Mutations de l’espace public dans les anciens tissus – Cas du Palis (Ksar) Sidi Boutkhil de Ain Safra, Algérie

Abstract

The ancient fabrics of ancient palaces represented by ksour in the desert Algerian have architectural and urban characteristics similar to hose of many cities along the sub-Saharan Africa, that researchers call "Saharan urbanism or desert." These features are related to public spaces within the palaces which are considered as str ong urban elements that ensure the links between the different units of the fabric and struct ure of the palace where the social cohesion and exchanges between residents happens. The ksar is a striking example, who lived the same c ircumstances, but this architectural heritage remains marginalized and not integrated in urban projects in the city, or supported by the local community in development plans to restore and improve living conditions in this area palace. The impact of natural factors and intervent io of some residents of the palace to connect their homes to different networks without consideri ng the architectural value of this type of heritage and introduction of new building materials by some r esidents to repair or rebuild their homes without taking into consideration the architectural elements characterizing the palace are analysed. This state of the palace has led us to question the role currently played by traditional public spaces of ksar which are considered life art eries inside the it. How to act on the future of these spaces in order to preserve the identity expr essed through each of these components?