Interior design and furniture in traditional dwellings in the old towns between modernity and preservation of cultural heritage (a special case in the old city of Hebron)

Abstract

This paper discusses the repercussions, challenges, and conditions imposed by the living occupancy in traditionaldwellings with the signature spatial organization in the old cities in general and in the Old City of Hebron/Palestinein particular. moreover, this paper examines the interior design of these dwellings in terms of floors, woodenfurniture fixed or movable, facilities such as bathrooms and kitchens, the distribution of furniture and its shape anddesign, furthermore, illustrate the problem that is caused by living in traditional dwellings built in ancient time,containing patterns of spatial designs that were of use in the past but no longer suit the current needs of theinhabitants and modernity. many building foundations in this paper go back to the Mamluk period, However, therest of them goes back to the Ottoman period. This paper aims to study the possibility of adapting the characteristicsand components of traditional dwellings and formulate new models and solutions that enable the inhabitants of thesedwellings to live in them while providing comfort and well-being without having to resort to the destruction andtotal removal of the internal components or replacing them with the modern style, which may not suit the aestheticsand structural feature. in addition, maintain its heritage value, by applying several measures that ensure the bestresults, within an objective analytical methodology including identifying a few selected models of traditionaldwellings, conducting a study, and inheriting it, to reach results advancing the preservation of the cultural heritageand achieving sustainability.