Space Syntax Criticals for Indoor Ski Centers

Authors : Gamze Demirci, Burçin Cem Arabacioğlu

Pages : 645-658

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Publication Date : 2023-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Indoor Ski Centers have emerged as a result of a search for alternatives to compensate insufficient snowfall due to climate change caused by global warming. People who invented artificial snowmaking to make it possible to ski throughout the year needed to find locations where temperature was constantly at a sub-zero degree to keep this artificial snow from melting. Thus, it was inevitable to go indoors. This study covers an assessment based on certain criteria of Indoor Ski Centers which are covered by artificial snow with improved resistance through various chemicals and as a result of this assessment, interpretation of these locations’ stylistic, dimensional and proportional characteristics. In this regard, a critical viewpoint is brought to the design of Indoor Ski Centers (ISC) by reviewing the spatial organization of ISCs specifically with the space syntax method and evaluating the obtained results. The study examines Alpincenter in Hamburg, Germany accepted as the biggest center in Europe, ChillFactore in Manchester accepted as the biggest in the United Kingdom, Snow Arena in Druskininkai in Lithuania where the international ski federation organizes annual competitions, and Ski Dubai, the third biggest ski center in the word, where the United Arab Emirates markets a ski experience on the peninsula of Dubai. The study process includes field studies which use data collection strategies including floor plan analyses and observational studies, data processing, analysis and interpretation, synthesis of experimental findings from theoretical viewpoints, and discussion of outcomes.
Keywords : Space Syntax, Space Organization, Indoor Ski Centers, Design