Table 10 Case 3 Environmental Evaluation Analysis

Crit. i

simulation process

1. Routes of the agent pedestrians diverge, with most pedestrians choosing to move forward along the Main Axis Walkway

2. Main axis routes through gates, courtyards and halls, with increased spatial hierarchy or privacy

Contains opportunities for the act of kowtowing to occur.

Crit. ii

HM3-A, HM3-B

Table 7 shows the performance of each ritual space node of Case 3 in the heat map under different simulation scenarios.

Three of the four node spaces had a high degree of match and one had an average degree.

Crit. iii

HM3-A,

Diagram3-S

1. The central axis connects the main ceremonial node spaces and the secondary buildings are arranged symmetrically on both sides.

2. The north-south main axis sequence makes the building complex form a unified whole visually, and the flow line is clear

3. Heat map results show the flow of pedestrians slows down in the courtyard and gathers at the gatehouse.

The axial arrangement and spatial layering have a clear disciplining effect on pedestrians, and the doors play a role in defining space.

Mechanism: Central axis sequence layout with strong orientation

Crit. iv

Crit. iii Conclusion, scene photographs

1. The ancient ruling class attached importance to the setting up of yamen; the yamen is the most concentrated embodiment of the characteristics of traditional Chinese official architecture.

2. The county yamen strictly adhered to the architectural regulations of “facing south with the main building to the north, civil offices on the left and military offices on the right, administrative halls in front and residential quarters at the rear, and the prison located to the south”⁵¹.

The compositional logic of the spatial order of the county yamen shows the standardization of official architecture and reflects the formal and solemn atmosphere of the political space.