Moroccan riad Moroccan riad A riad () is a type of traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard. The word riad originates from the Arabian term for garden, , ryad. The ancient Roman city of Volubilis provided a reference for the beginnings of riad architecture during the Idrisid Dynasty. When the Almoravids conquered Spain in the 11th century they sent Muslim, Christian and Jewish artisans from Spain to Morocco to work on monuments. The Riad is the Moroccan traditional house, normally with two or more stories around an Andalusian-style courtyard that contained a fountain. Riads were the stately
Balinese traditional house or brick, depending on the wealth of the owner. Different with the Javanese residential compound however, the Balinese residential compound is dominated with pavilions ("bale") which surround a central courtyard ("natah"). These pavilions acted as rooms in the western equivalent of domestic houses, each pavilions has its own function. Different architectural elements within the compound are laid out according to Balinese conception of the sacred and profane within the cardinal points. Traditionally, the Balinese house compound appears to lack the adequate provision for sleeping, eating and bathing of the modern Western culture. The sleeping pavilion, which is reserved for the