Aesthetic evaluation of ground floor interfaces in a coastal city

Authors

  • Mg. Arq. Caroline Arsego de Figueiredo Faculdade de Arquitetura. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.
  • Mg. Arq. Fabiana Bugs Antocheviz Faculdade de Arquitetura. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.
  • Dr. Arq. Antônio Tarcísio da Luz Reis Faculdade de Arquitetura. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14409/ar.v8i14.7013

Keywords:

traditional buildings, contemporary buildings, aesthetic impact, ground floor interfaces, users’perception

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.

Author Biographies

Mg. Arq. Caroline Arsego de Figueiredo, Faculdade de Arquitetura. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.

Arquiteta e urbanista pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul (2010), mestre em Planejamento Urbano e Regional pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Urbano e Regional (PROPUR) pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Ver ‘experiencia investigativa e publicaciones representativas’ em: buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K8490189D8

Mg. Arq. Fabiana Bugs Antocheviz, Faculdade de Arquitetura. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.

Arquiteta e urbanista pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do UFRGS (2010), mestre em Planejamento Urbano e Regional pelo PROPUR/UFRGS. Ver ‘experiencia investigativa e publicaciones representativas’ em: buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4423587D1

Dr. Arq. Antônio Tarcísio da Luz Reis, Faculdade de Arquitetura. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.

Professor Antônio Tarcísio da Luz Reis, PhD., PROPUR, Faculdade de Arquitetura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Ver ‘experiencia investigativa e publicaciones representativas’ em: buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4781314T8.

Published

2018-12-20

How to Cite

Arsego de Figueiredo, M. A. C., Antocheviz, M. A. F. B., & da Luz Reis, D. A. A. T. (2018). Aesthetic evaluation of ground floor interfaces in a coastal city. ARQUISUR Revista, 8(14), 18–31. https://doi.org/10.14409/ar.v8i14.7013

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