A Comparative Analysis of the indigenous Patterns of Neighborhood Center in city of Yazd and the Qualitative Components of a Desired Neighborhood Center

Document Type : Science - Research

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

2 Msc, Department of Urban Design, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

Abstract

Traditionally, neighborhood centers have always been the hub of social interactions by performing a wide range of functions in accordance with the requirements of its time. A prominent feature of the historical texture of Yazd is neighborhood centers that address the general needs of local community and social life of local residents, providing suitable models in a variety of design fields. Accordingly, the goal of this research is to identify the indigenous patterns of neighborhood centers and to evaluate the interrelationship of these models in shaping the overall space of the neighborhood center in the historical texture of Yazd. Along with the specific design requirements of the neighborhood center, it demonstrates the desirability of the historic neighborhood centers in Yazd. Therefore, this research relies on the assumption that the desirable spatial structure of the neighborhood centers in the historical context of Yazd city corresponds to the qualitative components of desirable neighborhood center. In this applied research, a descriptive method has been adopted to explore two concepts of indigenous patterns and the neighborhood centers. By providing the necessary context, the indigenous patterns of the neighborhood center in the historical texture of Yazd and their linguistic structures are explained based on Salingaros principles using descriptive, survey and qualitative methods. The research findings exhibit that all identified patterns in different dimensions shape the general spatial structure of the neighborhood center in an integrated manner so that any alteration in these components can modify this overall spatial structure.

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History

  • Receive Date: 22 September 2019
  • Revise Date: 17 June 2020
  • Accept Date: 11 July 2020

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