Interior Landscape Research Articles

On interior landscapes1: Thinking with Ilyas, the Imam, and Stefania Pandolfo

On interior landscapes¹: Thinking with Ilyas, the Imam, and Stefania Pandolfo

Building thermal energy efficiency modeling based on light image inspection and super resolution algorithm in interior landscape design

With the intensification of global climate change and energy crisis, the thermal efficiency of buildings has become increasingly important. Interior landscape design not only affects living comfort, but also plays a key role in building energy efficiency. Therefore, it is of great practical significance to explore the modeling method of building thermal energy efficiency based on optical image inspection and super resolution algorithm. The light image inspection technique is used to obtain the data of light and temperature distribution inside the building. The super-resolution algorithm of deep learning is used to process the acquired low-resolution image to improve the clarity and detail of the image. Combined with the physical characteristics of the building, the thermal efficiency model of the building is constructed and multi-dimensional analysis is carried out. The experimental results show that the combination of optical image inspection and super resolution algorithm can effectively improve the accuracy of building thermal efficiency modeling. Compared with traditional methods, the prediction error of the model is reduced, and the recommended optimization scheme performs better in terms of energy consumption in different interior landscape design schemes. Therefore, the building thermal efficiency modeling method based on optical image inspection and super resolution algorithm provides a new idea for interior landscape design. Through accurate thermal efficiency analysis, it can provide more scientific decision-making basis for architectural designers, so as to realize the sustainable development of buildings and maximize the energy efficiency.

Enhancing work commitment through workplace design: development and prioritization of evaluation criteria in South Korea

ABSTRACT Workplace design elements influence work commitment; however, previous studies broadly categorized these elements, lacking specific practical design information. This study aims to classify workplace design elements that influence work commitment into structural and decorative elements, then further categorize them into top-level factors and sub-items. Using two surveys with employees, this study derived evaluation criteria, resulting in 6 factors and 19 sub-items for structural elements, and 6 factors and 27 sub-items for decorative elements. Subsequently, an additional survey was conducted with employees to prioritize the derived workplace design elements for work commitment. The results indicated that workplaces designed for work commitment should be as follows: first, structural elements should be prioritized over decorative elements. Second, structural elements should be considered in the order of outdoor space perception, scale, functionality, circulation impact, visual impact and aesthetic characteristics. Third, decorative elements should be considered in the order of furniture, colour, material, interior landscaping, personal lighting devices and graphics. This study establishes criteria for workplace design to enhance work commitment and provides valuable insights for improving work commitment through design.

Terrariums approach in cafe design on people’s eating behaviour

Nature-inspired cafés have become a trend in modern interior design, promoting quality health and well-being for the customers. To encourage people to bring nature into the built environment, terrariums have taken up the interior space to improve the quality of life. Terrariums are one of the preferred indoor gardening options that only require an individual's creativity, with or without professional knowledge. However, the terrariums approach to interior spaces is still uncommon in Malaysia, and how the terrarium approach enhances people’s eating behaviour remains unexplored. With the emerging trend of Mossarium KL, the concept of terrariums is used as part of the interior design as well as positive factors that enhance people’s eating behaviour. This paper aims to study the terrariums approach in built environments and to review the enhancements of the terrarium on people’s eating behaviour. A case study had been done on the Mossarium KL in Petaling Jaya, Selangor that adapted the concept of a terrarium in the interior space. This study's conceptual framework is based on the idea of employing terrariums as an interior landscape for exploring their potential impact on individual eating habits. This study highlights the importance of incorporating nature-based interventions, such as terrarium cafes within interior spaces and providing valuable insights into people’s eating behaviours in the cafes.

Map to Compassion

This article introduces the Human Needs Map — a sense-making tool that helps orient our minds to human needs that drive and trigger us, disrupting relationships and creating conflict. Initially inspired from fieldwork of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the Human Needs Map has developed into a systems model that reveals the interior landscape of our Protective body/mind with needs and emotions in dynamic flux. The model provides a language to speak about the interconnectivity of needs through their synergies and tensions. Naming this emerging and coherent inter-dependency between needs and emotions offers a way to understand emotions as reasonable and provides more vectors to heal, dislodge or re-write narratives and beliefs, which perpetuate conflict. The implication lies not only at the individual level but also at the level of systems change to support the design of social and cultural structures more capable of taking needs and emotions into account. The present article traces the iterative process conceptualizing the model and discovering its internal patterns, followed by a discussion about the Needs system’s adaptive qualities and its role in creating and perpetuating Conflict, concluding with insights for Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding.

