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Volume 30, Number 4, pages 313-329 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.26830/symmetry_2019_4_313
SPACE SYNTAX ANALYSIS OF A MODERN VILLA IN BUDAPEST
Attila Kurucz 1*, Anna Losonczi 2, Dániel Szabó 3, Barbara Keszei 4, Andrea Dúll 5
1 Address: Doctoral School of Psychology / Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 46 Izabella utca, Budapest, H-1064, Hungary
E-mail: kurucz.attila@ppk.elte.hu
2 Address: Ginkgo Architects, 57 Bartók Béla út, Budapest, H-1114, Hungary
E-mail: losonczi@ginkgoarchitects.com
3 Address: Ginkgo Architects, 57 Bartók Béla út, Budapest, H-1114, Hungary
E-mail: szabodani92@gmail.com
4 Address: Doctoral School of Psychology / Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 46 Izabella utca, Budapest, H-1064, Hungary
E-mail: keszei.barbara@uni-bge.hu
5 Address: Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 46 Izabella utca, Budapest, H-1064, Hungary
E-mail: dull.andrea@ppk.elte.hu
* corresponding author
Abstract: Perception of the geometrical configurations of spatial systems in thebuilt environment is a key in spatial navigation. A characteristic feature of any spatial system that comes from its geometry is the level of integration of its spaces in comparison to all other spaces in the spatial system. The more direct the (permeable or visible) relationship between a space and all the other spaces of a spatial system, the more this space is integrated into the whole system. Spatial analysis methods for the investigation of permeability and visibility integration of spaces have been developed by Space Syntax researchers. This paper aims to present an exploratory, empirical study using a Space Syntax model in combination with the individual representation of a spatial system. We studied two locations in a flat in a modern villa built in the 1940s: one was more integrated in terms of permeability, but more segregated in terms of visibility, whereas the other location, regarding spatial characteristics, was the opposite. We applied (1) the Space Syntax analysis and (2) a questionnaire. In terms of visual integration, the two methods (1, 2) showed similar results, but clear agreement between the findings could not be confirmed in terms of permeability integration.
Keywords: Space Syntax, permeability integration, visual integration, modern architecture, spatial navigation
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