Passive ventilation

thumb |An ab anbar (water reservoir) with windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of [[Yazd, Iran]] thumb |Aghazadeh Mansion in Abarkooh, [[Iran, has an elaborate 18-m windtower with two levels of openings, plus some smaller windtowers.]]

thumb|300px|A domus, with impluvium numbered 7

thumb|300px|A mashrabiya in Tunisia

thumb|Jali at Taranga Jain temple|Ajitnath Jain Temple, 11th-century [[Gujarat]] thumb|A jali is typically open, but this example of a 17th-century jali from the last Mughal period was owned by a wealthy merchant and probably placed with the external portal. Basically, the impression is friendly and inviting as the inside of the palace, but secure to outside world. The iris (plant)|iris pattern at the top is a departure from the earlier geometry and indicates a Persian influence.

thumb|upright=1.4|Architectural details of a with the marked number 5 In Roman architecture, a '''' (or , from , board, picture) was a room in a domus'' (house) generally situated on one side of the atrium and opposite to the entrance; it opened in the rear onto the peristyle, with either a large window or only an anteroom or curtain. The walls may be richly decorated with fresco pictures, and often busts of the family were arranged on pedestals on the two sides of the room.

In traditional Persian architecture, a howz () is a centrally positioned symmetrical axis pool. If in a traditional house or private courtyard, it is used for bathing, aesthetics or both. If in a sahn of a mosque, it is used for performing ablutions. A howz is usually around deep. It may be used as a "theatre" for people to sit on all sides of the pool while others entertain.

thumb|Jharokha balcony in Jodhpur (Mehrangarh) Jharokha thumb|upright|A jharokha in Maheshwar Fort, Madhya Pradesh

process of supplying air to and removing air from an indoor space without using mechanical systems

thumb|A Kucheh in Kashan. Photo was taken from entrance to [[Tabatabai House looking outside into the Kucheh.]] In traditional Persian architecture, a kucheh or koocheh (), is a narrow especially designed alley. Remnants of it are still seen in modern Iran and regional countries.