Analyze of the hidden spatial system of residential vernacular architecture of Mashhad-based on the theory of space syntax

Document Type : تاریخ معماری خراسان بزرگ

Abstract

In the houses configuration, cultural factors, including belief in a society, traditions and behaviors and habits as well as physical factors such as climate and topographic materials play an important role. Different understanding of people, understanding patterns, and behaviors that arise as a result of cultural experience appears a reciprocal relationship and interaction between humans, culture, and environment; In fact, every culture affects the way people use the spaces. This can be seen in interior architecture and spatial relationships residential areas of the city clearly. Space syntax theory includes collection of quantitative and analytical descriptive set of tools that can be used to analyze spatial formations, layouts of buildings, cities and landscapes. The founders of this cultural and social attitude introduce specific tools for reading architecture. They have designed their attitude and method with the linkage of several scientific worlds such as mathematics, computer science, biology and sociology.This research aimed to understand social and cultural relationships and characteristics of the Mashhad`s people that is evident in their residential architecture studied on houses of the indigenous and traditional in downtown and around the shrine of Mashhad (renovation and improvement of 4 sectors, designed by advisor Tash). Initially, documents and raw data were studied to shape a theoretical framework and then the space syntax theory were used the A-Graph software for graphs that provide preliminary data calculations. The results of the statistical calculations suggest that the yard is an element that is located as the communication node in the central part of the plan. Also ground floor rooms have multiple functionalities is based on person activity in-house, terrace (Baharkhab) and balcony (Ivan) was completed closed spaces as an open space. Hashti reduces the public zone from the private zone of the house. These patterns can be created regardless of the time for residential architecture Mashhad and it can be extended and described to contemporary architecture of Mashhad