The spatial signature of an Insula neighbourhood of Roman Ostia

Stöger, Hanna

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“…Un precedente studio sull'Insula IV ii (Stöger 2011(Stöger , 2014 si è basato sui concetti spaziali ed ha applicato 6 con successo pioneristici metodi di analisi spaziale formale (space syntax) all'indagine sul contesto urbano di Ostia. Questo approccio si é rivelato come una valida ed adeguata strategia di ricerca per acquisire una più profonda comprensione di questo particolare quartiere all'interno del suo contesto urbano.…”

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Due antichi quartieri romani sotto la lente di ingrandimento: un’analisi space syntax dei quartieri delle città antiche e della loro vita sociale

Stöger

Brandimarte²

2015

Arqueol. Arquitect.

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ResumenEl estudio de los vecindarios y el uso social del espacio habitado son temas de interés creciente. Mediante la combinación de métodos arqueológicos y space syntax, este artículo ofrece nuevas formas de analizar el entorno físico de la vida cotidiana en las ciudades romanas. El examen detallado de dos bloques urbanos en Ostia (la ciudad portuaria de Roma en época imperial) nos ha permitido identificar espacios que fomentan la cohesión social y la vida en comunidad. El uso común de patios y pasillos en el Bloque IV ii sugiere un uso comunal continuado desde el siglo II hasta el siglo V d. C. En claro contraste con este sector, el Bloque IV iv no tiene espacios comunes y muestra edificios aislados con accesos individuales al espacio público. El Bloque IV ii disfruta de espacios compartidos dentro de su propio perímetro, mientras que el Bloque IV iv parece estar orientado por el interés de comunidades externas con actividades desarrolladas hacia la calle creando cierto aislamiento del bloque. Estos resultados muestran la flexibilidad de las estructuras urbanas romanas y nos permiten atisbar la actividad de comunidades que permitieron el desarrollo sostenible de la ciudad en procesos de larga duración.Palabras clave: Arqueología romana; Ostia; ciudades portuarias; space syntax; vecindarios urbanos; vida en comunidad. AbstRActNeighbourhoods and the social use of space are areas of growing interest. By combining archaeological methods and space syntax, the article offers new insights into the physical environment of daily life in the Roman city. The detailed examination of two city blocks from Ostia (Rome's imperial port-town), allows the authors to identify spaces which fostered social cohesion and community building. The shared courtyards and passage spaces of Block IV ii suggest continued community focus (2nd -5th centuries AD). In contrast, Block IV iv lacks common spaces and revealed self-contained buildings centred on individual access to public space. Block IV ii enjoyed shared spaces within its own perimeter, while Block IV iv looks toward external community building, with activities centred on the street confining the block. The results show the flexibility of Roman urban structures and allow for suggestive glimpses into the community that sustained the city in the long-term.

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Due antichi quartieri romani sotto la lente di ingrandimento: un’analisi space syntax dei quartieri delle città antiche e della loro vita sociale

Stöger

Brandimarte²

2015

Arqueol. Arquitect.

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Space Syntax and Pedestrian Modeling

2023

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Network Research

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Comprised mainly of axial, convex, and visibility graph analysis, space syntax is a spatial network approach toward the understanding of the social-spatial paradigm. It investigates the connectivity among spatial units and analyses their relations with each other as well as the entire spatial layout through the concept of accessibility. However, underlying this concept of accessibility is the scrutiny of pedestrian movement and its social-cultural implications. This chapter highlights this link between accessibility and pedestrian movement and further showcases how space syntax and Ingold’s (2011) theory of “wayfaring” could be a marriage made in heaven.

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Housing in Premodern Cities: Patterns of Social and Spatial Variation

Smith

2014

ArchNet-IJAR

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This paper describes a broad comparative perspective on urban housing in cities before the modern era, including the newly-defined category of low-density city. My objective is to promote comparative analysis of premodern urban housing forms. I present a typology of house types that is based on the concepts of dwelling and household. The types are: individual house; house group; contiguous houses; walled compound; and apartment building. Among the many factors that influenced the forms and nature of premodern urban housing, I single out three causal forces: cultural tradition, density, and political dynamics.

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The spatial signature of an Insula neighbourhood of Roman Ostia

Cited by 4 publications

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Due antichi quartieri romani sotto la lente di ingrandimento: un’analisi space syntax dei quartieri delle città antiche e della loro vita sociale

Due antichi quartieri romani sotto la lente di ingrandimento: un’analisi space syntax dei quartieri delle città antiche e della loro vita sociale

Space Syntax and Pedestrian Modeling

Housing in Premodern Cities: Patterns of Social and Spatial Variation

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