Quantitative Estimation of the Internal Spatio–Temporal Characteristics of Ancient Temple Heritage Space with Space Syntax Models: A Case Study of Daming Temple

Ancient temple heritage space is a subcategory of integrated spaces with profound religious architecture, culture, and landscape. The temporal spatial characteristics, layouts, functionalities ancient temples are gradually transformed during different periods in their development. However, quantitative topological estimation tools, e.g., syntax detailed digital models, have seldom been adopted related studies on temples. Daming Temple typical representative the revitalization Buddhism monastic building China. This research Temple, Yangzhou City, three explores its spatio–temporal characteristics based two i.e., angle segment analysis (ASA) model visibility map (VGA) model. By multi-step estimation, changes mean depth (MD), connectivity, intelligibility observed. global structure thoroughly revealed, which indicates ‘temple-residence-garden’ inter-relationship. It indicated that dynamic undergoing chronically. Some phenomena found to be effective offering reasonable explanations for these changes, relationships among spaces, visitors’ pathfinding difficulties, design techniques. also there certain correlations between temporal–spatial conservation strategies heritages. case study can provide some valuable references conservation, reactivation, redesign historical cultural East Asia.