الفهرس 
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Abstract
Climate and architecture have a complicated relationship, extreme weather conditions exist throughout the Middle East region, necessitating the use of unique strategies to combat them. As a result, Mashrabiya was used in Middle Eastern desert architecture, to control privacy, light, heat, airflow, and humidity. It was a valuable feature in these nations due to its exquisite beauty as well as its effectiveness at adjusting the climate. Egypt is characterized by a hot, dry climate (Peel et al., 2007), and mostly about 90% clear skies throughout the year. Office buildings in Egypt commonly feature fully glass façades, but this comes at the cost of significant energy consumption for cooling and heating, which led to energy-intensive buildings. Using the parametric design, this study examines how contemporary Mashrabiya screens facing each of three main directions affect the quality of the light in an Egyptian office space. This thesis uses the Mashrabiya as an example of traditional lighting to create a modern screen that is influenced by Mashrabiya. This research aims at using a dynamic façade shading system for creating sustainable design guidelines for indoor office spaces to increase daylighting without impacting occupant functional performance. The computer-aided design software was used to develop the project, including the simulation tools Ladybug and Honeybee to assess the suggested shading devices. This thesis will discuss the issue in three main parts: first, a theoretical study based on a comprehensive literature review, was addressed; first, reviewing the background knowledge necessary to comprehend the traditional design and use of Mashrabiya by defining each Mashrabiya function according to climatic requirements, and investigating the history of the Mashrabiya, and its roots in the Arab World. Second, explore the revival of Mashrabiya in modern architecture, followed by a quick look at some contemporary Mashrabiya projects. second, a detailed analysis of two cases will be conducted to analyze significant features that will aid in evaluating them, especially the daylighting function that both projects provide through smart Mashrabiya. Finally, an empirical study based on computer simulation, the application of this study is carried out in two stages: In the first stage, a typical office room with dimensions of 4*6 meters, and a 3 meters height is studied to determine the current state of daylighting levels through the suggested eastern, southern, and western openings in the weather of Cairo, Egypt. The second stage examines the efficiency of daylight using five suggested dynamic facade motion scenarios on three main orientations (east, south, and west). The parameterized simulation research is enhanced by the Grasshopper for Rhino software, and also Ladybug and Honeybee scripts for Grasshopper which were applied to enhance daylight performance in the indoor space, were used to carry out the simulation process, with the integration of LEED V4 criteria. The metrics of spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA 300/50%) and Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE 1000/250) were used in the evaluation process. The research optimized the skin configuration for the east, south, and west façade orientations which yielded the best daylight levels (83% SDA), (91% sDA), and (83% sDA) respectively, and (2% ASE) for the eastern room, (1% ASE) for the southern, and (0% ASE) for the western room. The ASE performance improved by 92% in the eastern room, 97% in the south, and 100% in the west-oriented room.