Side Setback Areas as Side Yards Architectural and Psychological Evaluation of Side Setback Areas in Residential Buildings Using a Multidimensional Measure - Case Study of Sapporo Neighbourhoods, Japan

《Side Setback Areas as Side Yards Architectural and Psychological Evaluation of Side Setback Areas in Residential Buildings Using a Multidimensional Measure - Case Study of Sapporo Neighbourhoods, Japan》

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关键字: Side setback; neighborhood perception; multidimentional meaure; Japanese neighborhood; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; SATISFACTION; PREFERENCE; COMMUNITY; BENEFITS; BEHAVIOR; QUALITY; STREETS; VIEW; HOME

作者单位: [Shojai, Amir; Mori, Suguru; Nomura, Rie] Hokkaido Univ, Fac Engn, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Shojai, A (reprint author), Hokkaido Univ, Fac Engn, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. E-Mail: amirshojai@frontier.hokudai.ac.jp

摘要: In urban environments, front yards and backyards are valued by residents for the opportunities they provide for enriching residential activities and promoting neighbourly ties. This article extends previous inquiries to identify the preferred uses and attributes of side setback areas in a comparatively dense urban environment. While front yards or backyards may contribute to sociability, no such effects have been reported for the side setback areas, with their function being instrumental rather than social. On the basis of a 2013 survey, the average side setback area in Sapporo (Japan) is <2m wide and its typical use is for storage. A series of cross-statistical analyses was used to investigate possible correlations and to predict the role of the physical attributes of adjacent facades on the perceptions of the respondents. This was followed by an in-depth interview of those who volunteered. The results indicated that side setback areas that were lesser than 1-m wide were perceived as abandoned and assumed to have no function. However, those wider than 1m were seen as secondary storage areas. Regardless of this, respondents valued the light and ventilation provided by side setback areas.