Aesthetic evaluation of ground floor interfaces in a coastal city

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to evaluate and compare the aesthetic impacts of ground floor interfaces of traditional and contemporary buildings in a coastal city, through three groups of respondents with different levels and types of formal education. Nine blocks divided into three groups were selected in the city of Capão da Canoa (Brasil), according to the predominance of the following characteristics: traditional residential buildings with doors and windows facing the street; traditional buildings with shops and services at ground floor; contemporary buildings with blind walls and garages at ground floor. Data were collected through the application of questionnaires via internet constituting three groups of respondents: 56 architects; 96 non-architects college graduated; 15 non-college graduated. Non-parametric statistical tests such as Kruskal-Wallis and Kendal were used to analyze the data. The results indicate, for example, that the respondents, regardless of their levels and types of formal education, tend to prefer scenes that represent the ground floor interfaces of traditional buildings, characterized by doors and windows facing the street.