eprintid: 10194321
rev_number: 9
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creators_name: Li, Chenyang
creators_name: Psarra, Sophia
creators_name: Hanna, Sean
title: Traversability in Spatial Configuration: Some Theoretical and Practical Aspects
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C04
divisions: F36
keywords: Traversability, Hamiltonicity, spatial structure, space syntax
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: Traversability, a relatively new concept in the field of space syntax study, was introduced by Hillier
(2019) in his last paper, measuring the ease with which a layout can be traversed as a whole
without crossing the same space twice. In his preliminary comparison of the traversability value
of four structure types (a-. b-. c- and d-structures), Hillier argued that the understanding of
traversability in graph structures, regarding its functional effects and social meanings, will
contribute to the enrichment of space syntax theory. Taking Hillier’s work as a starting point, this
paper provides a more in-depth exploration of traversability in four dimensions. a. providing
mathematical evaluations of the traversability value in a-, b-, c- and d-structure with the number
of nodes ranging from four (the minimum number of nodes to form a d-structure) to n; b. conducting
experiments with how changes in local spatial relationships may affect the global value of
traversability in a configuration, thereby illustrating the architectural implications of the measure;
c. classifying distinctions in social meanings between spatial configurations with high and low
traversability values. This analytic is based on comparing traversability values with established
classifications of layouts in space syntax research using the conceptual/analytical pairs of high/low
integration and strong/weak programmes (Hillier 1996); d. measuring and comparing
traversability values of real-world layouts using a python programme developed for this study. We argue that these four dimensions of analysis highlight the significance of this new measure; we
also explain what they add to existing applications of space syntax analysis. The paper concludes
with directions for the future exploration of this new measure and possible applications in practical
fields.
date: 2024-06-28
date_type: published
publisher: Space Syntax Network
official_url: https://cyprusconferences.org/14sss/
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2293036
lyricists_name: Hanna, Sean
lyricists_id: SPHAN24
actors_name: Hanna, Sean
actors_id: SPHAN24
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
series: International Space Syntax Symposium (SSS)
publication: Proceedings of SSS14: The 14th International Space Syntax Symposium
volume: 14
place_of_pub: Nicosia, Cyprus
event_title: The 14th International Space Syntax Symposium (SSS14)
event_dates: 24 Jun 2024 - 28 Jun 2024
book_title: Proceedings of SSS14: The 14th International Space Syntax Symposium
citation:        Li, Chenyang;    Psarra, Sophia;    Hanna, Sean;      (2024)    Traversability in Spatial Configuration: Some Theoretical and Practical Aspects.                     In:  Proceedings of SSS14: The 14th International Space Syntax Symposium.    Space Syntax Network: Nicosia, Cyprus.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10194321/1/sss142024_final_paper_10.pdf