Mapua University

ARCHITECTURE, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

& THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (ARIDBE)
2nd Quarter, AY 2022-2023

Cultural Beliefs in Housing

(Regional Characteristics)
AR173-1P
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Dr. Edgar M. Chavez, UAP, PIEP

Architect/Urban Planner/Consultant
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§ Cultural beliefs and architecture have been recognized as having a strong

relationship.
§ However, a gap in knowledge exists regarding the interaction between culture
and spatial organization in domestic architecture.
§ In recent years, the reciprocal influence of social behavior on architectural design
has been theoretically discussed by a variety of scholars (Abell, Al Husban, Al
Husban, & Lurasi, 2013).
§ Socio-cultural attributes contribute to the formation of human habitat
(Kamalipour & Zaroudi, 2014).
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§ Culture influences how people use spaces (Deshpande & Korharkar, 2015).
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§ Cultural beliefs, traditions, and practices are strongly correlated with domestic
architecture (Kent, 1990; Shirazi, 2005).
§ Additionally, sociocultural meanings and factors, including cultural beliefs and
social values (Rapoport, 1969), directly affect the built environment design
(Richardson, 1989; Saatci & Onder, 2015).
§ Wagner (1969) stated, “[Dwellings] stand as the concrete expression of a complex
interaction among cultural skills and norms, climatic conditions and the
potentialities of natural materials” (cited in Rapoport, 1969, p. VI).
§ Various dimensions influence housing morphology over time (Kamalipour &
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2014).
§ he house is a cultural phenomenon; it is a place for rest and relaxation for
humans (Manesh & Latifian, 2015).
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§ The house is built according to the needs and demands of their inhabitants
(Alitajer & Nojoumi, 2016).
§ Its physical form, social, and spatial organization is influenced by many factors
and cultural values (Hashim, Ali, & Abu Samah, 2009; Kamalipour & Zaroudi,
2014; Othmann, Aird, & Buys, 2015).
§ The house can be conceived as a symbolic social communication reflecting
lifestyles and ambitions (Othmann et al., 2015).
§ The house has nine meanings: social relations, social networks, self-identity,
privacy, continuity, personalization, activity base, childhood homes, and physical
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structures 1 2014).
§ Hanson (1998) defined the house as a dynamic structure that grows and changes
in size and configuration according to their inhabitants’ needs.
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§ Rapaport (1991) argued that people from different cultures and values have
different houses.
§ Additionally, Deb and Sinha (2011) found an association between physical space
design and organizational behavior.
§ The hierarchy in spatial organization can be designed depending on
environmental and sociocultural factors (Shirazi, 2005).
§ The design of any house, as a form of the built environment, should consider and
reflect the behavior of human beings and the accumulation of cultural and
traditional beliefs (Samadi, 2013).
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