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• SPACE SYNTAX ANALYSIS ON INDOOR ARENA'S LAYOUT PLAN OF SPICE ARENA, PENANG

  Tan Yong Ann, Ahmad Sanusi Hassan (School of Housing, Building & Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, MALAYSIA ),
  Asif Ali (Architecture Section (University Polytechnic), Aligarh Muslim University, INDIA ),
  Boonsap Witchayangkoon (Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, THAILAND ).
  

  Disciplinary: Architectural Sciences.

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  DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2020.169

  Keywords: Human activities and the spaces; Space syntax graph; Wayfinding and permeability; Spatial configuration.

  Abstract
  Space syntax is a human-focused approach tool that supports humans to identify the relationship between human activities and the spaces within a habited area. This paper mainly focusses on the space syntax that defined from the existing case study Spice Arena, Penang. Method of utilising information found from the resources like the internet and interview the respective parties involved in the building renovation. Likert scale method is used to present the finalist of the research which justifies the wayfinding and permeability of Spice Arena. The finding of this paper showing the wayfinding in the Spice Arena is instead a dilemma. Based on the outcome, the round spatial arrangement of Spice Arena is somewhat supportive for the visitors to seek for wayfinding. However, some areas are narrow and dense which are not suitable to cater to the large volume of visitors. Hence, the finding of this paper hopes to aid the designer in their future arena design.
  
  Paper ID: 11A9G