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Abstract
Heritage buildings are an important aspect of any city in terms of their capacity to provide cultural reference points. The significance of heritage buildings to a city is profound and encompasses a range of cultural, historical, economic, and social dimensions. These buildings represent the city's cultural identity, embodying architectural styles and design principles from specific historical periods. Preserving heritage buildings is essential for maintaining a connection between the past and the present, fostering a collective cultural memory that contributes to the city's overall identity. Preservation strategies entail different levels of physical intervention ranging from the most conservative strategy to the most transformative. Thus, preserving heritage buildings involves a careful approach that respects and safeguards their significant elements, ensuring the enhancement of their memory rather than compromising or losing it. The adaptive reuse strategy is an example of strategic initiatives aimed at preserving heritage buildings' significance while aligning their functions with contemporary needs. In Alexandria, heritage buildings serve as invaluable cultural assets that embody a city's heritage legacy. Defining the urban center requires a crucial examination of the interplay between urban spatial morphology and the functions of heritage buildings, posing a critical challenge to the survival of such buildings. This paper aims to investigate the correlation between the spatial configurational patterns of the urban network and heritage buildings situated in the historical business district of Alexandria, a Mediterranean city in Egypt. This paper adopts a methodology based on examining the spatial configuration pattern using space syntax with different radii. Analytical methods within space syntax will be used to classify and arrange heritage buildings according to their spatial patterns providing a deeper understanding of their heritage attributes. The applied methodology will be employed within the heritage core of Alexandria. This study primarily concentrated on assessing key metrics of Space Syntax: integration and choice, which are considered crucial indicators of the efficiency of the urban fabric based on three radii: local 400m low intermediate800m, and high intermediate 2000. Moreover, connectivity measures and patchwork will be integral components within the framework of space syntax, serving as essential tools to analyze and understand spatial configurations in urban environments. The base map underwent on-site refinement before being imported into Depthmap for conversion into an operational spatial model. The study's findings reveal well-defined and distinct heritage sets among the identified landmarks, determined by the integration and choice measures of space syntax, according to certain radii. This investigation can help in the understanding of conservation approaches. Heritage buildings sharing the same spatial features and within the same heritage set will be subjected to an adaptive reuse strategy, this will ensure seamless integration of their new functions. This approach ensures a cohesive and purposeful transformation that enhances the overall functionality and utility of a harmonious built environment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adaptive reuse, space syntax, function, heritage, spatial morphology |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Depositing User: | REAL CORP Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2024 11:04 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2024 11:04 |
| URI: | http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/1071 |
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