Visual openness and visual exposure analysis models used as evaluation tools during the urban design development process

Shach‐Pinsly, Dalit

doi:10.1080/17549175.2010.502002

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“…European Standard, EN 12665 (2011) defined visual comfort as the subjective condition of visual well-being induced by the visual environment. Maintaining personal visual exposure in a building improves one's sense of self-confidence The indoor environmental quality and minimises the penetration of undesired disturbances into personal space (Shach-Pinsly, 2010). According to EN 17037 (2018), a significant part of the illumination of buildings' areas should be provided by openings, which give a view to the outside, contributing to the occupants' psychological well-being.…”

Section: Occupants' Perceived Satisfaction Of Ieq Parametersmentioning

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Occupants' perceived importance and satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality of a green building

Agyekum

Hammond

Salgın

2021

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PurposeThis study examines occupants' satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of a green-certified building [The Green Star South Africa (SA) Building] in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachViews of 300 respondents are solicited on 15 IEQ (obtained through a critical review of the literature and complemented with a pilot interview on the subject) parameters. Data obtained are analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics.FindingsFindings suggest that occupants are generally satisfied with five critical aspects of IEQ. The results also indicate that the occupants perceive five key IEQ parameters to have high levels of importance. Further inferential analysis of the parameters revealed that two core IEQs require the highest levels of improvement actions.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was conducted in Ghana and analysed occupants' perceptions of working within one green-certified building. Again, the collection of the occupants' responses was not linked with the direct measurement of physical characteristics of the IEQ parameters of the building. Hence, the findings cannot be generalised.Practical implicationsPractically, the study contributes to providing all stakeholders involved in the Green Star SA Ghana certification system with the relevant feedback for their decision-making on current and future projects to be certified under this certification system.Originality/valueThis study provides valuable information on the performance of IEQ parameters of the building and points out potential IEQ areas that need improvement efforts, especially concerning current and future facilities certified under this certification system.

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Section: Occupants' Perceived Satisfaction Of Ieq Parametersmentioning

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Occupants' perceived importance and satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality of a green building

Agyekum

Hammond

Salgın

2021

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“…On the other hand, there is a close interrelationship between visual openness and satisfaction with an open space (Francis et al, 2012). Shach-Pinsly (2010) showed that people prefer places with wide views, such as parks or adjacent buildings in a high-density city. Hidetoshi et al (1995) stated that the higher the visual openness of a public space, the higher the quality of the environment, and the higher the satisfaction of residents in the living space.…”

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A Preliminary Exploration of Landscape Preferences Based on Naturalness and Visual Openness for College Students With Different Moods

Li¹,

Zhai²,

Dou

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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The interaction between man and nature causes people to have different preferences for their surrounding environment, and pleasant landscapes can bring both physical and mental benefits to people. Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between moods and landscape preferences, and this study sought to explore the landscape preferences of college students under different moods. A total of 1,034 students participated in the survey, recovering 1,022 valid questionnaires. The Profile of Mood States (POMS) scale was used to evaluate the mental status of each respondent. The study on landscape characteristics proceeded in two steps (comprising four gradients): landscape naturalness and landscape visual openness. The research results show that under natural landscape conditions, college students in a fatigued state have a greater preference for the second-gradient (higher naturalness) landscape environment; under the conditions of landscape visual openness, college students in an indignant state have a greater preference for the second-gradient (relatively private) landscapes. These findings have significance for exploring the rehabilitation function of landscape architecture and have a guiding role for future landscape design.

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“…Urban morphology has essential effects on how people utilize as well as feel and behave in urban areas, where a particular urban morphology can create a walkable or unwalkable urban space. An area's urban morphology contributes to certain feelings and behaviors in an urban situation, such as the sense of feeling secure or insecure [3], or being willing to walk through or stay in certain urban areas [63,64], or having visibility sightlines from different locations in the urban area [5]. Therefore, the quality of the urban morphology, developed and created through the urban planning process, influences the feasibility of better performance of an urban area and may lead to a more livable built environment.…”

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“…Each received a tailored weighted scale following the literature review. For mixed uses, a higher number of uses in an urban area raises the level of security; for building proximity, the lower the distance between buildings, the higher the level of security [5,64]; for streetlights, the higher number and density of streetlights increase the level of security; and for number of intersections and distance between junctions, the higher the number of intersections and the greater the distances between intersections in an urban area, the greater the level of security [3].…”

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From Form-Based to Performance-Based Codes

Shach‐Pinsly

Capeluto

2020

Sustainability

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The performance of the built environment is an important concern affecting the quality of life and plays a critical role in every urban milieu. However, it generally disappears in the drawing plans. Current planning regulations do not always include performance requirements as part of the planning demands. Additionally, decision-makers lack the methodology and tools to demonstrate the expected performance of the built environment. Therefore, an examination of the performance of the designed area is sometimes neglected in the planning process. Current urban plans focus mainly on technical issues, counting the number of residential units, density measures, etc. The trend of progressive planning regulations, such as Form-Based Code (FBC), aims to coordinate these separated quantitative parameters into one comprehensive 3D plan where the urban form plays as a main integrator. However, these plans still lack the demand for understanding the quality and performance of the built environment through the visualization. This article addresses this gap, the lack of understanding of the performance of the built environment in urban plans and proposes the concept of Performance-Based Codes (PBC). The transition from form-based code to performance-based-design will be demonstrated through the presentation of two performance-based models, the Solar Envelope and Security Rating Index, and the possibility of integrating them into the planning process.

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Visual openness and visual exposure analysis models used as evaluation tools during the urban design development process

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Occupants' perceived importance and satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality of a green building

Occupants' perceived importance and satisfaction with the indoor environmental quality of a green building

A Preliminary Exploration of Landscape Preferences Based on Naturalness and Visual Openness for College Students With Different Moods

From Form-Based to Performance-Based Codes

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