Landscape Design Elements Research Articles

Critical therapeutic landscape design elements for cognitive impairments in the Royal Talbot rehabilitation centre

PurposeTherapeutic landscapes can be beneficial for patients recovering from cognitive and behavioural impairments. The therapeutic garden in the Royal Talbot rehabilitation centre (RTRC) located in Kew, Melbourne is a precedent for its nature design outdoor spaces and horticultural therapy (HT) program for patients with cognitive impairments due to brain and spinal cord injuries. There have been no studies into the physical design of the RTRC therapeutic garden.Design/methodology/approachThis case study unveils the critical design themes, and dominant physical elements of the RTRC therapeutic garden through site observation and analysis over the course of two months, a semi-structured interview with a key staff, and graphical representations using integrated photography and collaborative digital tools of AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop.FindingsSeven critical design themes are identified for the RTRC garden: (1) space layout and organization, (2) physical and visual access, (3) pathway and facility, (4) multisensory vegetation, (5) amenity, wayfinding and seasonal interest, (6) cognitive stimulation, (7) utility and HT. Qualitative and quantitative data analysed in visual and descriptive format reveal multisensory vegetation, amenity, wayfinding and seasonal interest, and utility and HT are the top three most pivotal critical design themes in the RTRC therapeutic garden.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this case study can be used to impart knowledge about the design of therapeutic landscape settings for cognitive impairments to design professionals and the public.Originality/valueThere is no case study has been conducted for this precedent of therapeutic garden in the Royal Talbot rehabilitation centre that targets for cognitive impairment patients. With the increasing awareness in medical and healthcare environments, this case study would help to inject mutual understanding, generate knowledge and design awareness among design professionals and public, and to cultivate more good quality healthcare settings.

Evaluation of Military Service Member Preferences of Landscape Design Elements in Therapeutic Gardens

Evaluation of Military Service Member Preferences of Landscape Design Elements in Therapeutic Gardens

Landscape planning of the village school territory

The article assessed the existing situation on the territory of the village school Yakovlevo, Belgorod region: geographical location, boundaries of the object, assortment of growing trees and shrubs. A center drawing was drawn up indicating the main objects. The main elements of landscape design have been developed: a sports ground, a playground, a school garden. All elements were executed in compliance with architectural and planning requirements for landscape planning of the territory. A lighting scheme for the school grounds has been developed and implemented.

Relative Advantages of Public Parks in Landscape Design Perspective in Ten Cities of East Java Province

One way to determine the relative advantages of public parks is to carry out a landscape design perspective. This research aims to determine the influence of landscape elements and principles in public parks; to find out the application of landscape design elements in public parks; to find out the usefulness of applying landscape principles to public parks. This research was carried out in 10 Regency Cities in East Java, each with 3 public parks, so there are thirty public parks starting from March 2022 to August 2022. This research was carried out using quantitative and qualitative methods where all data was obtained in the form of results direct observation in the field through questionnaires. The data used in this research is research on landscape performance, the elements and principles of landscape design are the research object. The observed variables include 36 variables. The research took 30 respondents to be interviewed or fill out a questionnaire. The research results show that Sidoarjo Square, Malang Square, Ngegong Park, Apkasi Park, Obor Park, Trembesi Park and Bungkul Park occupy quadrant one. Meanwhile, Gersik Square, Batu Square, Batu City Green Park, Pasuruan City Park, Elderly Park, Ngronggo Park, Safari Park 2, Sekartaji Park and Tanjung Puri Park occupy the second quadrant. The parks that occupy quadrant 3 are Prambanan Gersik, Candra Wilwatikta Park, Kehati Park and Pelangi Park. Quadrant 4 consists of Pancasila Fort Park, Gapura Park, Kendedes Park and Mojokerto Square.

Cognitive Restoration Design: A Psychological Intervention for Stress Mitigation in Neighbourhood Park

Numerous research studies have revealed the landscape’s positive effects on human health and well-being. While prior research underscores landscapes' positive impact on well-being, a gap still needs to be in comprehending their influence on psychological and cognitive aspects. This research focuses on how landscape attributes, specifically those seen in neighbourhood parks, may serve as a stress-relieving cognitive stimulus. In this study, we utilised qualitative research design by employing an in-depth expert interview method to explore what causes stress in urban communities and how specific landscape attributes can improve mental health and well-being. A total of 12 experts consisting of clinical psychologists, counsellors, neuropsychologists, therapists, landscape professionals and academia have consented to participate in this interview. The results illuminate a conceptual framework illustrating how psychological and cognitive landscape attributes can effectively promote cognitive restoration. The findings indicate that the design must be human centred as people are born with innate sense, intuition, and preference, all of which should be considered while designing for their psychological needs. Particularly to stimulate the cognitive part, providing landscape design elements that could inspire enthusiasm is important. This could encourage people to go to the park and interact with various stress-relieving landscape stimuli. Hence, designing for user comfort, safety, social interaction, and pleasurable experiences is critical for achieving cognitive restoration goals.

