Factors that Influence Estimation of Building Location in City Blocks in Tokyo Commercial Zones

In the central commercial zones of Tokyo, the importance of city-block restructuring has been strongly emphasized. The predictability of the building development in city blocks is crucial for their planning. This study classifies city blocks by the difference in influential factors of the building location and examines if the city blocks have steady tendencies of building locations. Furthermore, the probability of building coverage for each point in a block is visualized to grasp the spatial image. For our analysis, we used 205 city blocks as reference blocks. Results show influential factors of building location, such as the presence of a wide road and its adjacent direction, the north-south length of city blocks, and the same use of buildings. Further, the study visualizes the probability that each point covered by buildings in a given block and judged for classes has a steady tendency of building location.