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The Space Syntax method has become popular and broadly used, with various applications in the different fields of the built environment. Empirical testing of the space syntax technique has confirmed its capacity and innovativeness to analyze spatial relationships and understand the socio-spatial organization of built environments over time. This research aims to investigate using Space Syntax as a syntactical tool to analyze socio-spatial practices in programmed vs. unprogrammed spatial configurations to provide valuable indications of the likely actual social performance. This investigation would inform future designs to understand how space syntax, a way of analyzing how spaces connect, can be used as a design tool to aid the different spatial design processes. Two case studies were selected on the Al-Ahliyya Amman University campus; one is controlled, and the other is less spatially controlled regarding social interactions, movement patterns, and work activities. Connectivity, control, and integration were measured as syntactic values for the two cases using AGRAPH and DepthMap software to predict users’ socio-spatial practices. Field observations were conducted afterward as a Post-Occupancy Evaluation measure (POE) to study how the spatial arrangement affects users’ actual practices. The obtained syntactic values provide valuable data regarding crucial design factors such as privacy, spatial hierarchy, accessibility, and spatial connections, which can aid in functional spatial arrangements. However, they did not provide data regarding socio-spatial usage in the functionally controlled environment. Therefore, the conceptual framework of space syntax analysis, based purely on plans, reports inconsistencies when applied to spatially controlled environments, which is evident when compared with actual socio-spatial usages from the observation. In conclusion, the research found that relying solely on space syntax can lead to an inaccurate sense of certainty in spatially controlled environments; therefore, other techniques have to be integrated in the analysis phase of the design.

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Beyond Form: Examining Space Syntax for Analyzing User Practices in Programmed Versus Unprogrammed Spatial Configurations

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年

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  • Mohammad Khaleel Abukeshek,
  • Dana Khalid Amro,
  • Usman Awan

摘要

The Space Syntax method has become popular and broadly used, with various applications in the different fields of the built environment. Empirical testing of the space syntax technique has confirmed its capacity and innovativeness to analyze spatial relationships and understand the socio-spatial organization of built environments over time. This research aims to investigate using Space Syntax as a syntactical tool to analyze socio-spatial practices in programmed vs. unprogrammed spatial configurations to provide valuable indications of the likely actual social performance. This investigation would inform future designs to understand how space syntax, a way of analyzing how spaces connect, can be used as a design tool to aid the different spatial design processes. Two case studies were selected on the Al-Ahliyya Amman University campus; one is controlled, and the other is less spatially controlled regarding social interactions, movement patterns, and work activities. Connectivity, control, and integration were measured as syntactic values for the two cases using AGRAPH and DepthMap software to predict users’ socio-spatial practices. Field observations were conducted afterward as a Post-Occupancy Evaluation measure (POE) to study how the spatial arrangement affects users’ actual practices. The obtained syntactic values provide valuable data regarding crucial design factors such as privacy, spatial hierarchy, accessibility, and spatial connections, which can aid in functional spatial arrangements. However, they did not provide data regarding socio-spatial usage in the functionally controlled environment. Therefore, the conceptual framework of space syntax analysis, based purely on plans, reports inconsistencies when applied to spatially controlled environments, which is evident when compared with actual socio-spatial usages from the observation. In conclusion, the research found that relying solely on space syntax can lead to an inaccurate sense of certainty in spatially controlled environments; therefore, other techniques have to be integrated in the analysis phase of the design.