The study of traditional architecture of iranian cold mountainous regions a congruent step towards sustainable design

Modernity and its consequences are the factors that have caused in contemporary period, the designing principle compatible with climate like many of traditional architectural principle are trampled. Proper design of buildings and urban structure based on its surrounding climate is a contemporary topic. And this principle, that is, consistent with the climate was established as the basis for the formation of local architecture in many parts of the world. Iranian traditional architecture in the mountainous areas have a strong background and fruitful aspects of sustainability, so that it can utilize the best form of natural surroundings and facilities in order to provide comfort and protect itself from climatic factors. In this paper we have tried to study the architecture in mountainous areas of west and northwest of Iran by climate approach, and by using the past experiments and getting assistance of traditional architecture values which are compatible with modern concepts in constructing contemporary buildings better than before in the architecture field, and according to the principles of sustainable architecture, we utilize the proposed strategies for designing of buildings in cold and dry climates by using the principles which were observed in the past and the needs of buildings in this climate. To do this, the technique of documentary study for collecting data and descriptive-analytical method for analysis of data were used.