The Impact of Facade Design on Pedestrian Health and Wellbeing: Supporting Documentation

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Appendix 1 - Literature Review Search Criterion

FOCUS INDICATOR

- Building facades

- Urban environments

- Pedestrains

- Walking

- Wellbeing - Health - Stimulation - Affect - Evolutionary psychology - Environmental psychology

pedestrian stimulation; affective feelings; positive experience; negative -

ronments; perception of place; preference of place; preference of buildings; outdoor building exposures; outdoor walking environments; outdoor walking impact on health and wellbeing

Appendix 2 - Interview with Practice Members - Details of Interview and Questions

Dimitris Karpouzis Structural & Facade Engineer

Amedeo Mocchiutti Facade Engineer & Consultant

Andy Nicholls Charted Architect & Facade Engineer

INTERVIEWE QUESTIONS

Microsoft Teams Yes Yes Yes 33 Minutes 05/08/2022

Microsoft Teams Yes Yes Yes 34 Minutes 08/08/2022

Microsoft Teams Yes Yes Yes 44 Minutes 03/08/2022

1 What is your role within practice? 2 What would you say is the current and future agenda of facade design within the built environment industry? 3 facade for a building proposal? 4 Are there any aspects that you have not yet mentioned that you think are also important to consider when going through the stages of facade design? 5 Do you think drawing attention through design matters? Such as designing an attraction/something that is considered beautiful or even making a statement though facade design? If yes or no, why so? 6 Do you think pedestrians are an important consideration within the process of facade design? if yes - to what extent? If no - why so? 7 Do you think facade design plays a role in delivering conducive health and wellbeing for pedestrians? 8 (Shown pictures of case studies: the Montcalm East hotel, the Blavatnik - Tate Modern, the Rubens at the Palace, the Viacom International Media building) Do you think these case studies are impacting pedestrians’ health and wellbeing? If yes, would you assume this is a negative, neutral, or positive effect? 9ning consideratiion for practice in terms of pedestrians’ health and wellbeing? 10 What future steps do you think the built environment industry should take towards facade design?

Appendix 3 - General Pedestrian Questionnaire

GENERAL PEDESTRIAN QUESTIONNAIRE

MSC HEALTH, WELLBEING & SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DISSERTATION

FORM NO. DATE LOCATION

1. 2. 3. 4.

Have you ever experienced a building façade that you felt elevated your mental or physical state?

YES NO

if yes, was this a result of any of the following? (Tick all that apply).

Glare

Pattern

Overshadow

Colour Scale Use of Materials Form

Detailing Other None

Always Often Never

Have you ever experienced a building façade that you felt deterred from your mental or physical state?

YES NO

if yes, was this a result of any of the following? (Tick all that apply).

Glare Pattern

Overshadow

Colour Scale Use of Materials Form

Detailing Other None

Always Often Never

Do you think the overall urban environment affects your judgement of a particular building façade?

YES NO

If you have ever planned a destination to see the facade design of a building, please tick all the reasons relating to why.

It was designed by a famous architect

It is strongly interlinked with history

It is a local landmark/hotspot

It has an odd/interesting building facade

It has a building facade that makes me feel good

I have never planned a destination to see the facade design of a building

Appendix 4 - Case Study Pedestrian Questionnaire

CASE STUDY PEDESTRIAN QUESTIONNAIRE MSC HEALTH, WELLBEING & SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DISSERTATION

FORM NO. DATE TIME LOCATION

1. 2. 3. 4.

How are you perceiving the urban environment you are in right now? (Tick all that apply).

Peaceful Hectic Vibrant Uneventful

Clustered Spacious Neutral

Have you noticed the ‘Montcalm East / Switch Tate Modern / Ruben’s of the Palace / Viacom International’ building on your walk prior to it being pointed out by this questionnaire?

5.

If yes, is it because it drew your attention?

YES NO YES NO

Do you perceive the building as beautiful, disturbing or neither?

Beautiful

Disturbing Neither

What kind of positive feelings does the façade design of this building bring up – if any? (Tick all that apply).

Excitement Curiosity Admiration

Visual Comfort

A positive feeling but none of the listed None

Is this a result from any of the following? (Tick all that apply): Its -

Glare Pattern

Overshadow Colour Scale

Use of Materials Form Detailing

Other None

What kind of negative feelings does the façade design of this building bring up – if any? (Tick all that apply).

Anxiety Confusion Distaste

Visual Disturbance

A negative feeling but none of the listed None

Is this a result from any of the following? (Tick all that apply): Its -

Glare Pattern

Overshadow Colour Scale

Use of Materials Form Detailing

Other None

MSC HEALTH, WELLBEING & SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DISSERTATION

CLASSIFICATION OF THE :

SYMETRIC PARTLY-SYMETRIC DIVERSE PARTLY-DEFORMED MODERATELY-DEFORMED FULLY-DEFORMED MERGING SPHERICAL ABSTRACT ORGANIC ABSTRACT SHARP HOLLOW

CLASSIFICATION OF THE BUILDING :

Appendix 8 - Environment matrix adopted from Hillnhütter (2021) with condition scoring relevant to the surrounding environment of Montcalm East

1 2 2 1 1

3 3

3 3

Appendix 10 - Environment matrix adopted from Hillnhütter (2021) with condition scoring relevant to the surrounding environment of the Rubens hotel

2 3 4 2 2

3 3 2 4 4 3 2 58

2 2

HEALTH,

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DISSERTATION

CLASSIFICATION OF THE :

SYMETRIC PARTLY-SYMETRIC DIVERSE PARTLY-DEFORMED MODERATELY-DEFORMED FULLY-DEFORMED MERGING SPHERICAL ABSTRACT ORGANIC ABSTRACT SHARP HOLLOW

CLASSIFICATION OF THE BUILDING :

MSC HEALTH, WELLBEING & SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DISSERTATION

CLASSIFICATION OF THE BUILDING :

HEALTH,

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DISSERTATION

MSC HEALTH, WELLBEING & SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DISSERTATION

CLASSIFICATION OF THE :

SYMETRIC PARTLY-SYMETRIC DIVERSE PARTLY-DEFORMED MODERATELY-DEFORMED FULLY-DEFORMED MERGING SPHERICAL ABSTRACT ORGANIC ABSTRACT SHARP HOLLOW

CLASSIFICATION OF THE BUILDING :