Original scientific paper
Perceptive Aesthetic Features of Open Space in Housing Settlements – Examples of the City of Zagreb and Velika Gorica, Croatia
Petra PEREKOVIĆ
Branka ANIČIĆ
Ines HRDALO
Iva RECHNER
Goran ANDLAR
Abstract
Open spaces associated with the architecture in housing
settlements are spaces of stay and leisure used by the
dwellers living outside of the areas of residential complexes.
Since these are quite often the subject of dissatisfaction and
criticism of its residents and are also being exposed to
critiques written by experts taking part in the process of their
design and planning, this paper represents an attempt at
identifying the landscape values, and the parameters
affecting its environmental attractiveness. The research is
carried out striving for a goal based upon observation, as
well as on an opinion survey measuring people’s attitudes
with the pertaining scale of semantic differential (SD). The
procedure of a semantic differential is based on visual and
aesthetic qualities of the space, in terms of monitoring experience, perception and emotional reactions of the
interviewed respondents. Data processing obtained in such a
way has established some of the elements of desirable
spatial and structural relations which influence the quality of
experiencing open spaces associated with housing
architecture, which can be implemented as guidelines and
criteria in their design.
Keywords
open spaces within neighbourhood; multi-storey dwelling; design of the open space; spatial perception
Hrčak ID:
19252
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2007.
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