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Located within Arasbaran Protected Zone, Kaleybar is an attractive rural tourism area of noticeable potentials yet suffering from limited infrastructures. Vernacular architecture represents one of the major factors contributing into sustainable development of rural tourism. In order to evaluate vernacular architecture of Kaleybar area, six houses of five villages of Arasbaran Protected Zone were selected. The plan and section of the houses were prepared through personal fieldwork, the author’s measurements, sketches, observation and local people’s interviews.  This paper evaluates vernacular architecture of the region, in term of building typology and building physics. Including layout (orientation in relation to the sun and wind, aspect ratio), spacing (open space), opening (size-position, semi-open spaces), building envelope (walls, roofs). These design principles of dwellings bases on a thoughtful approach to environment and climate.  These passive design principles of vernacular architecture can be utilized as ecological pattern in architectural practice within the region in relation to sustainable rural development.

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