Exploring the Multisensory Interaction between Luminous, Thermal and Auditory Environments through the Spatial Promenade Experience: A Case Study of a University Campus in an Oasis Settlement

Djihed Berkouk, Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir, Samiha Boucherit, Sara Khelil, Chafik Mahaya, Mohamed Elhadi Matallah and Said Mazouz
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Djihed Berkouk: Department of Architecture, Biskra University, Biskra 07000, Algeria
Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir: Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning, Blida University, Blida 09000, Algeria
Samiha Boucherit: Department of Architecture and Industrial Design, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81031 Aversa, CE, Italy
Sara Khelil: Department of Architecture, Biskra University, Biskra 07000, Algeria
Chafik Mahaya: Department of Architecture, Biskra University, Biskra 07000, Algeria
Mohamed Elhadi Matallah: Department of Architecture, Biskra University, Biskra 07000, Algeria
Said Mazouz: Department of Architecture, Oum El Bouaghi University, Oum El Bouaghi 04000, Algeria

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: This paper aimed to develop a multisensory approach in a university campus, based on quantitative and qualitative approaches, investigating sense walk experiences (thermo-visual sound walk) under interactions of luminous, thermal, and auditory environments. The study was conducted in October 2021, in Chetma university campus in Biskra city, southern Algeria, which remains a famous oasis settlement of arid regions over the country. A comparative and correlation analysis was performed between the physical dimensions collected through a walking experience in three campus routes (outdoor, semi-outdoor and indoor). In addition, a multisensory survey of the walking experience on perceptual dimensions was evaluated in parallel to the empirical contribution. The paper shows that walkers’ thermal levels were balanced between neural and slightly hot in different spatial aspects. The glare was almost unperceived regarding the luminous conditions in the study site. The auditory experience reveals that the conducted points were generally quiet and well placed for educational requirements. Findings also show a strong relationship between the physical dimensions of the luminous and auditory environment. Furthermore, the findings suggest that the thermal and luminous environments are more perceptible than the auditory environment for the walkers of the outdoor and indoor routes. In contrast, the semi-outdoor route is often perceptible by the perceptual dimensions of the luminous and auditory environments. The findings on sensorial thresholds and spatial adaption are essential for the educational practices’ architectural and urban strategies for the Saharan cities and oasis settlements.

Keywords: sense walk; multisensory assessment; thermo-visual sound walk approach; physical dimensions; perceptual dimensions; university campus promenades; oasis settlement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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