Evaluating the Role of Space Syntax on Visual and Perceptual Experiences of the Environment (Case Study: Qajar Period Houses in Rasht)

Home, as the main place of contemporary human life, should respond to the needs, beliefs and values of its residents. Spatial structure affects the behavior and visual qualities experienced by humans. The topic of the article is to investigate and analyze the relationship between the components of the spatial syntax of traditional houses in the city of Rasht and the visual quality experienced by the users of the space in these houses. In order to achieve this goal, the factors and components of the spatial structures affecting the experiences gained from space according to the space background of these houses were obtained in the depthmap software, relying on the indicators of isovist drift angle, visual connection and mean depth. Visibility has been measured, then for validation and validity of the analysis done in this software, visual qualities have been evaluated through field survey and data collection with questionnaire. The measurement of the correlation of visual experiences related to each index (according to the background of the research) is based on a five-point Likert scale and was measured with the help of SPSS software with the help of Pearson's correlation coefficient. The findings of the research show a significant relationship between the visual qualities related to each isovist index according to the background of the research with the visual qualities experienced in the environment through field survey. The results of this research confirm the relationship and correlation between the quantitative indicators of the depth map software and the qualitative indicators obtained from the visual experiences perceived from the space. These results can potentially be used in the simultaneous measurement of spatial arrangement indicators. The visual experience received in residential spaces is effective.