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Space as Sociocultural Construct: Reinterpreting the Traditional Residences in Jinqu Basin, China from the Perspective of Space Syntax

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  • Yu Chen

    (College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, Japan
    These authors contributed equally to the study.)

  • Keyou Xu

    (College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    These authors contributed equally to the study.)

  • Pei Liu

    (College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China)

  • Ruyu Jiang

    (College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China)

  • Jingyi Qiu

    (College of Landscape and Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China)

  • Kangle Ding

    (School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China)

  • Hiroatsu Fukuda

    (Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, Japan)

Abstract

The traditional residence with protogenetic spatial arrangement is regarded as a critical carrier of social logic of space, which makes it an ideal object for studying the relationship between the spatial form and social context. To this end, a comparative analysis is conducted using Depthmap Software. This study is based on space syntax theory between two groups of proxies of sharp differences in spatial organization in one geomorphic unit where the natural factors show little variations, while the human factors present a bifurcating distribution. Furthermore, the study clarifies the differences among genotypes of the domestic space system. Finally, combined with historical material, it proves the dual division of regional sociocultural factors as decisive forces shaping the traditional living space and its constructed manifestations.

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  • Yu Chen & Keyou Xu & Pei Liu & Ruyu Jiang & Jingyi Qiu & Kangle Ding & Hiroatsu Fukuda, 2021. "Space as Sociocultural Construct: Reinterpreting the Traditional Residences in Jinqu Basin, China from the Perspective of Space Syntax," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-20, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:16:p:9004-:d:612790
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    1. Jae Hong Lee, 2020. "Reinterpreting Sustainable Architecture: What Does It Mean Syntactically?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-16, August.
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    1. Jingying Song & Shichen Zhao & Jing Kong, 2023. "Residential Space Organization of the Inner Mongolia Earth Dwellings around the Yellow River Basin," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-21, October.
    2. Xiaoxiao Rao & Junda Zhou & Kangle Ding & Jifeng Wang & Jiaqi Fu & Qinghong Zhu, 2022. "Research on the Cultural Tracing of the Patriarchal Clan System of Traditional Buildings in the Eastern Zhejiang Province, China, Based on Space Syntax: The Case Study of Huzhai in Shaoxing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-22, June.
    3. Raúl Vinicio Hidalgo Zambrano & Celene B. Milanes & Ofelia Pérez Montero & Carlos Mestanza-Ramón & Lucas Ostaiza Nexar Bolivar & David Cobeña Loor & Roberto Galo García Flores De Válgaz & Benjamin Cuk, 2023. "A Sustainable Proposal for a Cultural Heritage Declaration in Ecuador: Vernacular Housing of Portoviejo," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-25, January.

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