Orientational Reaction as a Way of Adjusting to Space

Abstract:

In order to have a proper impression of a city, observer needs to move and participate in the city’s life. One of the most important functions of the image of our surroundings is to enable orientation and guidance of movement towards a certain goal. Urban structures that are reflected through disposition and appearance of streets, through a specific landscape arrangement, and ultimately through specific dimensioning and shaping of architecture, can often help to create a place that is easy to read. The increase in vividness of a space enables easier visual identification as well as orientation in space. That type of visual stimulation is expressed through orientation reaction, which stimulates easier adjustment of the subject to a certain space. Perception is defined as the level of sensitivity to visual stimuli in space, which are often connected to the level of interest of the subject. This research aims to identify the role of reference points in terms of the subject’s movement and orientation in the process of understanding both the unknown and the known surroundings.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 725-726)
• Pages: 1120-1127
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.725-726.1120
• Online since: January 2015
• Authors: Ema Alihodzic Jasarovic, Rifat Alihodzic, Vera Murgul*, Nikolay Vatin
• Keywords: Architectural Form, Goal, Movement, Orientation, Path, Reference Point, Subject, Urban Planning

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