Retracted: Application of 3D Printing Technology and Porous Nano-Ceramic Decorative Sheet in Interior Landscape Design

Retracted: Application of 3D Printing Technology and Porous Nano-Ceramic Decorative Sheet in Interior Landscape Design

Cooling island effect in urban parks from the perspective of internal park landscape

Urban parks can effectively reduce surface temperatures, which is an important strategic approach to reducing the urban heat island effect. Quantifying the cooling effect of urban parks and identifying their main internal influencing factors is important for improving the urban thermal environment, achieving maximum cooling benefits, and improving urban sustainability. In this study, we extracted data frobut this is often unrealisticm 28 urban parks in Zhengzhou, China. We combined multivariate data, such as Landsat 8 data, to retrieve the land surface temperature (LST), extract the park interior landscape, and quantify the cooling effect using three cooling indices: park cooling distance (L∆max), temperature difference magnitude (∆Tmax), and temperature gradient (Gtemp). Furthermore, the relationship between the internal landscape characteristics of the park and the average LST and cooling indices of the park was analyzed. The results showed that different buffer ranges affect the LST-distance fitting results of urban parks, and a 300-m buffer zone is the optimal fitting interval. However, specific parks should be analyzed to select the optimal buffer range and reduce the cooling index calculation errors. Additionally, the mean values of LST, ∆Tmax, L∆max, and Gtemp for the 28 parks in Zhengzhou were 34.11, 3.22 °C, 194.02 m, and 1.78 °C/hm, respectively. Park perimeter (PP), park area, internal green area (GA), and landscape shape index (LSI) were both significantly correlated with ∆Tmax and the main factors associated with maintaining a low LST in parks. L∆max was mainly affected by the GA, LSI, and perimeter-area ratio, whereas Gtemp was positively correlated with PP. Finally, the threshold value of efficiency for parks in Zhengzhou was 0.83 ha, and comprehensive parks showed optimal cooling in every aspect.

ENVIRONMENTALIZATION OF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT BUSINESS

The aim of this article is to summarize and methodize the current information about ecological problems of hotel and restaurant sector, including Ukraine; to identify the main principles with the aim of ecologization of this tourism component based on world experience. Due to the current state of the world, Covid‑19 eco-friendly hotels are also in a good position. Greening is an added security health. Organic cuisine supports strong immunity. Natural and hypoallergenic materials in the hotel equipment have only a positive effect on the human body. Landscaping and interior landscaping spacious rooms provide cleaner air and favorable conditions for living, wellness, and rest. Worsening factors have emerged environmental indicators (increase in waste, mandatory individual packaging, etc.). The current state of hotel activities has led to the search for new one’s environmental measures and development strategies. In recent decades, the hotel business in Ukraine has been developing dynamically. Significant changes have been made for account of entering the market of hotel services of international networks such as Rixos, Rezidor, Hyatt, Wyndham Hotel Group. The policy of their activities contributed adjustments to the competitive position of the industry. Signs efficient hotel facility is a high level and quality control of services, environmental orientation, modern equipment and innovative technologies.

자연 경험 특성이 지하철역 실내조경계획 특성 선호에 미치는 영향

This study aimed to examine the effect of users" natural experience characteristics (NEC) on subway station interior landscape preference characteristic (SSILPC) for user-centered indoor landscaping planning of subway station space. To this end, the NEC and SSILPC elements were derived. In addition, a survey was conducted targeting 124 adult men and women in their 20s to 50s residing in Busan. The survey period was for about a week from November 11 to November 18, 2022, and an online survey was conducted. For the analysis of this survey, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test, χ²-test, and logistic regression etc. were conducted using the statistical analysis program SPSS Statistics 27.The results of the survey are as follows: First, the NEC of the users were divided into three categories: the degree of nature awareness, the degree of nature experience, and the opportunity to experience nature. And the SSILPC were classified into six categories: necessity of interior landscaping, plant species, plant classification, plant introduction form, planting technique, landscaping constituent method. Second, it was found that among the nature experience characteristics, the degree of nature awareness and the opportunity to experience nature had an effect on the SSILPC. This study is meaningful in suggesting a more user-centered direction for interior landscape planning of subway station space by examining how the user"s NEC affect the SSILPC.

