Abstract
Building on the mystery/complexity/legibility/coherence model of Kaplan and Kaplan (1989) and up-to-date landscape visualization techniques, this paper presents a case study analyzing people’s aesthetic preferences for scenes with varying levels of enclosure created through vegetation. Participants were asked to view 48 computer-generated urban park scenes with different levels of enclosure and to rate them for three aesthetic preference factors: coherence, complexity, and legibility. The results are as follows: (1) If the visual and/or physical setting is enclosed, participants will give lower ratings for legibility than in open scenes. (2) Physically open scenes are rated as more coherent than physically enclosed scenes. (3) Participants rate complexity for physically enclosed scenes lower than for physically open scenes. It is concluded that enclosure as a predictor variable for landscape preference has a practical significance for future urban landscape research and designs.
Highlights
IntroductionEnclosure in the Context of Urban Parks
It is concluded that enclosure as a predictor variable for landscape preference has a practical significance for future urban landscape research and designs
This study answers the question “How does enclosure created by vegetation affect aesthetic preferences in Chinese urban parks?”
Summary
Enclosure in the Context of Urban Parks. Enclosure in urban settings plays an essential role in people’s neural responses and environmental perception. Van den Berg, Jorgenson, and Wilson (2014) described four ways of defining Sheffield’s spatial enclosure in urban streets, parks, and urban woodland to evaluate different restoration experiences [2]. Helleur, and Simkins (2005) proposed that indicators like facade continuity and sky exposure could enhance the sensation of complexity and the enclosure of urban open spaces [3]. Considering the big pressure from large populations and limited open areas in Asian cities, Xue, Gou, and Lau (2017) conducted research on the relationship between the level of enclosure in urban green spaces and microclimate issues. The design of different activity spaces has been increasingly emphasized in order to meet new requirements of the urban landscape
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