Observing Behavior in the Built Environment
i. Manifestations of privacy (setbacks, blank walls, shrubbery, fences, siting)
ii. Elements of contiguity (materials, scale, sidewalks, trees, color)
iii. Means of punctuation or variety (gates, towers, monuments, vistas, parks)
i. Locate houses, circulation systems, special plantings, etc.
ii. Make an overlay showing the intensity of circulation movement
iii. Make an overlay showing public and private spaces
iv. Make other overlays as relevant (e.g., open vs. private space)
Draw limited (after all, you have only observed one group) conclusions about the appropriateness of the physical form to the group’s needs
Source:
Robert L. Vickery, Jr. 1972. Anthrophysical
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