Towards a Virtual Soundwalk

Author(s):  
Tin Oberman ◽  
Bojana Bojanić Obad Šćitaroci ◽  
Kristian Jambrošić

This chapter presents the debate on the conceptual framework for the virtual soundwalk as a tool for soundscape assessment for use within urban design tasks and the management of urban open spaces. A hybrid model between a soundwalk in situ and a listening test in laboratory conditions is needed to gain benefits from both methods by simulating links between spatial relations and soundscape changes in actual urban open spaces. This link is vital due to the widely accepted architectural theory background on the urban open space experience. A prototype of a virtual soundwalk tool is described. It was used by the authors during laboratory research conducted in 2014 and 2015 and developed further in 2017. The prototype was based on partial virtual reality reconstruction of visual and aural field recordings. Its potential use is illustrated using a case study of the waterfront promenade in the historical centre of Zadar, Croatia. The future prospects for the method described are debated according to the most recent developments within the field of soundscape research.

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 984-988
Author(s):  
Shan Jin ◽  
Ke Shi Chen ◽  
De Tong

In the rush for modernization, many of the Chinese cities are in the abrupt disappearance of character and identity of the unique places. Urban open space has lost its sense of place. This paper analyzes the applicability of group form theory within today’s dynamic environment by taking Maki’s Hillside Terrace complex as an example. The development of Hillside Terrace complex is resilient and adaptable to changes over time. It preserves the original spirit and character by creating urban open spaces for all kinds of human interaction. It provides inspiration for today's urban design.


Author(s):  
Wun-Jheng Wu ◽  
Pei-Ing Wu ◽  
Je-Liang Liou

This is the first study to comprehensively evaluate the benefit of urban open spaces and cropland with different adjacent public facilities seen as locally undesirable (“not in my backyard,” NIMBY) or desirable (“yes in my backyard,” YIMBY). The total benefit increases or decreases for urban open space and cropland with adjacent NIMBY or YIMBY facilities in a municipality in Taiwan. The results show that for the city as a whole, the current arrangement of NIMBY and YIMBY in different zones decreases the total benefit of urban open spaces in highly urbanized zones and increases the total damage to cropland in extremely rural zones. This indicates a need to avoid further installing NIMBY or YIMBY facilities in already occupied urban open spaces. The results also demonstrate that locating NIMBY or YIMBY facilities near cropland fails to highlight the benefit of YIMBY facilities and magnifies opposition to NIMBY facilities. For individual housing units, the total damage is 1.87% of the average housing price for cropland-type open space with adjacent NIMBY or YIMBY facilities, and the total benefit is 7.43% of the average housing price for urban-type open space in a highly urbanized area. In contrast, the total benefit for open space with adjacent NIMBY or YIMBY facilities is a 2.95%-13.80% increase in the average housing price for areas with mixed urban open space and cropland.


Author(s):  
F. Guzzetti ◽  
K. L. N. Anyabolu ◽  
L. D’Ambrosio ◽  
G. Marchetti

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> In urban areas, the “built” is defined by many different elements. Not only buildings but also open spaces containing green areas, viability, urban furniture, underground facilities. While the H-BIM sector focuses, rightly, on buildings of great historical significance, in our case it is been consider a part of the built that it usually not analyse: the urban open space. One of the interesting themes is the possibility of having a single tool that integrates the different objects present in a complex environment such as the urban area. The process with BIM model could allow a huge saving in terms of time and costs considering public tender, maintenance or construction phase of a project. Facility management operating through BIM is another relevant theme considering the whole life of a construction. Finally, another important theme is the connections between elements above the ground (visible elements) and subsoil (not visible elements), not only for the administrations but also if related to the HBIM environment.</p><p>The paper reports the analysis of the experience performed, particularly related to questions about detail and accuracy of the BIM model.</p><p>A methodology for modelling open spaces is been assuming, it is described possible improvements and considerations on the result.</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Julie Hot ◽  
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Paul Bradley ◽  
Jayson Cooper ◽  
Barnabé Wayser ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Cate Christ ◽  
Hendrik Tieben