Efficient Use Of Squares in Winter Cities With ENVI-met Analysis and The Effects On Thermal Comfort

With the Covid-19 epidemic, open landscape areas have become more preferred instead of indoor spaces in cities. Outdoor use is related to whether the spaces are comfortable or not. The more comfortable the outdoor spaces are in terms of thermals, the more intensive its use. Erzurum city is a winter city and is in Dsb (winters are cold and rainy, summers are dry and hot) climate class. It has a very hot and dry climate in summer due to its high altitude, and a very harsh and cold climate in winter. Havuzbaşi City Square, which is one of the most used squares in Erzurum city center, was chosen as the working area and 4 alternatives were prepared with portable landscape designs. Most of the studies are focused on a single season, and both winter (January 2017) and summer (July 2017) seasons were evaluated in this study. In this context, ENVI-met analysis was made for the current situation and 4 different scenarios for both summer and winter months. In the climate analyzes made, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT), Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) and Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) indexes were evaluated for 14:00, the hottest hour of the day. As a result of the evaluations, It has been revealed that city squares should not only have hard floors, but also green areas and other landscape design elements should be included in the squares. In addition, Alternative 4, which is a collective landscape design area in the middle of the square, gave the best results, increasing the average PET value to 0,3 ℃ for January and reducing 2,8 ℃ for July. As a result, thermal comfort increases as green space and landscape design elements are used in today's city squares.

THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PUBLIC PARK IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN EAST JAVA PROVINCE

One way to find out the relative advantages of public parks is by conducting landscape design. The study aims to identify the impact of landscape elements and principles on public parks, To know the application of landscape design elements to public parks, and To find out how to apply landscape principles in public parks. The study was conducted on 10 regional cities in east Java with 3 public parks each, providing 30 public parks from March 2022 to August 2022. The study is achieved with a quantitative and qualitative method in which all data is obtained through direct observations in the field through a questionnaire. The data used in this study is research on landscape performance; landscape design elements and principles are subject to investigation. The observed variable includes 36. Studies take as many as 30 respondents to interviews or fill out questionnaires. Research shows that the Sidoarjo Square, the Unfortunate Square, the Gong Garden, the Apricot Garden, the Torch Park, the Tremiron Garden, and the Bungle Garden take up the first quadrant. The Gersik Square, Stone Square, the Green Town of Stone Park, the Municipal Square, the Old Town Park, Ngronggo Park, Safari 2, Taji Park and Cape Puri occupied the second quadrant. The park occupying Quadrant 3 is Prambanan Gersik, Candra Wilwatikta Park, Kehati Park and Rainbow Park. Quadrant 4 comprises Pancasila Fortress Park, Archway Park, Kennedy park and Mojokerto Square

Application of traditional cultural elements in landscape design

Abstract Traditional Chinese cultural elements have diversified the framework of contemporary cultural studies and given new life to modern landscape design. Therefore, the use of traditional Chinese cultural elements in modern landscape design is the main task faced by landscape design designers. This paper establishes the SVM-design model. An in-depth study on the use of traditional cultural elements in landscape design is launched. The calculation analysis shows that the color application of traditional cultural elements is the most widely used in the creation of landscape space, and its percentage is as high as 60.22%. The use of regional characteristics of traditional cultural elements accounted for the second highest percentage, at 24.73%. The lowest percentage of pattern features of traditional cultural elements is used in the creation of landscape space, only 15.05%. The percentage of the use of traditional cultural elements of the deformation of the exaggerated clothing method is 43%. The reason for its wide application in landscape design is that it is a deformation and exaggeration treatment of the external form of traditional cultural elements to achieve the aesthetic effect of highlighting and amplifying the traditional cultural elements.

