Open AccessThe Space of Intimacy as The Most Important Islamic Cultural Value in Traditional Iranian Architecture
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Mojtaba Valibeigi,
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Sakine Maroofi,
Sara Danay,
Yegane Mokhtari,
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Publication year - 2021
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asr chiang mai university journal of social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2408-1469
DOI - 10.12982/cmujasr.2020.006
Subject(s) - space syntax , space (punctuation) , territoriality , value (mathematics) , function (biology) , individualism , architecture , sociology , islam , social psychology , aesthetics , psychology , law , geography , political science , computer science , communication , philosophy , archaeology , machine learning , evolutionary biology , biology , operating system
This study aims to carry out a critical reading of individual spaces of traditional Iranian houses. Through recourse to expert opinion, seven traditional houses in Iran have been chosen. A deductive content analysis is used to assess space syntaxes by way of three steps: preparation, organization, and the final report. In the preparation step, the individual and family territory in Iranian culture is defined. In the organization phase, territories are classified by reviewing plans, maps, and making visual observations. Finally, conclusions are reached on the situation of privacy and individuality in the houses. It is suggested that family privacy is the main function of traditional Iranian houses. Despite the fact that spaces could be used as personal and individual territories, in practice this is not so, and individualism and individual values have been forgotten. Individuality is not considered as valuable in the sense of one who needs his/her own territory; rather, this is determined in relation with other people.Keywords: Mahram Territories, Personal Spaces, Space Syntax, Territoriality, Traditional Iranian House