With one of the highest population densities in the world, Hong Kong suffers from a lack of public open space. Despite this situation, open spaces provided by government authorities or private developers often do not meet residents’ needs or include residents in the planning and design process. To explore one way that this issue is being addressed, this chapter describes an ongoing placemaking project within Hong Kong’s interstitial network of laneways (里) and alleys (巷). The key historical, sociocultural, and physical features, opportunities, and constraints of these in-between spaces are discussed. This is followed by an in-depth exploration of the case study Magic Lanes, a pilot project that aims to provide more inclusive public open spaces through placemaking and community co-creation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Gong ◽  
Yaolin Liu ◽  
Yanfang Liu ◽  
Pujiang Huang ◽  
Jiwei Li
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  

2012 ◽  
Vol 598 ◽  
pp. 180-183
Author(s):  
Xiao Li Bi ◽  
Qian Chen

This article is focused on the issues of plazas in Northwestern China. Firstly, it analyzes a series of ecological problems of urban open space in the cold region. Therefore, it proposes an appropriate strategy for urban open spaces at the base of bio-climatic under the cold and arid condition. Finally, taking Baiyin Jingyu Healthy Square as an example, the paper proposes a specific design method based on the bio-climatic conditions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2042 (1) ◽  
pp. 012131
Author(s):  
Verena M. Barthelmes ◽  
Caroline Karmann ◽  
S. Viviana González ◽  
Arnab Chatterjee ◽  
Jan Wienold ◽  
...  

Abstract Defining indoor environmental conditions that meet the needs and preferences of occupants in open space offices can be challenging since the same space might be occupied by people with different individual needs and preferences regarding what constitutes a comfortable work environment. This study presents outcomes of a set of longitudinal point-in-time comfort surveys that were designed to capture instantaneous preference votes about momentary environmental conditions twice a day covering all four major domains of IEQ. The surveys were disseminated during two weeks across three seasons (fall, winter, summer) to 31 occupants in a Swiss open space office and supplemented with environmental data simultaneously measured in-situ at the occupant’s desk level. These surveys (up to 670 responses per environmental domain) offered insights into the discrepancies of expressed environmental preferences with respect to measured environmental conditions in open space offices.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Maria Vika Wirastri ◽  
Sidhi Pramudito

