Climatic Characteristics of Algeria and Building Materials of Office Buildings of the Colonial Period

Abstract

This research presents a classification of office buildings during the colonial period by adopting a bibliographic and monographic approach. This classification has two objectives: the first is to identify the typologies of building materials used in each climate zone of Algeria; the second objective consists of an evaluation of the choices of these materials according to the respect or not of the climatic characteristics of the construction site. The analysis of these data will allow us to verify and understand one of the climate strategies adopted by French architects in order to adapt the building to the climate.