Measuring the perceptive intricacy of the Chinese scholar garden

Haofeng Wang, Christiane M. Herr

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Abstract

The carefully orchestrated relationship between view and movement forms a core composition principle of Chinese scholar gardens to create poetic depth. We focus on one characteristic case study to examine the intricate spatial relationships between what is visible and what is accessible from the garden visitor's perspective. We examine the garden layout through a quantitative approach based on Visibility Graph Analysis. We identify a certain congruence between visibility and accessibility patterns, and propose that a network of strategically distributed overview spaces is employed throughout the garden to counterbalance tensions generated from disjunction between visibility and accessibility. The paper offers new insights into how quantifiable aspects of the garden can be used to generate qualitative perceptions of elegant restraint and compositional intricacy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCAADRIA 2017 - 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
Subtitle of host publicationProtocols, Flows and Glitches
EditorsMarc Aurel Schnabel, Aleksandra Raonic, Patrick Janssen, Paul Loh
PublisherThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
Pages335-344
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9789881902689
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Protocols, Flows and Glitches, CAADRIA 2017 - Suzhou, China
Duration: 5 Apr 20178 Apr 2017

Publication series

NameCAADRIA 2017 - 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Protocols, Flows and Glitches

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Protocols, Flows and Glitches, CAADRIA 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CitySuzhou
Period5/04/178/04/17

Keywords

  • Chinese scholar garden
  • Landscape design
  • Overview space
  • Purview interface
  • VGA analysis

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