Investigating the Components Affecting the Quality of Residential Space Design in Inefficient Middle Fabrics; Case Study: Oman Samani Neighborhood

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 M.A. of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran (Corresponding Author).

10.22034/aaud.2023.349028.2683

Abstract

Designing quality housing provides a favorable atmosphere for residents by creating a balance between architecture and the environment. Inefficient fabrics, due to some problems, require more attention to factors affecting the quality of housing design to solve existing problems in them to prevent these areas from depopulation, in addition to solving the problems in it, by creating quality residential space. The present study aims to investigate various common interventions applied in the design of housing in the inefficient middle fabric of Isfahan City (i.e. Oman Samani Neighborhood) to identify the most important factors affecting the quality of residential space design in inefficient middle fabrics. It is descriptive-analytical research carried out in two stages. The first stage includes data collection and the explanation of the theoretical research framework, including examining the approaches to housing design in inefficient fabrics as well as determining the quality components of residential space, by library studies, reviewing previous research, interviews, and observations. The second stage includes the prioritization and weighting of the components according to the experts’ opinions and using a questionnaire. The results indicated that, nowadays, due to the main problem of inefficient middle fabric, which is the presence of small plots (whose areas˂200m2), in most cases, the aggregation (integration of lands) is utilized as a way to solve the housing renovation problem. Moreover, the neighborhood scale with the highest weight, in addition to clarifying the importance of six components of accessibility, physical continuity, diversity of uses and services, adjacency to compatible uses, identity, and social continuity, reveals the need for the accurate recognition of the fabric characteristics before housing design.  The "density" component, as the most important component at the three main scales, shows the need to pay attention to fabric capacities in the neighborhood to prevent the overflow of the population of other areas to the consolidated areas while retaining their old inhabitants.

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Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development
Volume 16, Issue 43 - Serial Number 43
September 2023
Pages 195-212

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  • Receive Date: 27 June 2022
  • Revise Date: 29 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 02 December 2022

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