Table 5-45 Harmony - Man-made Landscape - Written comments

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(B)

The park provides fresh environment 45 This environment is closed to the nature thanks to the park 31 There is an open space in front of the building 9 It proposes a good view from building (A) It is an active and populous environment 5 8

(C) It is security environment 5

The main reason for ranking (B) as the most preferable choice is that a nearby park: provides a fresh environment; takes the role of an open space in front of the building; creates a good view for the building, and brings the building closer to nature. Some respondents who preferred their building to face a commercial building opined that it is the active and crowded environment. Finally, reasons for positioning a building to face an official building is that it can inherit the security from around the building zone. It is concluded that building should be located in harmony with nature, to take full advantages from nature such as having a fresh air, beautiful scene and pure environment. The comments from the respondents totally supported the objectives of the site conditions of Qi prospect.

5.8.3 Question 24: Harmony, River Landscape

Question: A building is located at different sections of a river. There are some shrubs scattered at the riverbanks and a small isle. Which of following locations do you prefer?

A: The building is located at the confluence B: The building locates at the riverbank

C: The building is located ÅÔ¢ÊÔ·¸ÔìÁËÒÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑÂàªÕ§ãËÁè ÅÔ¢ÊÔ·¸ÔìÁËÒÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑÂàªÕ§ãËÁè Copyright Copyright  at a section Figure 5-24: Harmony - River Landscapeby Chiang Mai Universityby Chiang Mai University

This question refers to a residential site which is close to a river. There are three solutions, in which the building is placed at the confluence of the river (A), with All rights reservedAll rights reserved some distance from the river (B) or adjacent to the river (C). They were proposed to attain the preferable choice of residential placement from the respondents. Feng Shui principles dictate that a residence facing water is considered a good place. However, a building should not locate at the confluence of a river, since the flow of water could