The Transition of the Spatial Configuration of Houses Built from 1858 to 1945 in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Based on Space Syntax Analysis

Phi-Phuong Pham; Uoo-Sang Yoo

doi:10.6107/JKHA.2020.31.6.067

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The Transition of the Spatial Configuration of Houses Built from 1858 to 1945 in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Based on Space Syntax Analysis 공간 구문 분석을 기반으로 한 베트남 메콩 삼각주 주택(1858-1945년 건립)의 공간 구성 전환

25 December 2020. pp. 67-76

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Abstract

This paper aims to analyze changes in the spatial configuration of houses constructed in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. In this study, the space syntax was used as an analysis tool to quantify spatial and functional patterns in terms of spatial configuration through means of its techniques. That is a convex map, J-graph, and these terminologies such as total depth, mean depth, relative asymmetry, real relative asymmetry, and integration value to explore the characteristics of spatial configuration. The representative housing samples that were built between 1858 and 1945 and have remained intact for over 100 years are investigated to demonstrate cultural interchanges between Vietnam and other countries regarding the spatial structure of housing. The spatial configuration of the six examined houses changes according to the year of their construction, adapting to new socio-cultural norms. The results of this study indicate that the influence of socio-cultural factors on the spatial structure of housing in Mekong Delta. Also, the houses built after 1900 have a flexible spatial configuration and additional functional spaces to adapt to the new requirements of their residents, especially to highlight the privacy of each space in the house. By this way, it can be concluded that socio-cultural aspects play important role on the formation of spatial configuration.

Keywords

Vietnamese house

Spatial configuration

Western style

Oriental style

키워드

베트남 주택

공간 구성

서양식

동양식

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Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
Volume : 31
No :6
Pages :67-76
Received Date : 2020-09-16
Revised Date : 2020-10-13
Accepted Date : 2020-10-23
DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2020.31.6.067

Journal of the Korean Housing Association ISSN:2234-3571(Print) 2234-2257(Online) 한국주거학회논문집

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