This is the second part of our study already published in No.184 of AIK Journal (2004. 02) under same title. In this study we chose increased number of 104 cases of high-rise apartment estates in capital region to make analysis of exterior landscape f...
This is the second part of our study already published in No.184 of AIK Journal (2004. 02) under same title. In this study we chose increased number of 104 cases of high-rise apartment estates in capital region to make analysis of exterior landscape factors.
Our intention was laid on the verification of the suggestions from the conclusion of the former study introducing new quantified standards. We tried to prove that they can be served as better tool for the study of landscape in urban high-rise area, and to suggest the scope and practical limits of quantified standards in the process of planning for the urban landscape.
In this study we chose and analyzed, as additional factors to consider, the size of apartment estates including apartment buildings' floor area and the number of households, feature of visual blockage, and building height as important factors affecting visual blockage in high-rise housing landscape.
Our suggestion, as conclusion of our study, for the limits index for the Visual Blockage Ratio is as follows: 1) the maximum number of facade area to be 3,000㎡ 2) maximum and mean value of Elevation Blockage Ratio to be respectively below 60% and 50%, 3) maximum and mean value of the Linear Blockage Ratio to be respectably below 60% and 50%. It is also highly recommended to enhance the recognition of the concept of visual blockage in planning practice so as to lead to the production of adequate checklists applicable from the early stage of the planning, especially for high-rise apartment building estates as well as for all of the agglomerations of tall buildings dominating urban scene nowadays.