The Role of Environmental Design in Preserving the Archaeological Artifacts and its Sustainability: As-Salt Archaeological Museum -Toukan House - as a Case Study

Abstract

This research examines the importance of environmental design and its components in achieving a safe and sustainable environment for preserving archaeological holdings in archaeological buildings. Many of the heritage buildings repurposed in modern times as archaeological museums suffer from the lack of environmental and sustainable ways of protecting archaeological holdings in internal spaces. Researchers have conducted their studies on the House of Toucan in the historic city of Salt and on the ways of archaeological exhibits within it, where the museum suffers from the use of rudimentary exhibits that may damage those holdings over time. The main question comes to clarify the role of environmental design in protecting and upright holding in the internal branches. The research is an important step to study the role of the environmental design in preserving heritage building and their replicas and provide reform and guidance to deal with the interior heritage branches in a sustainable manner. The methodology used in this research is descriptive and analytical, in addition to an exploratory field visit, during which it was determined whether the internal void had an impact on the holdings inside it. The results of this research confirm that environmental design (1) has an important and effective role in achieving a design system based on functional and aesthetic diversity, (2) is vital in providing a safe and sustainable environment for archaeological holdings, (3) has a significant impact on raising awareness among community members of the importance of preserving heritage collectibles, (4) plays an important role in raising the levels of positive behavior among individuals, and, finally, (5) plays role in increasing the performance, efficiency and services of buildings.