Capturing Chromatic Effects in Urban Environment

Petit, Angélique; Siret, Daniel; Simonnot, Nathalie

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-76694-8_12

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“…Therefore, it differs from the Chromatic Effects research method of walking, which examines color in urban environments. 33,34 The purpose of the Chromatic Effects method is to analyze the effects of color on urban space. Another walking method to study the urban landscape, known as La méthode des parcours commentés, 35,36 can be called the Reading Colorscape research method.…”

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“…The purpose of the Color Walk method is to conceptualize the chromatic experience of environmental colors as well as the main topics associated with the experience. Therefore, it differs from the Chromatic Effects research method of walking, which examines color in urban environments 33,34 . The purpose of the Chromatic Effects method is to analyze the effects of color on urban space.…”

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Conceptualizing the chromatic experience of environment: Two case studies using the Color Walk method

Pyykkö

2023

Color Research & Application

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Designing the colors of a new neighborhood without a color definition of facades is challenging task. While there is a wealth of research on color perception and architectural color design, tools and methods are needed to understand the chromatic experience of areas. Thus, this case‐study research aims to explore the chromatic experience by introducing a new ethnographic Color Walk method. The participants are professionals in the fields of architecture and color. Two voice‐recorded and transcribed discussions are examined from two perspectives: the suitability of the Color Walk to conceptualize the chromatic experience of neighborhoods and analyzing the main concepts used by professional participants. The analysis shows that the seven main concepts are: (1) material; (2) light; (3) views in/from/into the area; (4) atmosphere; (5) identity; (6) landscape/nature/landscape architecture; and (7) architecture. Architecture includes four subareas: (a) the color scale of the building design, (b) the color scale of the urban design, (c) the history of architecture, and (d) color trends. The results indicate that the Color Walk method allows conceptualizing how environmental colors are experienced. However, several repetitions are needed to confirm all the concepts. Furthermore, complex facade colors are only one element of the chromatic experience. Thus, other aspects should also be emphasized in environmental color design. The results also show that environmental color design is related to urban design and building design. The findings of this study contribute to existing research by expanding the concepts of urban design to environmental color design.

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Conceptualizing the chromatic experience of environment: Two case studies using the Color Walk method

Pyykkö

2023

Color Research & Application

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“…The lightness of neutral tones, often related to artificial elements, seems to reduce the arousal values [100,104,105]. Applying such an approach to architectural settings requires considering many factors, as the chromatic composition of an urban environment is articulated and complex [106]. Thus, Manav [107] applied a segmentation and dominant color extraction method to discretize the volunteers' emotional answers to panoramic photos, relating color tones to emotions.…”

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How Do Nature-Based Solutions’ Color Tones Influence People’s Emotional Reaction? An Assessment via Virtual and Augmented Reality in a Participatory Process

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Simulations of urban transformations are an effective tool for engaging citizens and enhancing their understanding of urban design outcomes. Citizens’ involvement can positively contribute to foster resilience for mitigating the impact of climate change. Successful integration of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) into the urban fabric enables both the mitigation of climate hazards and positive reactions of citizens. This paper presents two case studies in a southern district of Milan (Italy), investigating the emotional reaction of citizens to existing urban greenery and designed NBS. During the events, the participants explored in Virtual Reality (VR) (n = 48) and Augmented Reality (AR) (n = 63) (i) the district in its current condition and (ii) the design project of a future transformation including NBS. The environmental exploration and the data collection took place through the exp-EIA© method, integrated into the mobile app City Sense. The correlations between the color features of the viewed landscape and the emotional reaction of participants showed that weighted saturation of green and lime colors reduced the unpleasantness both in VR and AR, while the lime pixel area (%) reduced the unpleasantness only in VR. No effects were observed on the Arousal and Sleepiness factors. The effects show high reliability between VR and AR for some of the variables. Implications of the method and the benefits for urban simulation and participatory processes are discussed.

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Conscious walk assessment for the joint evaluation of the soundscape, air quality, biodiversity, and comfort in Barcelona

Alsina-Pagès,

Parés,

Vidaña-Vila

et al. 2024

Noise Mapping

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High environmental noise as well as poor biodiversity and air pollution pose significant challenges for the European population, particularly those residing in urban areas, impacting clearly on citizens’ health. The Conscious Walk initiative stands for an innovative hybrid approach to analyse citizens’ perception of their environment. Being a citizen science participative project, Conscious Walks involves both citizens and scientists collecting high-quality acoustic, chemical, biodiversity, and comfort data while walking in pre-analysed urban environments. The main objective of this proposal is to obtain comprehensive data encompassing both subjective and objective aspects related to soundscape, air quality, biodiversity, and urban comfort. All these elements are closely tied to the overall acoustic environmental quality of the places under study. The effectiveness of this methodology has been tested in various locations in Catalonia, including Sabadell and Barcelona. This contribution focuses on the evaluation of the soundscape in the urban centre of Barcelona, with a comprehensive analysis that integrates data collected by both citizens and scientists during Conscious Walks, air quality metrics, biodiversity, and human comfort information.

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Capturing Chromatic Effects in Urban Environment

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Conceptualizing the chromatic experience of environment: Two case studies using the Color Walk method

Conceptualizing the chromatic experience of environment: Two case studies using the Color Walk method

How Do Nature-Based Solutions’ Color Tones Influence People’s Emotional Reaction? An Assessment via Virtual and Augmented Reality in a Participatory Process

Conscious walk assessment for the joint evaluation of the soundscape, air quality, biodiversity, and comfort in Barcelona

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