Abstract
While people tend to overlook marginal space, it is the most important space for communication and integration. This paper took the historic districts of Tanhualin as the subject to explore the spatial elements, spatial characteristics and crowd behaviors of different types of marginal space from the perspective of typology. Based on the number of active users and the space utilization rate, we evaluated the marginal space using image data analysis. This paper explored the design of marginal space, providing references on the rational development of marginal space of urban blocks and improvement of marginal space.
Highlights
Concept of Marginal Space1.1 Marginal spaceThe term “marginal space” first appeared in the field of ecology, an ecotone or a transitional area between two ecosystems [1]
This paper mainly studied the main street of Tanhualin
Linear marginal space mainly refers to the pedestrian walkways between buildings and main streets, which are divided into two types: The first type is a narrow linear corridor with top surface, with most sections around 2500mm in width, and the distance between people is kept within personal distance and intimate distance
Summary
The term “marginal space” first appeared in the field of ecology, an ecotone or a transitional area between two ecosystems [1]. Kevin Lynch wrote in Urban Image: “Margin (boundary) is a linear element among the five major elements of a city, which is the dividing line between two regions and the linear interruption of continuous space. They can penetrate into each other and distinguish between regions at the same time. (3) Public property: marginal space divides the space into different sectors, it plays the role of connecting adjacent regions. As the marginal space is occupied by the adjacent space at the same time, it is the place where various people take activities. The marginal space is hierarchical, including spatial components of different scales such as walls, ladders, green plants and other facilities
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