Compilation of the Area Design Principle’s Social Housing Complexes in Shiraz, Emphasizing the Preferences of the Residents

Authors

  • Kimia Sadat Tabibzadeh Department of Architecture, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran Author
  • Hamed Moztarzadeh Department of Urban Planning, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran Author
  • Mohammad Parva Department of Architecture, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran Author
  • Vahideh Hodjati Department of Urban Planning, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran Author

Keywords:

Compilation of Design Principles, Residential Complex Design, Social Housing Design, Open Space Design, Area Design, Shiraz’s Social Housing

Abstract

The present research aims to compile the principle’s design of area’s (one of the most important issues and components in the design) social housing complexes built by the government based on the preferences of the residents, focusing on the social housing complexes of Shiraz (as one of the metropolises of Iran) and identifying the preferences of the residents of the social housing complexes in regarding the design of area, as well as determining the priority of them in choosing the type of area. The present research tried to compile and present principles and solutions for these constructions in order to increase the quality of these residential spaces. From the perspective of research methodology, this research is qualitative research that is conducted with the content analysis method with the help of library and field studies, using the study of documents related to the topic, semi-structured interviews and visual questionnaires with 387 residents of social housing complexes in Shiraz, and the selection of complexes was done using the AHP method and Expert Choice 11 software. The findings have indicated that the users of these residential complexes have prioritized the following: 1- Areas with communal seating areas and green spaces (flowers and plants), 2- Areas with green spaces (flowers and plants), various types of seating areas, children's play area and water feature and 3- the area with green space (flowers and plants), all kinds of sitting areas and water features.

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