Abstract: Indigenous housing has been created to cater to the cultural, social, and economic needs of society as well as its family livelihood. Boshrouye City, located in South Khorasan Province, Iran, has a special livelihood system with valuable examples of indigenous housing. The present study aims to investigate the effects of the family livelihood and its associated activities on the spatial organization of housing. For this purpose, 20 samples of indigenous houses were selected non-randomly and investigated based on the space syntax theory. Plans of houses were analyzed using UCL Depthmap software and then evaluated through convex and Isovist map analyses. The research method employed was the interpretive method. The results of the study indicate that the model of family livelihood has a significant impact on the spatial organization of housing in Boshrouye City. This model has employed physical means, including the creation of new spaces and changing the role and configuration of spaces to protect the privacy of occupants. This privacy is one of the cultural requirements of this region.

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