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Responsive environments
The design of the environment can greatly affect
the choices people make at different levels. It
affects where people can go, the range of uses
available, the understanding of these choices,
the degree to which people can use different
spaces of choice, and so on. Thus, the design of
environments where people go, work, and
interact with each other must be responsive.
Responsive environments
permea
Permeability
the property of how easy it is to move
through an environment and depends
heavily upon the paths and objects placed
within the space
relates to the way that a design affects
where people can go and cannot go within
a city district
The urban designer must always consider
permeability first because it involves pedestrian
and vehicle circulation within the city district as a
whole. The greater the number of alternative
routes through an environment, the greater
people's freedom of movement and, therefore,
Examples
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Variety
Variety
refers to the range of uses that a place
provides (e.g. housing, shopping,
employment, recreation, and so forth)
refers to the range of activities, people
and building forms which can be found
in a space
The varied nature of people, forms and activities will
create a range of meanings and in turn the meanings
may influence the variety of options available. Easily
accessible places are of little use if their choice of
experiences is limited.
The aim is to maximize the variety of uses for
a given project by, first, demonstrating how
one can assess the level of demands for
various uses and, then, determining the widest
mix of uses feasible economically and func
Examples
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Legibilit
Legibility
is how easy it is for a person to construct
a mental map of their environment and
depends to a large extent to the form of
the environment and the activities people
undertake
relates to the ease with which people can
understand the spatial layout of a place
The designer should determine and en
Examples
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
obustness
Robustness
describes buildings and outdoor
spaces - the design of which does
not limit users to a single fixed use
but, rather, supports many different
purposes and activities
Environments which can be used for
many different purposes
To design for robustness is to
make spatial and constructional
organization suitable for the
widest possible range of likely
activities and future uses, both in
the short and long term
Examples
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Robustness;
Visual
al appropriaten
Visual Appropriateness
the way in which the design physically
canmake peopleaware of the choices the
place provides
how the provision of cues can support
variety, robustness and legibility
Examples
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
UNO-City Church by
architect Heinz Tesar,
Vienna
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Condominium
building
Visual
Office building
The two buildings with different types of occupancy almost look the
same. The popularly followed modern look of buildings makes it hard
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Condominium
building
Visual
Office building
richness
Richness
relates to the range of sensory
experiences available, for example sight,
smell, touch and sound
Is the variety of sense experiences that
users can enjoy
concerned with how the experience can
have an effect on the emotional state of
those visiting the place
Examples
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Sense of smell
A large herb garden. The beds are filled with highly scented plants,
whose aroma is concentrated within the wind-free space. In urban
places, the potential of cafes, bakeries and the like open to the
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Sense of motion
The Centre Pompidou, by Piano and Rogers, uses
escalators to provide a variety of movement
sensations; experienced in relationship both to close-
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Beautiful landscapes
around/before
buildings provides
visual contrast through
the placement of
softscapes
before/around large
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Personalizati
Personalization
ability we are given to customise an
environment on a large or small
scale
refers to designs that encourage
people to put their own mark on the
places where they live and work
Examples
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
The image to the right implies that the owner of the house love
plants and has a plentiful time for them, likes traditional and
homey designs and loves nature. While the image to the left
implies that the owner of the building works in the office, is busy,
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Qualities of
Variety;
legibility;
Robustness;
Responsive Permeability;
Environments appropriateness; Richness; Personalisation
Visual
Summary :
permeability- designing the overall layout of routes
and development blocks
variety- locating uses on the site
legibility- designing the massing of the buildings and
the enclosure of the public space
robustness- designing the spatial and constructional
arrangement of individual buildings and outdoor
spaces.
visual appropriateness- designing the external image
richness- developing the design for sensory choice
personalization- making the design encourage the
people to put their own mark on the places where
they live and work
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