Comparative Analysis of Justice Indicators in Traditional and Contemporary Residential Buildings (Case Study: Pamenar Neighborhood of Tehran)

Justice is one of the important issues for all people. Paying attention to the concept of justice in residential buildings is important due to the category of housing which is related to the social need of society for justice. However, what is the objective manifestation of justice in housing and its physical components, needs research. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the compatibility of traditional and contemporary buildings in Pamenar neighborhood of Tehran with the concept of justice. The research method is of a quantitative type and according to its purpose, it is of an applied type and based on the nature of descriptive-case method in an analytical way. Results show that housing and its physical components are effective in shaping people's values, concepts, and feelings about social justice. The distinction and similarity of attention to the concept of justice in traditional and contemporary buildings of Pamenar neighborhood can be expressed in the physical and social indicators related to housing and affecting people's perception of social justice and how they manifest in residential buildings. According to the citizens, the traditional residential buildings of Pamenar neighborhood are more consistent with the concept of justice than the contemporary buildings located there. In fact, justice has been manifested in Pamenar's traditional residential buildings as an example of unity in plurality. However, this unity does not exist between modern residential buildings, nor between contemporary and old traditional buildings located in Pamenar neighborhood.