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City, Territory and Architecture

An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives

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From: Left open spaces—light shafts in Iran and side setbacks in Japan: a socio-spatial approach to study awareness in open spaces in urban residential blocks

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(Top Left) Inner courtyards as mere light shafts in housing blocks in Iran, whereas in the Japanese case (Top Right) open spaces are shaped as side setbacks. There is a hypothesis that redistributing the open spaces in Iranian case and introduce wider inner courtyards will contribute to the better ventilation and perception of these open spaces in residential blocks (Bottom). Facades with windows are colored in grey. (Left) Hayat-khalvats as light shafts in housing blocks in Shiraz. (Right). Side setbacks in Sapporo case

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