Presentation and Elaboration of the Folk Intangible Cultural Heritage from the Perspective of the Landscape

The folklore of intangible cultural heritage (FICH) is mainly expressed in folkloric activities, which include traditional festivals, living customs, production practices, folk beliefs, life rituals and folk costumes. The more reasonable and efficient ways to achieve conservation and transmission of FICH have become an urgent problem to be solved. Landscape presentation offers a potential method to address that by excavating the landscape characteristics of FICH based on its in-depth connotation and development history. This study aims to explore the cultural connotation of the FICH and extract the elements of landscape design, thus presenting and expressing the FICH using landscape as a carrier, to achieve the conservation and inheritance of the FICH. This research took the Taishun Hundred-family Feast culture, one of FICH in Sankui Town, Taishun County, China, as the study case, and extracted the landscape design elements in FICH after its content excavation and conducted presentation with cultural objectification, landscape narrative and contextualization. The results showed that the Hundred-family Feast culture contains rich landscape genes which can be divided into the ritual culture, food culture, festival culture and spiritual culture. Some of the elements in the Hundred-family Feast culture in terms of patterns, forms and colours for the content of activities, material carriers and spiritual places were also extracted for the landscape presentation. According to the different types and places of the Hundred-family Feast culture activities, the centre of Sankui Town is divided into four landscape thematic areas, namely the Hundred-family Feast cultural entrance experience zone, the food culture experience zone, ritual culture experience zone, and activity performance experience zone. The landscape element and spatial carriers were designed and illustrated for conserving and recovering the Hundred-family Feast culture, respectively. This study innovatively analyses the FICH from the perspective of the characteristics and constituent elements of the landscape and establishes a more reasonable framework system for the method of landscape presentation of the FICH in a structured and comprehensive manner. It enriches the theoretical system of intangible cultural heritage protection and its inheritance via landscape presentation methods for folklore activities.

Landscape Design as a Tool to Meet Children's Needs in Residual Urban Spaces

Residual spaces are defined as a category of open spaces that exist in our urban context but are rarely considered by urban designers. They have other terminologies, such as leftovers, loose spaces, lost spaces, neglected spaces, and neglected urban land. However, residual spaces can be used to serve in community problem-solving such as children's needs in outdoor spaces. Using landscape design as a tool, residual spaces in an urban context can be used to consider children's activities and their different needs. In this sense, this paper highlights the main aspects of the two main factors of the study, which are the landscape design elements and components of residual spaces and the different types of child needs. This research explores the relationship between these two main factors and their components to define the most suitable landscape design elements that can respond to the different children's needs in outdoor spaces. To achieve this goal, the research proposes a matrix based on a literature review and analysis of two case studies, one international and another local, that combine the two main factors of the study, which are the landscape design elements and components of residual spaces, and several types of child needs. It also proposes an inferred matrix that comes from the main matrix, which will provide a tool that helps the landscape designers evaluate the projects oriented to the child and contribute with the main matrix to design better and more responsive outdoor spaces for children in the future.

RESTORATION OF DEPRESSIVE URBAN SPACE THROUGH THE USE OF SYSTEM-FORMING ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN

The system-forming elements of landscape design on the example of street sculpture are considered.
 The main examples of the use of street sculpture are presented.
 The world experience of forming street sculpture objects as system-forming elements of landscape design and their application for the restoration of depressed spaces in the structure of the post-industrial city is analyzed.
 Their system-forming features and typological features in the conditions of the post-industrial city are determined.
 The traditional subsystem of street sculpture in the structure of the city consists of two main elements: decorative garden and monumental public spaces.
 Decorative garden and park sculpture by means of formation is divided into genre sculpture, allegorical and symbolic.
 The formation of new structural elements of public purpose in the city - subcenters of development, also involves the creation of a sculptural exhibition in the open air as an integral part of a single architectural ensemble or the creation of seasonal sculptural exhibitions.
 Thus, street sculpture shapes the face of the modern city, making it more attractive and comfortable to live by creating new structural elements, point inclusions, restoring depressed urban spaces.

ДИЗАЙН ІНТЕР’ЄРІВ ТЕМАТИЧНИХ РЕСТОРАНІВ ЯК СКЛАДОВА КУРСОВОГО ПРОЕКТУВАННЯ СТУДЕНТІВ СПЕЦІАЛЬНОСТІ «ДИЗАЙН»

