The Impact of Spatial Location of Function Inside Building to Improve Distinguishing Architectural Forms as an Urban Landmark

Abstract

Great buildings and places attract people and the close environment profited of this phenomenon, the beauty, which discovered part by part used to be much more attractive than visible in whole. This research discuss that the mental image of any place, is not a copy of reality, but rather as a simulation of that reality, it is an intellectual reconfiguration of the event or phenomenon, and the clarity of this image is related to the possibility of distinguishing forms, function and spaces as a spatial landmark. In all these processes, the important point is the attempt to involve man in the process of interpretation architectural environment. Due to the important roles of functions and location inside buildings, the objective aim of this research is to indicate how we can improve distinguishing architectural form as a landmark by choosing good location of functions inside buildings. In order to capture this aim, three basic concepts have been identified and framed into a conceptual structure, (functions as generative forces, distinguishing forms, spatial locations) then we used self-assessment practical tools to test hypothesis. Results explained that functions and location inside building create a spatial centers in urban environments and create a field of forces that attract people, central and peripheral location have the same importance in terms of improving distinguishing by attracting peoples, while distinguishing forms in widespread location depend on the possibilities of people to fined continuity of connections between these locations.