Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government houses

Building circulation is an important aspect of spatial formation. Accessibility is also important in public buildings where there are many users experiencing the buildings for the first time. In this context, this study aimed to analyze the spatial organization of government houses based on accessib...

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Main Authors: Beyza Nur Keleş, Çağatay Takva, Fatma Zehra Çakıcı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2023.2292083
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author Beyza Nur Keleş
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Fatma Zehra Çakıcı
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description Building circulation is an important aspect of spatial formation. Accessibility is also important in public buildings where there are many users experiencing the buildings for the first time. In this context, this study aimed to analyze the spatial organization of government houses based on accessibility. Six government house buildings with different plan forms (I-L-T-U-courtyard-square form) were evaluated by a comparative analysis method using graph theory and space syntax, one of the spatial organization analysis methods used by Syntax2D 1.3 program. With this program, data regarding spatial organization are analyzed graphically and mathematically. According to this method, it is accepted that access is easy in structures with a low depth value and difficult in structures with a high depth value. A higher depth was determined in the U-form and courtyard form compared to other forms, in which I-L-T forms with a tree structure and the square form with a loop structure. For this reason, it is necessary to be careful in the use of courtyard forms and U-forms in public buildings because they negatively affect accessibility. According to the analyses, the types of plan forms that negatively affected access were identified.
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spelling doaj.art-c9ad7a4452fe44288556b0d9da369cfe2024-01-04T15:59:07ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522023-12-010011510.1080/13467581.2023.22920832292083Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government housesBeyza Nur Keleş0Çağatay Takva1Fatma Zehra Çakıcı2Atatürk UniversityAtatürk UniversityAtatürk UniversityBuilding circulation is an important aspect of spatial formation. Accessibility is also important in public buildings where there are many users experiencing the buildings for the first time. In this context, this study aimed to analyze the spatial organization of government houses based on accessibility. Six government house buildings with different plan forms (I-L-T-U-courtyard-square form) were evaluated by a comparative analysis method using graph theory and space syntax, one of the spatial organization analysis methods used by Syntax2D 1.3 program. With this program, data regarding spatial organization are analyzed graphically and mathematically. According to this method, it is accepted that access is easy in structures with a low depth value and difficult in structures with a high depth value. A higher depth was determined in the U-form and courtyard form compared to other forms, in which I-L-T forms with a tree structure and the square form with a loop structure. For this reason, it is necessary to be careful in the use of courtyard forms and U-forms in public buildings because they negatively affect accessibility. According to the analyses, the types of plan forms that negatively affected access were identified.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2023.2292083accessibilitycirculationgraph theorygovernment housespace syntax
spellingShingle Beyza Nur Keleş
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Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government houses
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
accessibility
circulation
graph theory
government house
space syntax
title Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government houses
title_full Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government houses
title_fullStr Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government houses
title_full_unstemmed Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government houses
title_short Accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method: government houses
title_sort accessibility analysis of public buildings with graph theory and the space syntax method government houses
topic accessibility
circulation
graph theory
government house
space syntax
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2023.2292083
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