COURTYARDS AND CIRCULATION BASKETS AND ELEVATORS In the Walled City, baskets are often flung down and pulled up with ropes from the jharokas. This is to avoid the uncomfortable stairs, which traditionally have narrow widths and high risers, while transporting items from the multistoried buildings enclosing the courtyard. Since installing elevators within ancient buildings may compromise its structure and heritage value, courtyards provide an interesting void for innovation. The installation of semi-open elevators, conveniently transporting items and people alike, would accommodate people on the upper floors of the building and increase circulation in the courtyard.
138 Shanzeh Usman
