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Analysis of Interior-Exterior Pattern as a Hidden Spatial Order Using the Method of Space Syntax in Last Ghajar and Early Pahlavi Behbahan Houses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahrokh Mousavinasab 1
Vida Taghvaei 2
Mohammad Ibrahim Mazhari 3
1 PhD Student, Department of Architecture, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran./ Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Building, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran./ Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran.
10.48301/kssa.2021.293323.1599
Abstract
According to historical sources and archaeological evidence, Behbahan was located on two extra-regional routes from Khuzestan to Fars and Khuzestan to Isfahan. This region has been a dock and a resting place for commercial caravans due to its strategic position on the one hand and its location on the highway connecting Basra to India on the other. The characteristic of "being a bridge-crossroads" of Behbahan city has made the life of its inhabitants have two faces; "interior" and "exterior". This feature, as one of the cultural characteristics of the people of this region, has manifested itself in the architecture of the house using the "interior-exterior" pattern. The present study analyzes the spatial structure of traditional houses in Behbahan city and uses the space syntax technique in this regard. The main purpose of this study was to analyze and compare spatial organization and hidden order of traditional houses in Behbahan, considering the impact of the presence of merchants in this city with the help of space syntax software. The research methodology was a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. In the quantitative section, the data obtained from the explanatory graphs and software were used to extract the findings. Finally, the findings were analyzed by the qualitative method of logical reasoning. The results showed that despite the use of a fixed "interior-exterior" pattern in Behbahan houses, there are differences in their spatial order and space arrangement pattern based on the amount of commuting of strangers.
Keywords
Interior
exterior pattern Hidden spatial order Space syntax Behbahan traditional houses
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Karafan Journal
Volume 18, Issue 4 - Serial Number 56
Agriculture / Art & Architecture
Winter 2022
Pages 375-393

  • Receive Date 31 July 2021
  • Revise Date 15 November 2021
  • Accept Date 28 November 2021