Architectural Design Proposal for Women's Sports Clubs that Fits the Privacy of Muslim Women an Empirical Study on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Document Type : Research Studies

Authors

1 Architectural Department , Faculty of Engineering , Mansoura University

2 Environmental Designs, King Abdulaziz University, SaudiArabia

Abstract

The Research problem is the clubs and sports centers of entertainment and viewing, according to the classification of the General Authority for Tourism in Saudi Arabia, that these facilities in addition to the active role in self-realization and psychological comfort, and the need for belonging and acceptance for members of society both male and female, where gaining practice sports an added dimension in the lives of females.
Multiplicity of trends in trends in life and functional roles for women is a woman, where you need help to access the sport to the  balance required in the performance of these roles in life, and here comes a sport as a key element in this regard. This applies of course for the Muslim woman like other women, but the exercise can not occur is mixed with the men. As is the case in Western societies. Thus, there is a need to represent this practice take into account the Shariah of Islam religion, and in the forefront of not mixing with men during the performance of different sports.
From this point of crystallized the idea of this research to the researchers, and there some design architect  for the Gym women's proposal, contributing to both the researchers in this position, take into account factors, functional and the teachings of Islam, represented by to achieve privacy, and makes the proposed sports club doing its job successfully. All of that contributes to the comfort Muslim Women while they are in the club as well as achieving privacy and enjoyment of the aesthetic aspect in the design of the club. These things are important criteria in general and Muslim women in particular Saudi Arabia, leading to acceptance of the nomination of women's sports in Saudi society.  

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