Table 5-32 Proportion - Design Scale - Numeric Response

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5.6.2 Question 17: Proportion, Design Scale

This question concerns the use of scale in garden landscape, where small-scale scheme in (A) refers to miniaturization; a large-scale scheme in (B) refers to space or objects that cause feelings of wonder and amazement; and human-scale scheme in (C) refers to the proportion of space and objects, which can be easily recognized as ratio of the human body. Feng Shui suggests human-scale be used in garden landscapes and the small-scale to be used in man-made sceneries. The Feng Shui rank for these scenes is 1, 2 and 3 for (C), (A) and (B), respectively.

Question: A system of scale is used to design scenery in landscape design. For your garden, which following scale do you prefer?

A: The small scale B: The large scale C: The human scale

Figure 5-17: Proportion - Design Scale

The result of question 17 shows a complete match between the rank of Feng Shui application and the rank by respondents’ preference. 69.7% of the respondents ranked (C) the first as the most favorable choice. 57.5% ranked (A) the second as favorable choice. 64.6% ranked (B) the third as the least favorable choice. The modes for (C), (A) and (B) are, in ascending order, 1, 2 and 3. This again correlates with Feng Shui rank. Respondent’s preferences strongly correspond to that of Feng Shui application in the use of scale in garden design. ÅÔ¢ÊÔ·¸ÔìÁËÒÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑÂàªÕ§ãËÁè ÅÔ¢ÊÔ·¸ÔìÁËÒÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑÂàªÕ§ãËÁè Table 5-32: Proportion - Design Scale - Numeric Response Drawing A B C Copyright  by Chiang Mai UniversityCopyright  by Chiang Mai University Respondents’ Rank 1 2 3 Count 26 111 56 All rights All rights 1 2 3 1 2 3 40 29 126 145 54 9 reserved reserved Percent 13.5 57.5 29.0 20.5 14.9 64.6 69.7 26.0 4.3 Mode 2 3 1

Feng Shui rank 2 3 1

(A) did not obtain enough comments; while (B) attracted few comments. (C) - human-scale - was ranked the first because it provided comfort and created harmony