Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences

Our concern is the increasing duplication of Western high-rise residential buildings (HRBs) complexes in metropolises of Iran. By stacking houses, the home has now become mere physical shelter but lacking the socio-cultural meaning that the Persian traditional home has provided. The socio-cultural v...

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Main Authors: Abbaszadeh, Shahab, Ibrahim, Rahinah, Baharuddin, Mohd Nasir, Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
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Language:English
Published: ArchNet 2009
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author Abbaszadeh, Shahab
Ibrahim, Rahinah
Baharuddin, Mohd Nasir
Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
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Ibrahim, Rahinah
Baharuddin, Mohd Nasir
Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
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description Our concern is the increasing duplication of Western high-rise residential buildings (HRBs) complexes in metropolises of Iran. By stacking houses, the home has now become mere physical shelter but lacking the socio-cultural meaning that the Persian traditional home has provided. The socio-cultural values of traditional homes that support the households’ life quality by supporting their socio-cultural needs are lost in today’s modern residences. This is a position paper about those missing features with the intent of reinforcing the rich socio-cultural connections and spiritual aspects that are endeared by traditional Persian households in new HRBs complexes. The socio-cultural context in Persian homes emphasizes the behavioral needs at two different social levels: 1) personal space and privacy requirements within the private and semi-private boundary (e.g., family territory of a home), and 2) semi-public and public spaces related to the home environment (e.g., neighborhood communities surrounding the home). Later, the paper discusses the Persian socio-cultural behaviors in contemporary neighborhood communities in HRBs complexes. It concludes with recommendations for future studies to support the development of strong neighborhood communities in non-Western metropolises in contemporary society.
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spelling upm-150872019-05-09T01:23:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15087/ Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences Abbaszadeh, Shahab Ibrahim, Rahinah Baharuddin, Mohd Nasir Syed Salim, Azizah Salim Our concern is the increasing duplication of Western high-rise residential buildings (HRBs) complexes in metropolises of Iran. By stacking houses, the home has now become mere physical shelter but lacking the socio-cultural meaning that the Persian traditional home has provided. The socio-cultural values of traditional homes that support the households’ life quality by supporting their socio-cultural needs are lost in today’s modern residences. This is a position paper about those missing features with the intent of reinforcing the rich socio-cultural connections and spiritual aspects that are endeared by traditional Persian households in new HRBs complexes. The socio-cultural context in Persian homes emphasizes the behavioral needs at two different social levels: 1) personal space and privacy requirements within the private and semi-private boundary (e.g., family territory of a home), and 2) semi-public and public spaces related to the home environment (e.g., neighborhood communities surrounding the home). Later, the paper discusses the Persian socio-cultural behaviors in contemporary neighborhood communities in HRBs complexes. It concludes with recommendations for future studies to support the development of strong neighborhood communities in non-Western metropolises in contemporary society. ArchNet 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15087/1/Identifying%20Persian%20traditional%20socio-cultural%20behaviors%20for%20application%20in%20the%20design%20of%20modern%20high-rise%20residences.pdf Abbaszadeh, Shahab and Ibrahim, Rahinah and Baharuddin, Mohd Nasir and Syed Salim, Azizah Salim (2009) Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences. International Journal of Architectural Research, 3 (3). pp. 116-132. ISSN 1938-7806 http://archnet-ijar.net/index.php/IJAR/article/view/193 10.26687/archnet-ijar.v3i3.193
spellingShingle Abbaszadeh, Shahab
Ibrahim, Rahinah
Baharuddin, Mohd Nasir
Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences
title Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences
title_full Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences
title_fullStr Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences
title_full_unstemmed Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences
title_short Identifying Persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences
title_sort identifying persian traditional socio-cultural behaviors for application in the design of modern high-rise residences
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