The scientific publication outlines the methodology of teaching the specialized academic discipline “Design, Part 5” as a component of training of students of the Institute of Architecture and Design majoring in Design, aimed at the preparation of a comprehensive interior design project for a concept restaurant. Identification and usage of the national style features in the interior design of restaurants are becoming key factors in further stylization and transformation of ethnic motifs in modern interiors. The article highlights the results of mastering of the theoretical material by students during the semester, fulfillment of practical tasks, as well as the requirements to the content, volume and presentation of the course project. Based on the structure of the educational and professional program, the article describes the formation and development of student professional (special) competencies in the process of studying the academic discipline, as well as program learning outcomes. Interior design of theme restaurants is the object of the course and diploma design at the Department of Design and Architecture Fundamentals of the Institute of Architecture and Design of Lviv Polytechnic National University. The academic discipline “Design, Part 5” taught on the fourth year of study is a part of training of students majoring in Design; the study of this discipline develops the creativity of future designers, focuses them at the independent search for ideas and original three-dimensional solutions, requires processing of additional visual information and research and methodological literature. Students get acquainted with the history, modern experience and progressive interior design ideas for theme restaurants, learn how to find completed projects in the world practice and critically analyze them. In the course of the practical studies, students master the basic methods and principles of drafting working drawings, professional terminology used in the process of the interior design. Students often continue to work on the topics of their course projects on the interior design of catering establishments, and improve them by developing additional graphic brand elements, elements of landscape design in the catering establishment exterior, create design of large summer indoor or outdoor terraces, green recreation areas in their future diploma theses.

LANDSCAPE DESIGN STYLES: THE MOST FAMOUS DIRECTIONS

The purpose of the article is to analyze the most famous stylistic trends in landscape design and their differences. Landscape design is a creative activity to create an anthropogenic landscape. Constituent elements of landscape design are natural components (soils, rocks and their surface forms, vegetation, water bodies, etc.), buildings located on the given territory, furniture and road infrastructure. Natural and created elements are combined on a specific site in a way that reflects a certain character of social worldview in a certain period of time. In this combination, the style of landscape design is manifested. The styles and stylistic trends that are used today in the arrangement of the site can be divided into two large groups, which can be conventionally defined as historical (historical-national) and modern. When developing a landscape design project in a historical-national style, the designer creates a stylization that reflects the characteristic features of one or another historical style. Modern styles of landscape design do not reflect the values and lifestyle of a certain culture and era, geographical location, etc. This is the territory of the experiment, where the formation of elements of landscape design intersects with the style-forming components of modern directions of architecture and interior design. From the point of view of planning and shaping, both historical and modern styles can be regular and irregular (landscape), where the main ideological feature is the relationship of a person to nature and the world – the desire to order the world, remake it for oneself, or listen to nature, trying to trust it and preserve its beauty.

Design attributes for a land-based experience of healing -landscaped blue-way system

This research addresses a research gap dealing with blue-waysand healing landscape. Mental health is the control point of human behaviors so there is a great need to draw the design process for the improvement of mental health.In a deep search to get new landscape design elements as a design for mental health strategy, the notion of blue-ways under the umbrella of healing landscape comes to light. This research discusses how to use the blue-way system as a tool to improve human mental health and achieve the blue mind effect using healing landscape design attributes and offers an applied framework for the land-based experience of a healing blue-way utilizing those attributes.

Application of computer simulation and high-precision visual matching technology in green city garden landscape design

Graphic images of computer three-dimensional simulation technology are widely used in the construction industry. Technical applications mainly include 3D simulation software and some 3D modeling tools. In the application field, there are simulation simulations of industrial architecture and interior design, urban landscape design, and demonstration simulations during construction. Based on the computer simulation technology, this thesis made a 3D simulation model with a sense of reality. Based on the calculation amount of the computer system model surface and the calculation amount of basic map texture resources, the production of the model was completed. 3D simulated points, lines, surfaces and various levels of polygonal forms. As a result, the accuracy of the spatial element layout optimization model becomes lower and the convergence speed becomes slower. A reasonable layout simulation method for landscape space elements is proposed. Selected patch area, landscape percentage, patch number, maximum patch index and average patch area as the browsing index. Use Ahp to calculate the weight of the above landscape index, and use the matching test to change and adjust the judgment result. The results show that the proposed 3D simulation model has excellent visual effects, can clearly reflect all design elements of landscape design, and its high precision and high convergence rate can be effectively applied to urban landscape design. • Graphic images of computer three-dimensional simulation technology are widely used in the construction industry. • Based on the computer simulation technology, this thesis made a 3D simulation model with a sense of reality. • The accuracy of the spatial element layout optimization model becomes lower. • The proposed 3D simulation model has excellent visual effects.

