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Architecture and Urbanism Village spatial form and activation

Table 1. Depth‑height ratio of streets and lanes in Biasha Miao village and schematic table of real pictures
Type of depth‑height ratio Da village Darongpo new village Zaige new village Wangjia village

Depth-height ratio <1

1 ≤Depth-height ratio ≤2

Depth-height ratio ≥4
Sources: Photos by the authors (2022).
Table 2. Analysis of intelligibility values of Biasha Miao slopes. Villages located on the ridgeline have more
village alternative residential sites than those on the slopes and are
closer to the national road, making them more desirable
Name of Local Global Intelligibility
village integration value integration for residents, particularly those in Da village and Zaige
of R3 value new village. This factor, combined with higher integration
Darongpo new 1.699 0.472 0.185 values in densely built areas, has shifted the center of village
village resident activities toward these two villages, establishing
Da village 1.329 0.506 0.166 these as the core areas of Biasha Miao village. At the same
Zaige new 2.044 0.047 0.566 time, due to the relatively inconvenient external traffic
village on the mountain, the villages have been less affected by
Wangjia village 1.723 0.514 0.122 the outside world, allowing villagers to retain traditional
preferences for housing site selection and communal
village, Zaige new village, and Wangjia village (Figure 8), living. Consequently, the connections between nodes in
it can be seen that the slope of the fit line between local these mountain villages are closer, contributing to higher
and global integration values is relatively shallow, with integration values.
R² values ranging between 0.1 and 0.6. This indicates 3.2.2. Quantitative analysis of street and alley space
that most villages fall into the low intelligibility category. characteristics in Biasha Miao village
Specifically, the intelligibility values were 0.185 for
Darongpo new village, 0.166 for Da village, 0.566 for In the connection value analysis (Table 3 and Figure 9),
Zaige new village, and 0.122 for Wangjia village. These all four villages of Biasha Miao village are located in
results suggest that except for Zaige new village, the local mountainous areas. The complex terrain of these areas
spatial perception of the other villages is inadequate in restricts the architectural layout, resulting in relatively
terms of overall spatial awareness, highlighting that the sparse buildings, a smaller overall village scale, and
simpler street and alley spaces. The central areas of Da
spatial permeability of Biasha Miao village is relatively
poor. village (Figure 9B) and Zaige new village (Figure 9C) are
relatively flat, forming distinct main streets with good
Analysis of the overall spatial layout of Biasha Miao connection values and high permeability. In Darongpo
village reveals that villages built on flat areas enjoy more new village (Figure 9A), the street space exhibits an
convenient transportation, with the four villages of Biasha irregular, freestyle layout that follows the mountain
Miao village located along a ridgeline and its adjacent contour. Although the main street in the village is

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