Spatial characteristics of semi-detached historical areas and their impact on visitors' turnout (Analytical study of the Citadel of Salah El-Din in Cairo using the Space Syntax Theory)

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Instructor of architecture -October Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology

Abstract

Historic areas occupy the pinnacle of global interest because of 
the historical and social values they contain that reflect the 
history of human civilization, which gives them an economic 
weight that helps preserve the historical character of the urban 
void.
Where the urban fabric of those areas affects their ability to 
attract large numbers of visitors and, consequently, the economic 
return to them. This is because the traffic path of visitors is 
affected by the spatial properties of the urban fabric, which is 
reflected in the turnout and the length of the visit period, where 
the turnout of users is one of the most important criteria that 
shows strengths and the weakness of the region, and thus help in 
limiting the problems of those regions and developing them in a 
way that ensures the preservation of the historical.
The research uses the space syntax theory to find out the spatial 
properties of the area under study and determine its impact on the 
behavior of visitors by converting the spatial properties into a 
quantitative form that helps in limiting the spatial problems and 
better identifying the solution proposals through the use of the 
depth map program.

Keywords

International Journal of Architectural Engineering and Urban Research
Volume 5, Issue 2
December 2022
Pages 76-100

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics