1. Spatial Qualities In Swahili Domestic Architecture Of The Historic Town Of Bagamoyo
PhD Research by Nsumbalimi Gilya
Division of Built Enviroment Analysis
Department of Infrastructure and Planning
Royal Institute of Technology, Se Stockholm

2. Introduction Bagamoyo is selected as a cultural heritage centre
Tourism
Market forces
But also
threatens Spatial patterns on Swahili House

3. Swahili Domestic Architecture

4. Introduction continued
Study focuses on:
indoor and outdoor spatial qualities in order to strike a balance between modernisation and facilitation of the lifestyle of the local population.

5. Aim of the Research
to analyse and evaluate the potential to modernise buildings while preserving valuable cultural qualities
The main focus is on spatial qualities in and between buildings

6. Research Problem
The Swahili domestic house, has a central corridor connecting the backyard spaces to the veranda in front of the house and it distributes tenants into different rooms forming the corridor.

9. the central passage

10. Activities
cooking
eating
income generating roles

11. The backyard
rearing chicken
Other HBEs

12. the veranda the male domain socializing recreation
surveillance but now
HBEs activities

13. Problem
the environmental quality indoors and outdoors is not understood.
create potential problems and conflicts
are changes a real improvement to the inhabitants?
can spatial and cultural qualities be preserved /modernised without imbalances
what proportion is covered by shared spaces

14. Research Methods participant observation Interviews Photographing
Measuring and drawing
analysing plans and literature.