The influence of home and environmental characteristics on 5-18 years old children's health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Iran.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically changed the health and wellbeing of children. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the home environment and the environmental characteristics on 5-18 years old children health in Iran. An online survey was conducted among parents of children aged 5 to 18 living in large cities in Iran in 2021. The statistical population of this cross-sectional study was 500 people. In this survey, questionnaires on the quality of the home environment, exterior and interior landscapes of homes, and the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) were used to investigate the relationship between the home environment and environmental characteristics on 5-18 years old children health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The t-test and analysis of variance were used in SPSS 24, and the structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized in AMOS 24 for analyzing the data. The average age of respondents was 37.13 ± 7.20, and that of children was 11.57 ± 3.47. 73.02% of the families were covered by insurance, and 74.08% of them lived in the metropolis. In addition, 65.04% of the families complied with the restrictions of the quarantine period. A share of 31% of the families live in villas, and 55% paid more attention to cleaning their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic than before. A positive and significant statistical relationship (β = 0.414, p < 0.001) was observed between the residence environment and child health. Thus, explained 17.5% of variations in child health. The results showed that the children who lived in homes with an exterior landscape in nature had better health. In addition, the 5-18 years old children whose home landscape was a garden, compared to the other two groups (yard, balcony), had better health. Gardens are a potential source of health and not necessarily replaced by other natural environments, thus providing them along with green space is one of the crucial issues that should be considered.

Writing as resistance: A testimonio of remembering and reclamation

In this essay the author explores divorce and the internalization of the hustle and grind culture in academia from a Chicana lesbian perspective, arguing that writing as resistance (hooks, 1990) using testimonio (Cruz, 2012) provides a bridge of affirmative epistemological exploration into remembering and reclamation that is necessary for healing and liberation. The author elucidates throughout the essay how her social location and relationship to testimonio and writing as resistance situates her within the genealogies of Chicana lesbian writers (Trujillo, 1991) and Black women writers (Morrison, 2020; hooks, 1990; Lorde, 1984) showcasing that writing is an ongoing dialogue with self and others that co-creates connections within and across communities that is necessary for bridges of healing to hold us up. The author asserts herself as a part of a new generation of Chicana lesbian writers who are compelled to explore one’s interior landscapes that coalesce with exterior circumstances through writing. The essay ends by focusing on the path of conocimiento (Anzaldua, 2002) to demonstrate how younger generations of Chicana lesbians are taking up a critical engagement of introspection. In doing this, the author showcases that nourishment 1 is essential to interrupt logics of domination (to shift), to change and heal (inner works), and to practice sharing knowledge (public acts).

The Influence of Multistakeholder Value Cognition and Risk Attitudes on Sustainable Interior Landscape Design Decisions

With the increasing demand for interior landscapes, sustainable interior landscape design (SILD) has become part of a desirable lifestyle. However, consumer attitudes and a lack of consciousness and understanding of SILD have led to potentially negative impacts on design decisions regarding the use of sustainability in SILD. This study recruited 405 stakeholders to explore the relationships among value cognition, risk attitude, and decision intention. The value–attitude–behavior (VAB) model method was adopted to evaluate stakeholders’ cognitions and attitudes toward sustainable design and factors that influence sustainable design practices. The results demonstrated a positive correlation between multistakeholders’ value cognition, risk attitude, and SILD decisions. The relationship between value cognition and SILD decision intention is mediated by risk attitude. Furthermore, the value cognition of multistakeholders impacts risk attitude on the practice of SILD, thus changing design decisions. These findings provide insights into the sustainability of interior landscapes and design, particularly in terms of addressing diverse needs within multistakeholder practices.

Feministic images of Women in Anita Desai's selected novels

Anita Desai is one of the most prominent Indian novelists of India. Her writing is different from other novelists as she deals with psychological problems in her novels. She is very much interested in the interior landscapes of the mind of her characters. Most of her novels have the theme of alienation, isolation, loneliness, loss of identity and importance of communication in married life. Anita Desai beautifully picturizes the complexities of man-woman relationships in her novels. The objective of this study is to show the feministic perspective of Anita Desai’s women characters in her novels.

Prospects for year-round cuttings of Sedum morganianum E. Walther for further use in interior landscaping

The Sedum L. genus is extensively represented in the Tolstiaceae family, (more than 600 species). Diversity in the market of species makes genus Sedums popular and promising in landscape gardening, urban and interior gardening. In indoor floriculture, there are more than 20 species of sedums, which are herbaceous, succulent semi-shrubs that can be either single or perennials. Decorative effect is given to the plant primarily by decorative leaves, their structure and coloring. Sedum are in demand in modern interior landscaping.

