Al ramtha city in jordan analysis by space syntax

Al ramtha city analysis

byspace syntaxPrepared by: Maram Foad Obaidat

shomoo aljizawi

Supervised by: Dr. Imad Al-Hashimi.

Al ramtha growth

• It started in the center with organic radial growth

• The growth reached first ring road• They create a new ring road• The growth expanded towered the 2nd ring road• Then directed in leaner form towered just

university

It is started from The center of the city

(down town) as any traditional city

It is expanding in construction

around the center

space syntax

• We will use space syntax to simulate the effects of al ramtha city designs on the citizen and visitor who move around in the city.

The important of al ramtha is in the commercial center of the city

PROBLEMS• traffic congestion • environmental degradation • unattractive for visitors and inhabitants. • Parking lake • Narrow streets • No pedestrian path• Unplanned land use • Shortage of open space TO • reverse any further degradation of the city center• achieve economic gains• Create safety environment for resident and commercial visitors • conserve the environment• Reduce carbon emission through space syntax • Create sustainable economic

The important of al ramtha is in the commercial center of the city

THE CHALLENGE • revitalizing ramtha city center by identifying understanding providing • solutions to problems that have emerged through its recent

rapid growth. THE MAIN GOAL IS spatial layout , the social, economic and environmental

performance of places.Put future development strategy urban design guidelines for revitalizing the city center .

Space Syntax research has made five key discoveries that demonstrate how spatial layout directly affects:

  -movement, such that Space Syntax models can be used as strategic traffic modeling tools for vehicle, pedestrian and cycling movement

  -land use, showing how land use performance is deeply influenced by spatial location

  -safety, allowing risk to be identified and safer places to be created - land value, demonstrating the influence of spatial networks on

property economics- carbon emissions, highlighting the contribution of spatial planning

and design to environmental impact.

types of syntactic maps that we will use in al ramtha:

•Axial mapdepicts the least number of axial lines covering all convex spaces

of a layout and their connections.

We will use the axial map as an application to analyse al ramtha map as 1- urban spaces 2- interior space

Measurements • we will use the four measurements to analyze

the spaces of al ramtha.1. Integration2. Connectivity3. Choice 4. Mean depthOn two different scales

Methodology

• The methodology included analyses at two different scales

1. local scale.2. Global scalesegment map for the entire city by space syntax.integration and choice values to see how the city of Al Ramtha and the commercial

center of the town is related to each other.

Global and local scale segment analysis of ramtha city :

connectivity integration, rN local integration r400 local integration r800 local integration r1200 local integration r2000 local integration r5000 global integration r10000

choice, rN local choice r400local choice r800 local choice r1200 local choice r2000 local choice r5000 global choice r1000

Connectivity • It is a static local measure• measures the number of immediate neighbors

that are directly connected to the spaces.

• It will show you how often a street is connected to another street.

Connectivity for AL Ramtha local road

Connectivity for AL Ramtha with sub region road

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Connectivity

Local Connectivity

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1. Wasfi Al-Tal St.2. The Sacred Dome St.3. Salah Al Deen Al Ayooby St.4. Hittin St.5. King Talal St.6. King Abdullah St.7. Al Husayn Bin Ali St.8. Al Wehdeh St,

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خط االربعين

خط العشرين

شارع رئيسي

Main streets Connectivity

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Connectivity

the relation between connectivity and ring roads and main streets

Integration• It is a static local & global measure. • It will describes the average depth of a

space to all other spaces in Al Ramtha city• It will describes how easy it is to get to

one segment from all other segments. • It will tell you how many times you will turn

to reach your location

integration for AL Ramtha local road integration for AL Ramtha with sub

region road

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Integration

Local Integration

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Local Choice 400

Local choice 10000

Local Choice 800

Local Choice 1200

Local Choice 2000

Local Choice 5000

Local Integration 800

Local Integration 2000

Local Integration 10000

LocalIntegration 400

Local Integration 1200

Local Integration 5000

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Local choice 10000

Local Integration 2000

Local Inteagration 10000

Local Choice 2000

Spatial analysis of the al ramtha city

Analysis at the city scale

structure characteristic of Al Ramtha city strong center ….Strong radial…. Strong laterals Generate a strong edges

Comparison with Tokyo and London Local integration 10000

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The commercial center is highly integrated That appear on local integration r 1200

Commercial center for Al Ramtha Local integration 1200

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The commercial center is highly integrated That appear on local integration r 1200

Commercial center for Al Ramtha Local integration 1200

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The commercial center is highly integrated That appear on local integration r 1200

Commercial center for Al Ramtha Local integration 1200

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• urban development al ramtha depend mainly on the commercial center.

