Space syntax as a method to improve the space quality of future Low-income Housing (L-iH) in Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
This paper highlights the role of Space Syntax as a method to analyze spatial quality in Low-income Housing (L-iH) in Malaysia. Low-income Housing (L-iH) schemes such as the People’s Housing Project (PPR) have been one of the government’s approaches in coping with housing shortage in the Klang Valley. These L-iH schemes have been reported to be unsatisfactory to the inhabitants’ comfort, social and cultural needs. It is therefore crucial to investigate the relationship between space and the occupants by assessing the indoor space visibility using Visual Graph Analysis (VGA) as part of Space Syntax method, as the analytical tool to improve the future designs of L-iH that will benefit the occupants, policymakers, low-income house developers and consultants, researchers in the architecture field, and society at large. © 2022, University of Malaya. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Low-income Housing, Space Syntax, Spatial quality, Visibility, Visibility Graph Analysis (VGA)
Divisions
BuiltEnvironment,Architecture
Funders
None
Publication Title
Journal of Design and Built Environment
Volume
22
Issue
3
Publisher
Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya
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