Spatial analysis and social spaces by Paliou Eleftheria; Lieberwirth Undine; Polla Silvia

Author:Paliou, Eleftheria; Lieberwirth, Undine; Polla, Silvia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2014-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

When all texture viewsheds were mapped back onto the model of the North House, it became clear that there were very different patterns of visibility within the building. By replacing the textures used for analysis with the texture viewsheds it was possible to identify patterns in visibility by moving around the structure (fig. 20). In particular there was considerable influence of the supporting beams and the doorways in Room N17 on the visibility in that space and the connected side spaces. Based on the observers within Rooms N16 and N17, the other storage spaces were not well integrated visually and the influence of varying heights of doorways and tight corners was considerable.

The metric data support these qualitative assessments of the remapped texture viewsheds. Room N16, which was interpreted as having a habitual domestic function, had a reasonable level of visual integration (table 1). Whilst the sample size was low in this case study there was good visibility of most parts of the room from both within and without. The more central, communal Room N17 had even higher levels of all round visibility (table 2) and was more tightly integrated into Room N16. Whilst Room N16 had an average of 26 % of objects viewed by observers in Rooms N16 and N17, Room N17 had 48 %. This implies that the latter was a considerably more prominent space, whether when standing or sitting. There are two potential factors that may have skewed these data. First, objects with larger surface areas may as a consequence become more prominent. In fact a comparison of the percentage of observers seeing each of the main wall and floor objects, compared to the observer density for the object, suggested that there was no simple correlation (table 4). Second, the number and location of observers in each room does not define the pattern.

In addition to general patterns there were distinct variations between comparable areas in the rooms, suggesting that there may have been areas more suited to particular forms of activity that require prominence, or from where it was important to be able to see the remainder of the house. Further lighting studies may assist in understanding these distinct areas. Whilst additional work remains to be completed, and in particular the incorporation of a larger density of samples and of probabilistic geometry, the results to date imply a differential sense of prominence between these two spaces.

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