1. Syrian board and commercial relationship between the two country

2. The commercial relation between al ramtha and Lebanon and al Iraq across Syria

3. Commercial relationship between the city and the other cities in Jordan

4. Pass through the city by traveler to Syria Lebanon Iraq turkey and

BUT REGARDING TO THE WAR IN SYRIA It should use a sustainable economical technique to save the

commercial center.

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Commercial center

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Wasfi alta

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International street . خط الشام

Street width 30 m

2 ways street

Wasfi altal street

Alwhdah street

Main street الوحدة .شارع

Street width 10m

1 way street

1.3 km

دوار المستحي

الرمثا دوارالرئيسي

Alhassan street

Main street البنوك شارع

street width 10m

One way street

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Node2

• inside of each integrated road

system, the center where the residential neighborhoods are located, is segregated

residential neighborhood HIGH privacy low integration

High integration

low integration

Analysis at the local scaleintegration r1200

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• Housing low integrated high privacy

low integration

ANALYSIS AT THE LOCALS SCALEINTEGRATION R1200

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Analysis at the global scaleintegration 10000

The city is highly integrated on r 10000

Global integration r10000

No edge effectHigh integrated near the bordersBecause the ring road increase the global integration on r10000 Created integrated edges

The Highest integrated is the street that pass in the center of the city from south to the north

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choiceis a dynamic measure of the “flow” through a space. A space has a strong choice value when many of the

shortest paths, connecting all spaces to all spaces of a system, passes through it.

Local Choice 1200

Analysis at the global scalechoice

Local Choice 2000

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Analysis at the city scalechoice

is a dynamic measure of the “flow” through a space. A space has a strong choice value when many of the

shortest paths, connecting all spaces to all spaces of a system, passes through it.

Location map for Al Ramtha Local choice

Analysis at the city scalechoice

Al Ramtha has a week choice value Because little short paths, connecting all spaces to all

spaces of Al Ramtha city, passes through it.

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Al Ramtha has a week choice valueWhich create only one city center for the cityThe highest choice value is in the commercial center for the city

Local choice

commercial center

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Analysis at the city scalechoice

Local choice represent the main location map for al ramtha first ring road with main regional roads to al ramtha from

Location map for Al Ramtha Local choice

Amman SyriaAl Tourrah Irbid

Analysis at the city scalechoice

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Elements the CityPaths :channels along which the observer customarily ……moves”

Nodespoints of intense activity & strategic spots in a city”.

Edgesthe boundaries between two areas”

Districtsrepresent medium-to-large sections of the city”

Landmarksphysical reference points”

StreetSpace syntaxpaths

Paths :channels along which the observer customarily ……moves”

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Three points intersectionFour points intersectionFive points intersection

Street conjunctionsnodes

Nodespoints of intense activity & strategic spots in a city”.

Three points intersectionFour points intersectionFive points intersection

Street JunctionsNodes

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City edge regarding to the ring roadsEdge No edge effect high integrated edge High integrated near the bordersBecause the ring road increase the global integration on r10000 Created integrated edges

Ring road New City edge

Ring road old City edge

Ring road City edge

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Three points intersectionFour points intersectionFive points intersection

Streets + Street Junctions + ring roadsPath + nodes + edges

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District

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Al ramtha main street divided the city to two districtsWest and east

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Main road

Three points intersectionFour points intersectionFive points intersection

Streets + Street Junctions + ring roadsPath + nodes + edges+ district+ land mark

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•Space syntax represent the element of the city in a clear way

Commercial center for Al Ramtha land price Local integration 1200

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Land prices along high integration streets is the highest.Around 100,000 JD per Donum

Main road

Land price regarding to space syntax

Comparison with Maram future expansion for al ramtha city

Local Choice 400

Local Choice 800

Local Choice 1200

Local Choice 400

Local Choice 800

Local Choice 1200

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EXISTING

PROPOSAL

Local Choice 2000

Local Choice 2000

Local choice 10000

Local Choice 5000

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Local Choice 5000

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Local Integration 800

LocalIntegration 400

Local Integration 1200

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Local Integration 1200

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Local Integration 2000

Local Integration 10000

Local Integration 5000

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Local Integration 2000

Local Integration 10000

Local Integration 5000

Comparison with Shomou future expansion for al ramtha city

Local Integration 800

LocalIntegration 400

Local Integration 1200

Local Integration 800

LocalIntegration 400

Local Integration 1200

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EXISTING

PROPOSAL

Local Integration 2000

Local Integration 10000

Local Integration 5000

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Local Integration 2000

Local Integration 10000

Local Integration 5000

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