ABSTRACT
Cairo and its medieval history would reveal the political top-down tone that was preoccupied with stories on the ruling elites and preconceptions about the lives of the individuals. Although Medieval Cairo has been extensively investigated on several grounds, mainly on its social structure, historical buildings, and urban fabric, have known little about how these worked together on a daily basis. Wealthy extended families in Cairo are thought to have reached 20-30 persons. The analysis of the socio-spatial organisation of homes in Old Cairo in 1800 depended on two types of evidence. The first comprised two surviving houses of families of the higher order, Bayt Abdel-Wahab al-Tablawy's, and Bayt Mustafa Ja'afar. The second piece of evidence comprised two lower-middle-class houses' documents describing either a house or part-house that no longer exist. In winter, Cairo became cold at night and large, open mashrabiyyas did not provide a warm environment for sleeping.
