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Vol.15(2)(2024)

  • The Spatial Pattern Analysis for the Los Angeles US Courthouse

    Lek Heng Chan (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
    Yasser Arab (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, SULTANATE of OMAN),
    Ahmad Sanusi Hassan(School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
    Hilary Omatule Onubi (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
    Bhattraradej Witchayangkoon (Thammasat University Research Unit in Climate Change and Sustainability, Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, THAILAND).

    Discipline: Architectural Engineering.

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    doi: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2024.9

    Keywords: Public building; Court facilities; LA courthouse; Space syntax; Courthouse design; Level of permeability; Level of wayfinding; Sustainability; Connecting space.

    Abstract
    The study analyses the spatial configuration of the courthouse building by looking into the level of permeability and level of wayfinding. This study aims to analyze the spatial relationship between the spaces by different users through the space syntax technique. The selected case study for this paper is the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles, that the courthouse falls under the building typology of the public building category. The research adopts a qualitative approach by generating a justified graph based on the floor plan of the selected case study and producing a comprehensive analysis of the building's spatial configuration. The result has shown that the courthouse has a systematic and proper spatial configuration to segregate different users. In conclusion, the findings allow the readers to have a thorough understanding of the spatial configuration of the courthouse design in terms of permeability level and wayfinding level, and it contributes to the designer's design of more efficient spatial planning for the future courthouse building.

    Paper ID: 15A2C

    Cite this article:

    Chan, L.H., Arab, Y., Hassan, A.S., Onubi, H, O., and Witchayangkoon, B. (2024). The Spatial Pattern Analysis for the Los Angeles US Courthouse. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 15(1), 15A2C, 1-16. http://TUENGR.COM/V15/15A2C.pdf DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2024.9

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