Affiliation:
1. University Saad Dahlab Blida, Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning (IAU), Laboratory of Environment and Technology for Architecture and Heritage, Blida, Algeria
2. University of Science and Technology of Oran Mohamed-Boudiaf, Oran, Algeria
Abstract
This paper aims to investigate the relationship between spatial configuration
and social behaviour in corridor housing. It seeks to understand the effects
of the dwelling, the corridor as a space, and the inhabitant as a user on
one another, through the case study of the Ourida housing estate in Blida,
Algeria, which was built in the post-war period by Atbat-Afrique under the
direction of Candilis. The methodology triangulates three data collection
methods: systematic observation, a mixed qualitative and quantitative survey
of a sample of 180 user (56% of total residents), and measured drawings of
40 out of 60 dwellings. The finding reveals a connection between the social
behaviour of inhabitants and the spatial configuration. This corridor
housing configuration required specific socio-spatial behaviours from the
inhabitants of Ourida while failing to accommodate their lifestyle needs.
Moreover, territoriality, control and surveillance, privacy, and the
creation of defensible area, are the expression of social behaviour in
space. Additionally, the layout of Ourida housing does not promote
neighbourly interactions and activities. The results of this study highlight
the importance of considering needs, lifestyle, and culture in space
configuration.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Subject
Atmospheric Science,Geology,Education,Geography, Planning and Development,Global and Planetary Change
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