Space Syntax Analysis on an Educational Building at the University of Strathclyde

Ikhram Mat Sobri; Ahmad Sanusi Hassan; Bhattraradej Witchayangkoon; Muhammad Hafeez Abdul Nasir; Yasser Arab; Jestin Nordin

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Vol.16(1) (2025)

Space Syntax Analysis on an Educational Building at the University of Strathclyde

Ikhram Mat Sobri, Ahmad Sanusi Hassan (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Bhattraradej Witchayangkoon (Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, THAILAND),
Muhammad Hafeez Abdul Nasir (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Yasser Arab (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dhofar University, SULTANATE of OMAN), and
Jestin Nordin (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA).

Discipline: Architecture & Built Environment.
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doi: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2025.6

Keywords: Spatial configuration; Spatial planning; Education Building; Users' accessibility; Visibility graph analysis; Building access; Justified graph; Wayfinding; VGA; Permeability depth level.

Abstract

Space syntax is a research method investigating spatial configuration and human movement patterns inside buildings. This paper focuses on space syntax analysis in educational building typology. The building chosen as a case study is the Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC), one of the educational buildings in the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. The layout plan of the building is used to analyse the building's space syntax. The analysis data will be used to discover the efficacy of social interactions and human behaviour in educational buildings, referring to justified graph and visibility graph analysis. The study finds that TIC combines semi-private areas and spatial zoning, including vertical and horizontal public-private divisions. The building has a high level of wayfinding efficiency, with 36.1% easy accessibility, and is positioned at vertical connections. Private spaces have 60.6% of the total space complying with the workplace layout plan for safety, ease of access, and collaborative work environments.

Paper ID: 16A1F

Cite this article:

Ikhram M.S., Hassan A.S., Witchayangkoon, B., Abdul Nasir, M.H., Arab, A., and Nordin, J. (2025). Space Syntax Analysis on an Educational Building at the University of Strathclyde. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 16(1), 16A1F, 1-16. http://doi.org/10.14456/ITJEMAST.2025.6

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