SENSUOUS QUALITY OF THE SITE

SENSUOUS FORM

 Absolute beauty in art

 Limited to the real
 The truth of sensuous
reality
SENSUOUS FORM

Perceptual coherence of urban

landscapes–their spaces, the
diversity of sensations they
provide, their vitality and
sense of place, and their
sequence of views.
– Kevin Lynch
SENSUOUS FORM

Schematic is the medium

between idea and
sensuous form.
SENSUOUS ELEMENTS

Particular characteristics of
environment significant to
perception
SENSUOUS ELEMENTS
SPATIAL FORM

 Location
 Scale
 General form
 Clarity and definition
 Linkages between
SENSUOUS ELEMENTS
VISIBLE LIFE AND ACTIVITY

 Sight of other people

in action
 Evidence of plant and
animal life
 Gives an impression
of warmth
SENSUOUS ELEMENTS
AMBIENCE

 Light
 Noise
 Microclimate
 Smell
SENSUOUS ELEMENTS
VISBILITY

 Visible form of
major landmarks,
landforms,
building masses
SENSUOUS ELEMENTS
SURFACES

 Visual and tactile

texture
 Walls, floor, paving
 Materials used in
construction of the
environment
 Topography
 Earth rock, water
SENSUOUS ELEMENTS
COMMUNICATION

 Location
 Intensity and
clarity
 Information
 Signs
Designing the
Sensuous Form

 A good design deals with sensuous

forms
 Preference of sensuous form is
dependent on goals
 It can be predominantly visual,
accentuated in festival themes,
planting, artificial lighting, special
viewing points
 Approach can be start from
designing the sensuous
characteristics before the economic
or technical point of view, (e.g.
design of recreational spaces)
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