Abstract: Public open spaces are spaces that can be accessed for free and can accommodate a variety of peoples and activities. Therefore, both if in each residential area or at a certain radius there is at least one public open space, no exception in urban villages with a characteristic population density that has become the root of settlement culture in Indonesia. This research then took a case study in one of the villages in the city of Yogyakarta, namely Kampung Gampingan, which despite entering into a slum arrangement according to Mayor Decree Number 216 Year 2016, but still has one existing public open space that still exists utilized by residents around every day, both by children until adults. Related to these findings, this study was conducted as a basic study whose results can be used as a foundation for the arrangement of slums in the future. In its design, public open space must also pay attention to the times and various aspects and needs for the convenience of its users. Although comfort is very difficult to define, at least comfort can be assessed through people's preferences through the responsiveness of each individual. For this reason, through a qualitative-exploratory method using a questionnaire filled out by users of public open spaces in Kampung Gampingan, this study aims to find citizens' preferences for aspects of the comfort of public open spaces based on comfort theory; what matters that must be prioritized or must be avoided in the design for the creation of the convenience of citizens. From this study it was found that in order to achieve the comfort of a public open space, aspects of governance needed include cleanliness, safety, circulation, shape / dimension, noise, lighting, smell, natural/ climate power, and supporting facilities such as the free internet access, parks, CCTV, drink water, trash cans, streetlights, children's games, and furniture. Keyword: Comfort, Public Open Space, Residents, Kampung Gampingan, Yogyakarta City Abstrak: Ruang terbuka publik adalah ruang yang dapat diakses secara gratis dan mampu menampung berbagai pelaku maupun aktivitas. Oleh karenanya, baik apabila dalam setiap wilayah permukiman warga atau pada radius tertentu terdapat minimal satu buah ruang terbuka publik, tidak terkecuali di kampung kota dengan ciri khas kepadatan penduduknya yang sudah menjadi akar budaya permukiman di Indonesia. Penelitian ini kemudian mengambil studi kasus di salah satu kampung di Kota Yogyakarta yakni Kampung Gampingan, yang meskipun masuk ke dalam penataan kawasan kumuh menurut Surat Keputusan Walikota Nomor 216 Tahun 2016, namun masih memiliki satu buah ruang terbuka publik eksisting yang masih eksis dimanfaatkan warga sekitar setiap harinya, baik oleh anak-anak hingga orang dewasa.Terkait temuan tersebut, maka dilakukan penelitian ini sebagai kajian dasar yang hasilnya dapat digunakan untuk landasan penataan kampung kumuh di masa depan.Dalam perancangannya, ruang terbuka publik juga harus memperhatikan perkembangan zaman serta berbagai aspek maupun kebutuhan demi kenyamanan penggunanya. Meskipun kenyamanan sangat sulit didefinisikan, setidaknya kenyamanan dapat dinilai melalui preferensi warga lewat penilaian responsif setiap individunya. Untuk itu, melalui metode kualitatif-eksploratif dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang diisi oleh pengguna ruang terbuka publik di Kampung Gampingan, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan preferensi warga terhadap aspek kenyamanan ruang terbuka publik yang didasarkan pada teori kenyamanan; hal-hal apa saja yang harus diutamakan maupun harus dihindarkan dalam desain perancangan demi terciptanya kenyamanan warga. Dari penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa ternyata untuk mencapai kenyamanan suatu ruang terbuka publik, diperlukan aspek-aspek penataan yang meliputi kebersihan, keamanan, sirkulasi, bentuk/dimensi, kebisingan, penerangan, aroma, daya alam/iklim, dan fasilitas penunjang seperti adanya internet gratis, taman, CCTV, air siap minum, tempat sampah, lampu jalan, permainan anak, serta furnitur.Kata Kunci: Kenyamanan, Ruang Terbuka Publik, Warga, Kampung Gampingan, Kota Yogyakarta


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-83
Author(s):  
Pivit Septiary Chandra ◽  
Sonia Sischa Eka Putri

As a form of Child Friendly City policy, the Child Friendly Playroom (RBRA) program is realized. Pekanbaru's achievement as a city that provides certified child-friendly play spaces is a manifestation of its initial commitment to building and giving children the right to develop and develop children in its playground located at RTH Kacang Mayang, Pekanbaru City. This study aims to see the implementation of child-friendly city policies in the Kacang Mayang Green Open Space, Pekanbaru City. This type of research is qualitative with descriptive analysis. Qualitative research is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observed behavior from the phenomena that occur. This study examines the facts of the implementation of the Child Friendly Playroom Program in Pekanbaru City. The data collection technique in this research uses literature study by collecting data and documents from various references that will be used as references. The results of this study are that the implementation of child-friendly city policies (a case study of the implementation of the Child Friendly Playroom Program in the Kacang Mayang Green Open Space in Pekanbaru City) has gone well. This is shown by the availability of adequate facilities, infrastructure and facilities to become child-friendly green open spaces. Received a good assessment and determined that Pekanbaru's Kacang Mayang Green Open Space was suitable for children, proving the government's commitment to realizing a child-friendly city through the provision of child-friendly green open spaces. In implementing child-friendly city policies, there are several factors that influence, namely: completeness of the facilities; Accessibility; Safety and comfort; Government commitment.


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