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.
Machine summary:
Re-read of Court’s Form and Related Spaces with Shape Grammar Case Study: 100 Houses of Qajar Dynasty in Kashan City Kianoush Hasani * Vida Norouz Borazjani ** Mohammadreza Nassir Salami *** 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.
In this study, according to research conducted on homes in Kashan City from the Qajar period, the use of shape grammar, involves the deployment of language forms and etiquette to provide design flexibility based as a set of rules which allows for form to be fitted to design, an understanding was achieved for the relationship between yards and home spaces for a number of these homes in Kashan City.
This research uses qualitative review methods to design new spaces based on the premise that the first quality issue in defining residential space is the presence of, and the relationship between, the yard and residential spaces, and shape grammar is used to pay attention to this aspect of production.
As you can see in Fig. 2, beginning with a base shape of a court (open house) and following shape grammar rules, in seven steps one can reach a new design containing the essence of the traditional architecture of homes in Qajar.