Evaluation of Socio-cultural and Climate Criteria in Venacular Architecture (Case study: A comparative study of historical and contemporary Tekiehs in Mazandaran)

Socio-cultural characteristics and climate have always been recognized main factors influencing the physical formation of ritual spaces architecture. The purpose of this study was to evaluate these criteria. This research is a combination of qualitative and quantitative research. The method of the present study is descriptive-survey and to evaluate the importance of each criterion, the opinions of experts with a questionnaire and data analysis with SPSS software and Likert scale have been used. Statistical population including nine Tekiehs in Mazandaran in two climates were purposefully selected. According to research findings, the results showed that among the "criterias of Socio-cultural ", "Religion” in historical Tekiehs (4.60) and “Beliefs" and "Social relationships" in contemporary with average (4.30) and (4.30) are the most important in the formation of Tekiehs architecture of Mazandaran. Concerning "criterias of climate", the results findings showed that "venacular architecture"with weight (4.30) is more important than other criterias in historical Tekiehs. Also in contemporary Tekiehs, the criterion of "climate characteristics" with weight (3.55) is important. The results showed that "Socio-cultural characteristics" and "climate" have a positive and significant effect on the Tekiehs architecture of Mazandaran, in which the role of "Socio-cultural characteristics" is more important in climate indicators