Analysis of Spatial Configurations in Theatre Buildings: A Space Syntax Case Study on Everyman Theatre Liverpool

Wei Ooi; Arab, Yasser; Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi; Onubi, Hilary Omatule; Kurniawati, Wakhidah; Witchayangkoon, Bhattraradej; Saeed, Maryam

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Vol.15(2)(2024)

Analysis of Spatial Configurations in Theatre Buildings: A Space Syntax Case Study on Everyman Theatre Liverpool

Wei Ooi (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, Hilary Omatule Onubi (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Wakhidah Kurniawati (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Diponegoro University, Semarang, INDONESIA),
Bhattraradej Witchayangkoon (Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, THAILAND),
Maryam Saeed (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, SULTANATE of OMAN).

Discipline: Architectural Engineering.
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doi: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2024.12

Keywords: Level of permeability; Level of wayfinding; Spatial connectivity; Human activity patterns; Urban public building; Privacy space; Public space; Private area; Level of privacy; Space syntax performance; Creative workspace; Justified graph; Spatial design.

Abstract
Space syntax is a measurement tool used to analyze spatial configurations in buildings through graphical methods to determine the levels of permeability and wayfinding of a space and its relationship with other spaces. This paper presents a space syntax analysis on the Everyman Theatre, a public theater in Liverpool, UK, to study its permeability and wayfinding. The main floors are analyzed through justified graphs, presenting the levels of depth and relationship between spaces, showing each space's level of privacy. The results show that the levels of permeability and wayfinding are different among the two groups of users analyzed, i.e. general public and Staff, as the building spaces are generally segregated by separate entrances from two locations, serving the public and the staff respectively. Due to the nature of this typology, the space syntax performance of this building is a combination of public and private, where the front of the house is open to the public, while backstage areas and offices are restricted to staff only. Such segregation is essential to create a welcoming space for the visitors while preserving the staff's required privacy.
Paper ID: 15A2F
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Ooi, W., Arab, Y., Hassan, A. S., Onubi, H. O., Kurniawati, W., Witchayangkoon, B., & Saeed, M. (2024). Analysis of Spatial Configurations in Theatre Buildings: A Space Syntax Case Study on Everyman Theatre Liverpool. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 15(2), 15A2F, 1-15. http://TUENGR.COM/V15/15A2F.pdf DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2024.12

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