Table 12 Case 4 Environmental Evaluation Analysis

Crit. i

simulation process

1. Pedestrian flows mostly converge at ritual sites such as drum tower, theater and Sasa Altar

2. Folk beliefs have an important influence on traditional village planning.

3. Settlement centers in primitive societies are generally places with public roles and religious ritual symbols⁵².

Contains opportunities for villagers to gather and act.

Crit. ii

HM4-A, HM4-B

Table 9 shows the performance of each ritual space node of Case 4 in the heat map under different simulation scenarios.

Two of the four node spaces had a high degree of match and two had a average degree.

Crit. iii

HM4-A, Diagram4-S

1. The drum tower and the small square area have a high density of pedestrian flow.

2. The Drum Tower has high spatial accessibility and architectural iconicity; in case of emergency, the villagers will be summoned by sounding the drum here.

3. The drum tower is the material space center and spiritual culture center of villagers’ life.

The central area of village planning attracts pedestrian flow, exerting a disciplinary effect on villagers’ public behavior.

Crit. iv

Crit. iii Conclusion, scene photographs

1. In ancient tribal times, villagers lived around public resources (e.g. wells, campfires).

2. Public buildings occupy the center of the village, facilitating efficient use of common resources by villagers.

Mechanism of action: planning layout, road network organization