Unutrašnji pejzaži u filmu "Tajna Kaspara Hauzera"

This paper, presented as a case study, delves into the exploration of the interior landscapes depicted in the film The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), directed by Werner Herzog. Under a conceptually-hypothetical framework, the paper proposes the thesis that these interior landscapes effectively convey the affective and cognitive experiences of the main character, serving as a visual representation of his dreams. Employing a critical approach, the analysis draws analogies and comparisons with sources and influences from art history, psychology, aesthetics, and film theory, with the aim of investigating the success of Herzog's method and its recognition as an independent cinematic element in his works. Ultimately, this research endeavors to confirm the hypothesis of Herzog's use of interior landscapes as a cinematic device to externalize the characters' inner lives and visualize the dynamics of their dreams.

Making Points: The Middle Stone Age lithic industry of the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana

Studies of early human occupation of Africa over recent decades have profoundly changed how we understand our early ancestors, their inventiveness and adaptability. The spread of Homo sapiens to new environmental settings, the expansion of diet breadth, the development of more complex technology and the use of personal ornaments have all been recognized at well-documented Middle Stone Age (MSA) cave and shelter sites, particularly along the South African coast. This paper addresses two under-represented aspects of MSA research: open-air sites and the African interior. We present here recent surveys and excavations in Ntwetwe Pan, Botswana, a remote, open landscape, that formerly contained a vast palaeolake. The five excavated sites yielded assemblages composed exclusively of silcrete, a locally available raw material. The lithic industry at these sites was deposited during dry periods following palaeolake high stands dating to c.128–81 ka and c. 72–57 ka. This industry, characterized by a limited toolkit dominated by highly retouched unifacial and bifacial points, is not previously documented but shows similarities to dated MSA sites of equivalent age in north-western Botswana and Zimbabwe. Combined, these exposed open-air sites document the successful MSA adaptation to a hydrologically dynamic, interior landscape and arguably display MSA behavioural patterns that complement and balance the more well-documented perspectives from coastal cave and shelter sites.

Application of 3D Printing Technology and Porous Nano-Ceramic Decorative Sheet in Interior Landscape Design

In order to solve the problems that the traditional ceramic method is difficult to form porous ceramics with complex structures, the mold production cycle is long, and the cost is high, the authors propose the application of 3D printing technology and porous nano-ceramic decorative sheet in interior landscape design. Based on the use of photocuring molding technology to make high-precision regular resin molds, optimize the low-viscosity, high-solid content alumina ceramic slurry required by the gel injection molding process and form alumina ceramic blanks by means of a vacuum pressure process, so as to realize the net shape of complex structural porous ceramic parts. In view of the filling problem of ceramic slurry in complex structure in the process, the effects of slurry pH value, dispersant dosage, and vacuum pressurization process on ceramic molding were studied, and parameters such as porosity and compressive strength of the green body were tested. Experimental results show the following. Under the conditions of pH value of 9, mass fraction of dispersant of 0.4%, and vacuum pressure of 90 min, alumina ceramics with a volume fraction of 52% can be prepared, the porosity is 51.5%, and the compressive strength is 40.1 MPa. The ceramic material prepared by this process has complete structure and smooth surface and can be used as a process for preparing porous ceramic parts with complex structure.

Interior Landscape Techniques and Its Contribution to The Interior Places Environmentally

Interior Landscape Techniques and Its Contribution to The Interior Places Environmentally

The Hairy Ape

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Analysing Anita Desai's works: A case study

Anita Desai is one of the most prolific and prominent writers of Indian English fiction in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Three times she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and in 1978 she was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel, Fire on the Mountain. With her sharp insight, Anita Desai observes with great precision the position and status of women in contemporary Indian society, for which she holds a unique place in the history of Indian English fiction. Her early novels examine the family problems that lead to the estrangement of women from their families. However, in her later novels, she incorporates stereotypes about Indian culture from the West. Political and social realities are less important to her than the interior landscape of the mind. Through her fiction, Bye- Bye Blackbird and Baumgartner&#39;s Bombay, she portrays diasporic sensibilities sensitively. The reader will experience life through Anita&#39;s simple, uncomplicated and vivid descriptions. This paper examines Anita Desai&#39;s contribution to Indian Writing in English novels.