Feasibility Study of Developing Space Syntax Components in the Analysis of Traditional Houses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran.

2 Ph.D. of Urban Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Technical and Engineering, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran

Abstract

Iranian traditional houses have unique features that are not easy to discover only by examining architectural information such as plan, etc. To facilitate the spatial analysis of the house, there is a need for a tool to translate the space into a simple and understandable language. The space syntax method is one of the techniques making it possible to analyze the spatial structures of the environment. This method is based on the use of a tool called justified graphs that explain the relationships between spaces using concepts such as depth, integration, choice, difference factor, and control. However, some spatial features cannot be assessed with the data extracted from these graphs and there is a need to use some other indicators in this field, some of which are "space area", "geographical location" and "the distance between spaces". Therefore, in the present study, considering the claim that analyzing the spatial structure of the environment using graph tools has defects, other indicators, in addition to the space syntax method, are applied in order to provide a more comprehensive analysis and increase the validity of the results from the study of the environment. The research results indicate that in some cases, despite considering the effects of spaces in drawing justified graphs, there is no required delicacy in establishing the necessary distinction between various types of space in these graphs and as a result, the resulting analyses are not very accurate. Also, in other cases, a number of features of the building cannot be generally examined by justified graphs, although they are of the main features of the building and distinguish different buildings in terms of the quality of space.

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Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development
Volume 13, Issue 31
September 2020
Pages 111-124

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  • Receive Date: 24 January 2016
  • Revise Date: 19 November 2016
  • Accept Date: 18 December 2016

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