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Vol.16(3) (2025) |
Space Syntax Analysis of Users' Accessibility in Shunchang Museum
Amir Arsyad Rosidi (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Ahmad Sanusi Hassan (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Bhattraradej Witchayangkoon (Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, Rangsit, Pathumtani, THAILAND),
Muhammad Hafeez Abdul Nasir (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Yasser Arab (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dhofar University, SULTANATE of OMAN).
Discipline: Architecture.
doi: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2025.16
Keywords: Museum typology; Culture exhibition; Spatial study; Exhibition space; Floor plan; Justified graph; Visibility Graph Analysis (VGA); Semi-public space; Permeability level; Wayfinding.
AbstractThis study measures the spatial configuration of the Shunchang Museum's design, employing space syntax analysis to unravel the impact of layout plan design on the users' perception of their movement patterns. The selected case study is the Shunchang Museum in Nanping, China, with a gross floor area of 10,138 square meters. Renowned for its cultural wealth and scenic allure, this area is a centre for local heritage and artistic displays within Nanping. This study unveils the museum's spatial configurations through a quantitative survey in the space syntax, utilising justified graphs and Visibility Graph Analysis (VGA). The findings show that this building has 60% semi-public space, emphasising high and medium VGA integration for the permeability level. Wayfinding also has easy accessibility, with 48% and 50.5% interconnecting spaces.Paper ID: 16A3B
Cite this article:
Rosidi, A. A., Hassan, A. S., Witchayangkoon, B., Abdul Nasir, M. H., and Arab, Y. (2025). Space Syntax Analysis of Users' Accessibility in Shunchang Museum. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 16(3), 16A3B, 1-15. http://doi.org/10.14456/ITJEMAST.2025.16
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