A Study on Open Space Design in Terms of the Relation between Parks and Their Bordering Facilities in Urban Areas

  • Yasuhiko Shimomura (Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University) ;
  • Oshie Kotake (Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University) ;
  • Hiroyuki Kaga (Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University) ;
  • Noboru Masuda (Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University)
  • Published : 2004.10.01

Abstract

This study aimed at providing suggestions in designing open space so that parks and bordering facilities are well related to each other in terms of the visual access and human activities. The design survey was conducted in the center of Osaka City, using parks there as the study material. The relation between parks and their bordering facilities was evaluated in terms of the visual access and human activities. Through the results of this study, as the design methods for improving relations between parks and their bordering facilities, unified design and creation of square in the boundary area between them, placing access paths to facilities in parks, and planting trees to create Vista, Screen, and Framework landscapes are of great importance.

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