This paper summarizes the results of a concurrent investigation of ext
ant housing patterns and daily domestic habits conducted in an urban S
ucanese context. A combination of standard social sciences' research p
rocedures and a modified space syntax/graph theory technique are emplo
yed to investigate society-space relationship. The social study reveal
s gender division in the conduct of activities and use of space, where
as the spatial analysis highlights a morphological pattern of gender s
egregation in the Sudanese house. The findings suggest that applying b
oth spatial and aspatial methods of analysis is invaluable for eliciti
ng and interpreting society's cultural norms.