Physical-Spatial Role of Iranian House of Artists in Improving the Social Interaction of the Community

The need for interaction to excel humans and society has been remained unchanged despite changes in the social demands of humans in the modern era. Spaces such as the house of artists can significantly contribute to this need. Evaluating the impact of the architectural physique of these buildings is necessary due to their social aspects. Space syntax theory is one of the most significant social theories in architecture that addresses the spa tial arrangement of the architectural buildings in the success of improving the social interactions of society. The current study aims to evaluate the role of the Iranian house of artists in the improvement of the social interactions of society. The research method is mixed, including descriptive-analytical and deduc tive. The influential factors in improving social interactions of the community in the studied buildings were identified by an alyzing the results obtained from visual graphs and numerical data from Depth Map and Aghraph, and physical parameters of the sociability. The results showed that the House of Artists of Isfahan provided the possibility of the entrance and existence of more people due to having a high number of entrances be tween spaces. Besides, the long corridors of the Tehran House of Artists have reduced its efficiency. The intricate corridors and bathrooms in the Tabriz House of Artists have reduced its social efficiency. It can be concluded that changing land use and appropriate spatial organization of a building can be influ ential in its sociability improvement.