Effect of landscape design elements on promoting neuropsychological health of children

The environmental design of built spaces can have neuro-psychological effects on humans. The design of hospital environments, especially for children, is probably more important than the other spaces because children are mentally more vulnerable than other social groups. This research aimed to examine the children's and therapists' views and perceptions on the effect of a children's hospital's landscape design elements to improve their neuropsychological health during their treatment period. Sixty sick children and 60 hospital staff (therapists) evaluated landscape images and responded to a questionnaire. Both respondent groups believed in the positive effects of landscape elements on all children's neuropsychological indices, including the increased emotional index, increased cognitive index, and reduced non-symptoms index. Both respondent groups firstly preferred children's features and secondly, water features. These preferences positively affected many neuropsychological indices of sick children. However, children chose water features as their priority, which positively affected sick children's relaxation. However, this view was not consistent with their therapists' views. The children and their therapists were also not in agreement on the impact of other landscape elements (trees, flowers, ground cover plants, turfgrasses, and mulch) on many neuropsychological indices of sick children. Therefore, based on this research, children's therapists cannot be good representatives for their psychological perceptions about the hospital's landscape elements when a direct assessment of children's perceptions is almost impossible. This research has practical recommendations for landscape professionals around the world on the sustainable design of therapeutic landscapes.

House of quality: a method to identify landscape design requirements

Purpose The level of live, reduction of pollution and positive human health is affected by the quality of landscape. In addition, many benefits such as aesthetic, psychological and social can be achieved. The quality of landscape is integrated with the individual’s needs. The scope of landscape must be determined according to user needs and planning methods. The purpose of this study is to propose a house of quality (HOQ) model to identify the landscape design requirements. The Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) was used as a case study. The need to implement the proposed HOQ model has been identified. Also, the male and female students’ priorities have been identified, and the weight of campus landscape design elements was extracted. Design/methodology/approach The male and female IUG students’ needs were identified using a questionnaire survey. The data were analyzed for testing statistical validity and reliability using SPSS. HOQ model was built using EDRAW Max program. Findings The ten most important student needs are “cleanliness, praying, feeling safe, feeling comfortable psychic, drinking, spaciousness and breadth, shading, quiet, rest and sitting, and fresh air.” Based on these results and needs assessment, the HOQ was constructed. The most important design elements are “group of seats, shrubs, trees, lawns, pergola, and seats chairs or benches.” Originality/value This study adds to the designer’s knowledge about HOQ application in design, and contributes significantly to consider public participation as a way in collecting the voice of customers.

Ecological Vegetation Restoration and Regeneration Technology of Abandoned Land for Remedying the Heavy Metals Polluted Soil

Urban industrial wasteland may have been affected by the pollution of toxic and harmful substances produced by the original production activities, and the original ecosystem has been severely damaged. Especially in abandoned mines, the soil is heavily polluted by heavy metals and ecological restoration is extremely difficult. Chinese urban industrial wasteland has the characteristics of a huge number and diverse types of damage to the ecological environment. The elements of landscape design should be scientifically laid out from the three aspects of visual communication, history and humanities, and landscape structure. At the same time, attention should be paid to the external expression and internal culture of the landscape. Connotation, restoration and regeneration of landscape structures, topography, vegetation, and water bodies to create a new urban landscape space that combines ecological protection, landscape appreciation, educational science, and urban memory. For this reason, the thesis expounds the vegetation reconstruction in the ecological restoration of various industrial wastelands, and mainly analyzes the three links of soil substrate improvement, plant species selection and plant planting technology.

Cooling strategies for thermal comfort in cities: a review of key methods in landscape design.

Under the climate change scenario, the negative impacts of urban heat island (UHI) will exacerbate due to unsustainable urban planning and human activities. Thermal comfort has close relationships with UHI in urban areas. This paper is based on the studies of urban heat island, thermal comfort, microclimate, and urban planning in cities in the recent decade, combined with a method of research into design. The key topics include vegetation and water conditions, the albedo of materials, and urban morphology. By the comparative case studies in landscape projects, the results further reveal that the density of tree canopies, the natural structure and density of ground cover, the form of water features, the color and texture of materials, and the scale of shading structures have different cooling effect and performance in outdoor thermal comfort improvement with specific features in the landscape design. It is also found that there are some external conditions that can influence design determinations in real practices. The purpose of this study is to provide theoretical research methods and evaluation of thermal comfort landscape design elements and to provide guidance for future sustainable city research and landscape design.

Wuhan City Park Landscape Design Based on River Culture

Urban parks, as one of the starting points of urban green development, are a composite product of the interaction between people and nature. They play an important role in displaying and continuing the city’s culture. Therefore, it is critical to attach importance to the design and renewal of urban parks. This article takes Wuhan City Park as the specific research object, and extracts the “water”, “fish” and “bubble” in the “river culture” as landscape design elements. To show, let people feel the baptism of urban culture while visiting the park, and re-entrust the park with the mission of inheriting cultural heritage.