Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Masoud Haghlesan ¹
• ٍEhsan Davarpanah ²
• Behnoosh Hesami ³
• Behnaz Amin Nayeri, ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ilkhchi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilkhchi, Iran.

² PhD student of Urban Planning, Aras International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

³ Master's graduate, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran.

Abstract

The cultural background as one of the most important aspects of contextualism and native architecture, which reflects the valuable patterns of contextualism in line with the background and cultural mentality of man, can be suitable solutions in giving identity to architectural patterns in design. The current research aims to pay attention to the cultural context and the cultural mentality of humans in achieving identity patterns in the design of tourism eco-complexes. In order to achieve the research objectives (location of the design of tourism eco-complexes), four main criteria And not the selected sub-criteria of extraction, which is used to weight the indicators from the ANP1 model, finally, two suitable sites for locating tourism eco-complexes in Hormuz Island have been selected based on the criteria and sub-criteria. The upcoming research is of qualitative type and descriptive analytical research method. The method of accessing library and field information is completed through a case study (Hormoz Island). The research results state that in context-oriented design, in addition to paying attention to the physical dimensions of the building base, it is also necessary to refer to the cultural dimensions of its context. Rappaport emphasizes that the form has meaning in a cultural context, which should be taken into consideration in the context-oriented architectural design, especially in the design of tourism landscapes.

Highlights

With the entry of modern intellectual currents into contemporary Iranian architecture and urban planning, cities faced identity and cultural crises. In this regard, contextual architecture and urban planning responded to these challenges as a new movement. Amos Rappaport, one of the prominent thinkers in the field of anthropology, believes that paying attention to society and culture is the most important factor in contextual design. Cultural context, as one of the key dimensions of contextualism and vernacular architecture, reflects valuable patterns in relation to the human cultural context and mentality and can provide appropriate solutions for giving identity to architectural patterns in design. The present study examines the effect of cultural contextualism and human cultural mentality in achieving identity-giving patterns in the design of ecotourism complexes. To achieve the research objectives (location of ecotourism complexes), four main criteria and nine selected sub-criteria were extracted, which were used to weight the indicators using the ANP model, and finally two suitable sites for locating ecotourism complexes on Hormuz Island were selected based on the criteria and sub-criteria. The present study is qualitative and uses a descriptive analytical method. The required information was collected through library and field sources and was supplemented with a case study of Hormuz Island. The results of this study show that in context-oriented design, in addition to paying attention to the physical dimensions of the building context, it is also necessary to pay attention to its cultural dimensions. Rapaport emphasizes that form finds meaning in a cultural context. Therefore, in context-oriented architectural design, especially in the design of tourism spaces, this point should be considered.

Keywords: Cultural Contextualism, Tourism, Ecotourism, Cultural Mentality, Hormuz Island

Keywords

• Cultural contextualism
• tourism ecosystem
• cultural mentality
• Hormuz Island

10.22034/jprd.2025.61165.1095

Main Subjects

• Urban Planning