Re-read of Court’s Form and Related Spaces with Shape Grammar Case Study: 100 Houses of Qajar Dynasty in Kashan City

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

null

Abstract

There are several reasons why the maintenance of spatial relationships is important in residential homes. Research in this area is being performed on more than 100 homes from the Qajar era in Kashan City to determine the presence of open, half open, and closed spaces, and based on these relationships shape grammar is being used to create a variety of designs. Shape grammar is a manufacturing system within which a set of rules leads from the desired form to the design.
In this study, three spatial types are considered: a courtyard space (open space), an eyvan (partial closed space), and a closed space. Based on these three spatial elements, design plans consist of three types: single court, double court, and complex. Spatial relationships within the homes are defined using the manufacturer’s specified rules and this algorithm. As it turns out, with the use of these specified rules and allowable spatial types an infinite number of design solutions can be provided. The use of shape grammar to interpret tradition home design in Kashan City lead to the creation of many new designs that are displayed through the use of a decision tree. The goal of this research is to allow for novel home designs while maintaining the essence of traditional Qajar home architectural style. 

Keywords

References

Farrokhyar, H. (2013). Sad khane sad plan [100 house,100 plan]. First edition. Kashan: Islamic azad university of kashan press.
Gaznavian, Z. (2013). Ensan shenasi fazaye khanegi az matloobiat ta vagheaat [Interior space of urban anthropology: the utility to reality]. M. A thesis. Tehran: University of Tehran.
Groat, L. & Wang, D. (2000). Architectural Research Methods. Translated to Persian by: Einifar, A. R. Tehran: University of Tehran.
Gulen, C. (1996). A Shape grammar: The Language Of Traditional Turkish Houses, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design.
Haeri mazandarani, M. R. (2009). Khane, farhang, tabiat [House, Culture, Nature]. Tehran: Vezarat- e maskan va shahrsazi.
Hariri, N. (2011). Osoul va raveshhaye pajooheshe keifi [Principles and methods of qualitative research]. First edition. Tehran: Science and research branch of Islamic Azad University Press.
Knight, T. (1999). Application in Architectural Design and Education and Practice. Report for the NSF/MIT Workshop on Shape Computation, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning. Cambridge, M. A: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Knight, T. W. (1981). The forty-one-steps. Environment and Planning B, (8): 63-78.
Kotsopoulos, S. (2007). Concept formation in architecture: The Simmon’s Hall Paradigm. Boston Architectural College, MA 02115, USA.
Ozkar, M. (2009). Formal properties of grammars. In Handbook of Mathematical Psychology, Vol. 2. NewYork: EDSDLUCE.
Poordeihimi, SH. (2011). Maskan va mohite roostaee [housing and Rural environment]. Farhang o maskan journal, (134): 32-40.
Rapoport, A. (1997). The meaning of the build environment: A Nonverbal Communication Approach. Translated to Persian by Habib, F. Tehran: Pardazesh va barname rizi shahri press.
Rapoport , A. ( 1977). Human Aspects of Urban Form. NewYork: Pergamon Press.
Kasaei, R. (1984). The Architecture of Iran Adobe Building.Tehran: Mojarrad press.
Sadek Hosny, S. (2012), Shape Grammars: style Generators in Computer-Aided Architectural Design, Future University of Egypt, Department of Architectural Engineering.
Schulz, N. (2001). Roohe makan: b sooye yek memari padidar shenasane [Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture]. Translated to Persian by shirazi, M. Tehran: Rokh dad no.
Stiny, G. (1976). Two exercise in formal composition. Environment and Planning B, (3): 35-56.
Stiny, G. (1991). The algebras of design. Research in Engineering Design 2.
Stiny, G. (2006). Talking about seeing and doing. Cambridge: Mass, MIT Press.
Stiny, G. (1980). Introduction to shape and shape grammars. Environment and Planning B, (7): 67-75.
Tepavcevic, B. & Stojakovic, V. (2012). Shape grammar in contemporary architectural theory and design. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of technical sciences, Department of Architecture and Urbanism. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, (10): 110-140.
The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar
Volume 13, Issue 44 - Serial Number 44
Feb
February 2017
Pages 65-76

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics