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Analysis of Restorative effects of Environments Group member : Tahseen Hussain , Xiaodan Luo, Maryam Rajabali , Yan Lu 675 Health Research and Design Project 2 Dr. Roger Ulrich Fall 2010
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Analysis of Restorative effects of Environments
Group member : Tahseen Hussain , Xiaodan Luo, Maryam Rajabali , Yan Lu
675 Health Research and Design Project 2 Dr. Roger Ulrich Fall 2010
Introduction
Hypothesis
Methods
Procedure
Data Analysis
Conclusion and Recommendations
References
CONTENT
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 Café
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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 Café
Azimuth
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Yorick’s Café
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Yorick’s Café
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Yorick’s Café
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Azimuth
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Azimuth
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Azimuth
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Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s 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.
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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.
Behavioral Observation Session 1
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 5minutes 11:35-12:05
Traffic: 23 people Traffic: 1 person
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Behavioral Observation Session 1
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 10 minutes 11:35-12:05
Traffic: 18 people Traffic: 3 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 1
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 15 minutes 11:35-12:05
Traffic: 21 people Traffic: 6 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 1
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 20 minutes 11:35-12:05
Traffic: 19 people Traffic: 5 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 1
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 25 minutes 11:35-12:05
Traffic: 22 people Traffic: 3 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 1
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 30 minutes 11:35-12:05
Traffic: 15 people Traffic: 8 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 2
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 5 minutes 12:10-12:40
Traffic: 20 people Traffic: 3 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 2
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 10 minutes 12:10-12:40
Traffic: 24 people Traffic: 7 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 2
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 15 minutes 12:10-12:40
Traffic: 111 people Traffic: 3 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 2
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 20 minutes 12:10-12:40
Traffic: 45 people Traffic: 7 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 2
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 25 minutes 12:10-12:40
Traffic: 30 people Traffic: 12 people
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Behavioral Observation Session 2
Azimuth Cafe Poor Yorick’s Cafe
Time: 30 minutes 12:10-12:40
Traffic: 31 people Traffic: 1 person
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Sound Measurements:
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Poor Yorick's Cafe
Azimuth Cafe
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:
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Poor Yorick's Café
Azimuth Café
Conclusions and Recommendations:
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Conclusion 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.
Recommendation 1: Azimuth
Original View
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Remove walls and extend dining area, remove
parking lot
Remove the Parking Lot
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth
Remove the wall Extend the café
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth
Create sense of nature
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth
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Add green barrier to block the garbage view
Recommendation 1: Azimuth
Add louvers to bring shading
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Recommendation 1: Azimuth
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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Conclusion and Recommendations
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
Analysis of Restorative effects of Environments 675 Health Research and Design Project 2 Dr. Roger Ulrich Fall 2010
Thank You
Group member : Tahseen Hussain , Xiaodan Luo, Maryam Rajabali , Yan Lu
