Measures of Architectural Mass: From Vague Impressions to Definite Design Features

A E Stamps
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A E Stamps: Institute of Environmental Quality, 290 Rutledge Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

Environment and Planning B, 1998, vol. 25, issue 6, 825-836

Abstract: Architectural mass is widely discussed and regulated but there have been few experimental studies on just which design features influence impressions of architectural mass. I investigated the effect of four design features (visual area, partitioning, fenestration, and facade articulation) on comparative choices made on the basis of the criterion of mass. Results suggest a large effect for visual area, a moderate effect for fenestration, and very small effects for facade articulation and partitioning.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1068/b250825

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