The direction of the light which transmits a window is reversed in daytime and nighttime. It is considered that windows at night have the function to deliver internal various information to the ...outside. This research examined the psychological effects which window lights have on external pedestrians and neighboring residents. The experiment showed that the warm color window lights located in the first floor whose inside can be seen tended to improve various effects to the pedestrians who are in the street. The interaction was confirmed only by the position of the window, and the color of light. Evaluations of suppression of dumping garbage, etc. rose remarkably with the window of warm color light on the first floor.
This project challenged to stress the characteristic of natural environment, such as the Tama River, abundant green and strong wind peculiar to the location at the Futakotamagawa Rise's pedestrian ...passage. 2,000 swinging sheets reflecting ambient lights were attached to the trees or the stairs. The road surface was illuminated with the blue lights which remind the Tama River, and the ripple of water was projected on the bridges. As a result of the implementation, sensational evaluations of natural environment have been improved. In addition, where the visitors have conducted a workshop to install lights, emotional attachment to the place has increased.
An original outdoor lighting environment according to the concept of the “walking corridor” in Kaneyama Town was discussed. The landscape lighting which promotes walking without anxiety was proposed ...and carried out, having expressed characteristic landscape elements and maintaining the continuity of rows of houses. As a result, each landscape element became the landmark and photograph spot in people’s walking, and it enabled their safe walks and breaks. Furthermore, this activity stimulated the residents, and they started to attach lighting fixtures voluntarily. In the future, it is expected that the parks and the residential streets are to be connected seamlessly with lights by such lights being attached also to the surrounding houses.
This research discussed about improving a streetscape together with the street and the surrounding sites at night. Based on investigation of the existing street and interviews to residents, three ...goals, “pedestrians should be principal in the street”, “coordination of the whole streetscape” and “expression of the characteristics of the area”, were set up as a role of lighting environment at night. The lighting environment according to those purposes was fixed over 29 days. During the experimental period, a large number of low-intensity lights distributed in the low position of 4 m or less. The questionnaire survey to residents or pedestrians was carried out. It was confirmed that the goals set up in the beginning had been achieved.
This research investigated the visual and sound environments perceived at night in 116 open-air cafés. As a result of the investigation, visual elements tended to be perceived stronger than sound ...elements. Although the sound elements were not perceived frequently, they were evaluated to be comfortable to the same extent with the visual elements. BGM, tableware, lights of the terrace tables, and trees tended to be felt comfortably, and the elements in connection with traffic, such as cars and pedestrian’s voices, tended to be felt uncomfortably. The open-air cafés which continued inside and outside spaces while the pedestrian’s eyes were controlled tended to provide comfortable visual and sound environments.
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