Investigation of socio-cultural factors affecting the physical transformation of the house according to the change of lifestyle in the contemporary era (case example: contemporary houses in Tabriz)*
Subject Areas : CultureFarnaz Asgari 1 , sahar toofan 2 , Lida Belilan Asl 3
1 - Student of Architecture Department, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran
Keywords: lifestyle, housing, physical structure, evolution, Tabriz historical houses.,
Abstract :
Generally architecture can be considered as a dress of life size, and naturally a dress should be provided accordingly proportionate with any quality of life. Therefore, it should be expected the quality of architecture undergoes shifts in accordance to the quality of life change. Transformation in lifestyle during different historical periods and the direct relationship in the forms of housing provide the possibility of investigating the impacts on the house in different historical periods. This research aims at studying the effective factors on the change of the spatial organization in Tabriz houses through the study of the lifestyle change in the contemporary era. The research method is descriptive-analytical. The first part of the research deals with library studies, review of literature, and the second part is related to the field studies and examining the samples in Tabriz from the early revolution and contemporary periods. Finally, the data obtained from interviews and questionnaires that determine the impact of lifestyle on physical structure. The results showed that lifestyle change has a direct impact on the structure of the houses and lack of knowledge and studies in this field has caused that the houses are not suitable for the users' lives in recent years.
