Space Syntax Analysis of the Floor Plans of the Vernacular Buildings in Western Henan Province,  China

Shaohua Zhu; Byungsook Choi; Chunwon Kang

doi:10.6107/JKHA.2021.32.4.013

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Space Syntax Analysis of the Floor Plans of the Vernacular Buildings in Western Henan Province, China 공간구문론을 이용한 중국 허난성 서부 토속주거의 평면형태 분석

25 August 2021. pp. 13-25

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Abstract

This study is based on the investigation and analysis of three kinds of the vernacular building in China’s western Henan Province: pit kilns, independent cave-dwelling, and masonry buildings. Their layout characteristics are documented through surveying and photography, classifying and analyzing the floor plans of these buildings. Space syntax theory is employed to analyze the connection value, control value, depth value, and integration value, and relationship are considered between different pit kilns and the other building types. The analysis reveals that the three types of pit kilns do not have an obvious differences in connectivity and depth values, while both the control and the integration of the three types of pit kiln significantly differ. In contrast, Single row houses, Erheyuan, Sanheyuan, Siheyuan, and Modular courtyards have significant differences in connectivity, control, integration, and mean-depth, same for the three types of vernacular buildings. From this work, it can be seen that the pit kiln became the prototype of the western Henan building: all buildings were built with courtyards as the core to organize the entire spatial system. Courtyards therefore form the center of spatial layout and functional organization for all building types.

Keywords

Floor Plans Type

Vernacular Building

Western Henan Province

Pit Kiln

Space Syntax

키워드

평면 형태

토속주거건축

하남성서부

지하주거

공간 구문론

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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 : 32
No :4
Pages :13-25
Received Date : 2021-04-06
Revised Date : 2021-05-13
Accepted Date : 2021-05-20
DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2021.32.4.013

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

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