Integration and Continuity Analysis in Geometrical Configuration of The Conventional Bazaars of Iran (Case Study: Tabriz Bazaar)

This article provides analysis on space configuration and space geometry in Markets of The Tabriz Main Bazaar. Theoretical approach of this research is based on the theory of space syntax Which evaluates variables such as geometric patterns of markets including the average length and width of shops and passages, the number and different types of axes, and the number of nodes in these markets and the aim is discovering optimal paradigms for optimizing contemporary markets and commercial buildings. In order to discover the most beneficial paradigm, identifying effective components and factors of the Integration, control, visibility and paradigms of the markets and comparative analysis of these models have been studied regarding to today's markets and commercial buildings requirements.Research Question: 1.What are the most influential configuration in bazars? 2.How does the configuration of the spaces in markets effect the space quality? 3.Which of the geometric patterns lead to the optimize and high-quality commercial market spaces?

 The method used in this research is survey method with content analysis technique and software analysis. Thus, in the quantitative data analysis section, data from justification graphs and software are used to extract the findings and finally the results obtained by the qualitative method of logical argument are analyzed. Library data collection and surveying, field study and software simulation have been used in this investigation. DepthMap software and graph analysis is used for 7 markets in Tabriz bazaar.

 The results illustrate that when the paradigm of the markets is a straight line with only one axis and its plan is symmetric or balanced alongside the main axis, the market has the most optimum and desirable spaces. Furthermore, the presence of 2 entries on the main axis of the market, at the beginning and the end of the axis, increases the space quality of the market. Also, the Experimental results show that when the average width index of the passage over the passage length index is close to 0.44, the commercial plans have higher space quality. In addition, findings of this paper show that each of the space configuration parameters, including Visibility, Integration, and Controllability, at the most desirable mode, form special relationships with each other. When the Connectivity creates the Y=0.012X+3.75 relationship with Integration and Y=0.001X+0.44 relation with Control and the time that Integration creates Y=0.01X+0.07 relation with Control, the markets and commercial units are in their optimal condition. Moreover, according to the data analysis, when the pattern of the market is linear and its plan has only one main axis and no nodes including two entrances at the beginning and at the end of the axis and the average path width over the market length is 0.07 the connectivity is in its optimal mode. Also, from the Integration point of view, when the plans pattern is straight-line type and the market has only one main axis and no nodes with two entrances at the beginning and at the end of the axis and the average path width over the market length is close to 0.44 space integration is in its optimal condition and The most desirable controllability is for a market in which a straight single-axis, linear plan has only one entrance, and the average path width over the market lengh is close to zero.