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Pour Ahmadi M, Eshghi Sanati H. An Evaluation of the Building Coverage Ratio and Building Footprint Regulations Specific to the Historical District of Rasht City. CIAUJ 2023; 8 (2) :149-168
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1- Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Art, University of Guilan. Rasht, Iran , mojtaba.pourahmadi@gmail.com
2- Department of Architecture and Urbanism, University of Art, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Architecture and Urbanism, University of Art, Tehran, Iran
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In recent decades, new constructions in the historical fabric of Rasht City have generally been erected without regards for the historical patterns of building placement in the related plots, resulting in severe damage to this context. Currently, for the first time, the "specific design guidelines for the historic fabric of Rasht city" are being prepared, which will be included in the plan of this city, pending approval. In this regulation, in specifically addresses various issues, including issues, the issues of "building coverage ratio (BCR)" and "building placement" have been specifically addressed. The present study is an attempt to criticize and modify this regulation based on a typo-morphological study and aims to protect and continue the relevant historical patterns in new constructions. In this research, by referring to the aerial photos of Rasht from 1956, 1976, and 2022 and related maps and documents, an attempt is made to investigate the historical patterns used in determining the footprint of residential buildings. The condition of Qajar houses in 1956 is compared with new houses until 2022, and a total of 305 houses are examined. The investigated variables include the common patterns of building placement, the typical dimensions (length and width), the ratio of width to length of building masses, the depth of courtyards, and the BCRs. The current research indicates that the new regulation, rather than continuing the historical patterns of the fabric, tries to stabilize its new patterns. In the following, based on the findings of the research, some recommendations are presented to be included in the new regulation. It is expected that these suggestions will help to harmonize the new and old constructions in terms of the shape and geometry of the building footprint
Keywords: Conservation, Building placement regulation, Typo-morphological studies, Qajar architecture, Rasht City
Type of Study: Original Article |
Subject:
Identifying the way of life based on the three components of the body, lifestyle and concepts - meanings
Received: 2023/09/2 | Accepted: 2023/11/22 | ePublished: 2023/12/29
Received: 2023/09/2 | Accepted: 2023/11/22 | ePublished: 2023/12/29
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