Spaciousness and Boundary Roughness
Autor: | Arthur E. Stamps, V. V. Krishnan |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
Engineering drawing
Engineering business.industry Acoustics 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Enclosure Boundary (topology) 021107 urban & regional planning 050109 social psychology 02 engineering and technology Surface finish Fractal dimension Fractal 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business General Environmental Science |
Zdroj: | Environment and Behavior. 38:841-872 |
ISSN: | 1552-390X 0013-9165 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0013916506288052 |
Popis: | This article reports how strongly boundary roughness predicts impressions of spaciousness. In one experiment, 16 rooms with fractal walls were created in CAD simulations and 49 respondents rated the rooms in terms of spaciousness. In a second experiment, 16 respondents rated spaciousness for an additional 12 rooms with different wall systems. Fractal rooms with rough walls were judged as being more spacious than rooms with smooth walls, and opening bookshelves also made rooms seem more spacious. Thus, results from both studies indicate that boundary roughness makes rooms seem more spacious. Quantitative guidance is provided to assist future research. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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