Analysis of Restorative effects of Environments 675
Health Research and Design Project 2
Dr. Roger Ulrich
Fall 2010
Group member : Tahseen Hussain , Xiaodan Luo, Maryam Rajabali , Yan Lu
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Introduction: The academic environment toward the end of the semester can be a very intense and stressful setting for many students. Final exams and final projects need to be completed and submitted. Breaks are often needed to restore, relax, and recuperate individuals to motivate and inspire them to produce good work. Socializing, enjoying nature and the out doors are ways students can relax and recuperate on Campus.
This study is analyzing two “restorative environments� on the Texas A & M campus. Environments will be evaluated on usability, sociability, and restorability.
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Azimuth
Yorick’s CafÊ
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Research Questions: How often are the spaces used? By how many people? Are people socializing in these spaces? How does sitting in the space make them feel?
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Yorick’s CafÊ
Azimuth
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Yorick’s CafÊ
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Yorick’s CafÊ
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Yorick’s CafÊ
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Azimuth
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Azimuth
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Azimuth
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe
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Azimuth Cafe
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Hypothesis: The outdoor seating in Poor Yorick’s Café is more usable, and encourages more social interaction, and is a more restorative and pleasant environment , opposed to the outdoor seating in the Azimuth Café.
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Behavioral Observations •Both outdoor seating areas will be observed on a weekday from form 11:35-12:05 and 12:20-12:45. •How often each space is used and the social interaction occurring in the space will me mapped and recorded. •Noise levels and noise sources during that period will also be recorded.
Survey •Twelve volunteers will sit in both environments for ten minutes each and enjoy a cup of coffee. 675
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Procedure 1. Take and record initial site observations of Poor Yorick’s Café, and Azimuth’s Café to formulate a hypothesis. 2. Designed a survey to test hypothesis. 3. Do an initial pilot study and made adjustments to the survey.
4. Do a reverberation testing of both environments using the sound meter. 5. Observe and record phase one: behavior observation in both settings a. Map movement of people in site and surrounding context b. Record dB sound measurements every 5 minutes. c. Take a picture or area every 5 minutes as well to be able to check and look back at behavioral observations.
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Procedure 6. Take 12 volunteers to both sites. a. Briefly describe the project to the volunteers. “We are evaluating and comparing two different environments, and need you to sit in both places and then fill about a brief evaluation of each environment. b. Have them sit in both environments for 10 minutes each and enjoy a cup of coffee. c. Have volunteers fill out evaluation after sitting in each environment for 10 minutes.
7. Analyze data and make design recommendations.
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 23 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 1 person Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 18 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 3 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 21 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 6 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 19 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 5 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 22 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 3 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 15 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 8 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 20 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 3 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 24 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 7 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Azimuth Cafe
Traffic: 111 people
Traffic: 3 people
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 45 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 7 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 30 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 12 people Health Research and Design Project 2
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Poor Yorick’s Cafe Traffic: 31 people 675
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Azimuth Cafe Traffic: 1 person Health Research and Design Project 2
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Sound Measurements: 100 95
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Phase Two: Survey • Twelve volunteers will sit in both environments for ten minutes each and enjoy a cup of coffee. • After each ten-minute session they will evaluate the environment through a given survey. • After sitting through both environments they will be asked to compare both spaces through a second survey and questions.
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Survey
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Survey Results: 8 7
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Conclusions and Recommendations: Usage •Azimuth Café space is enclosed by three walls and planters. •The little vegetation there boxes and confines the area instead of opening it up. •The same size space in Poor Yorick Café is open to all sides. •The open space promotes flexibility and better usage. Encouragement of Social Interaction: •Not too many people like sitting outside in Azimuth’s cafe. When most people sit outside it is usually by themselves and they are reading or talking on the phone. •The openness promotes more social interaction in Poor Yorick Café than in Azimuth Café. Restorability: •Poor Yorick’s Café is more pleasant, more peaceful, more comfortable, less noisy, less stressful, and people would like to spend more time there opposed to Azimuth’s café. 675
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth Remove walls and extend dining area, remove parking lot
Original View
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth Remove the Parking Lot
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth Remove the wall Extend the cafĂŠ
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth Create sense of nature
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth Add green barrier to block the garbage view
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth Add louvers to bring shading
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Recommendation 2: Azimuth Cut windows or openings in side panel walls and extend dining area, remove parking lot.
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Recommendation 2: Azimuth Cut windows or openings in side panel walls and extend dining area, remove parking lot.
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Recommendation 2: Azimuth Remove parking spots, add natural plants
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Recommendation 2: Azimuth More useable
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Recommendation 3: Azimuth Make connection to the green area next to the Azimuth
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Recommendation 3: Azimuth Add stairs
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Recommendation 3: Azimuth
Area next to the Azimuth
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Recommendation 3: Azimuth
Add more green plants
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Recommendation 3: Azimuth
Add dining tables
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Recommendation 3: Azimuth
More useable
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Original View
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Add more greens
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Original View
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Change the floor material (Pebble- Wood)
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Provide sense of nature
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Analysis of Restorative effects of Environments 675
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Group member : Tahseen Hussain , Xiaodan Luo, Maryam Rajabali , Yan Lu