Facades give the first impression for the architectural, urban and cultural environment of the local community, and reflect the integrated optical vision of the city, Barka city is experiencing rapid growth in the urban, economical, legislative and social aspects. These factors affected its design and form styles of residential building facades negatively as well as positively including architectural elements and vocabularies. That makes people and designers have the problem of determining the style for the residential facades. The argument was the preservation of the traditional and the local style, or combining it with the contemporary, imported, and modern technologies. To discuss that, a theoretical and historical framework for residential facades in Barka has been configured in order to monitor the developments and changes in the facades as a result of the influence of different factors in the city, then to conduct a study of the examples and cases, according to the analytical design methodology and evaluation depending on the theoretical database, and then compare them to recognize the characteristics of each style seperately, to take advantage of the positive points and avoid the negative points. In conclusion, the aim is to reach to standards and codes that will be the basis for building a practical and theoritical view, making a platform for the production of a clear identity for residential facades in the city, that is able to adapt and adjust to the new elements and factors, thus launching from the local heritage and present reality, and drawing a distinctive aesthetic image that contributes to the urban grwoth of Barka.

Facades give the first impression for the architectural, urban and cultural environment of the local community, and reflect the integrated optical vision of the city, Barka city is experiencing rapid growth in the urban, economical, legislative and social aspects. These factors affected its desig...