture as a coordinated system. The framework is applied to Wekalet Bazaraa, a historic market-lodging complex in Cairo, to extract transferable design principles for contemporary retail environments in hot-climate contexts.Design/methodology/approachThe study draws from literature, archival sources and first-hand spatial documentation. Six interdependent analytical lenses structure the case analysis, followed by synthesis into design principles. The method is replicable across comparable market typologies.FindingsThe framework establishes spatial intelligence as a coordinated architectural system that can be read through multiple lenses. Applied to Wekalet Bazaraa, it reveals how spatial hierarchy, thresholds, proportion, material and structural economy, environmental modulation and temporal adaptability operate together to support comfort, adaptability and long-term resilience. These findings inform transferable design principles for contemporary retail environments.Originality/valueThe paper's contribution lies in establishing spatial intelligence as an operational analytical framework for systematically translating vernacular market architecture into transferable design knowledge for resilient retail environments in the Global South and beyond.es_ES
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dc.description.bibliographicCitationElba, S. (2026). Wekalet Bazaraa as spatial intelligence: reviving vernacular market design for a resilient future in Cairo. ArchNet-IJAR. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-11-2025-0549es_ES
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dc.identifier.doi10.1108/ARCH-11-2025-0549es_ES
dc.identifier.issn2631-6862es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/235919
dc.languageIngléses_ES
dc.publisherEmerald Publishing Limitedes_ES
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dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-11-2025-0549es_ES
dc.rightsReconocimiento - No comercial (by-nc)es_ES
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dc.subjectSpatial intelligencees_ES
dc.subjectAnalytical frameworkes_ES
dc.subjectVernacular market architecturees_ES
dc.subjectTraditional marketplaceses_ES
dc.subjectRetail architecturees_ES
dc.subjectWekalet bazaraaes_ES
dc.titleWekalet Bazaraa as spatial intelligence: reviving vernacular market design for a resilient future in Cairoes_ES
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