How do High-Rise Buildings Affect the Mental Image of Users? Case Study: Seljuk Tower in Konya
20 paź 2023
O artykule
Data publikacji: 20 paź 2023
Zakres stron: 21 - 30
Otrzymano: 10 maj 2023
Przyjęty: 12 wrz 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0030
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© 2023 Navid Khaleghimoghaddam, published by Sciendo
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Figure 1.
![The conceptual model of study [Source: Author]](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6532478bd5e1060ee4c74a84/j_acee-2023-0030_fig_001.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250906%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250906T054518Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=e23714876b98af6c2a72e81aef5631dc84e27c34ee23dc114482ce1b5350ca06&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 2.
![First row: the location of Konya [Source: satellites.pro/Google_plan/Konya map]; The second row: the location of the case study in the city [Source: Google maps]; The third and fourth row: Case study photos [Source: Author]](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6532478bd5e1060ee4c74a84/j_acee-2023-0030_fig_002.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250906%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250906T054518Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=2c18772ddbdf2c4e34eaf21db742f3bc4506475f40e1ba2ec88381cca70996aa&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 3.
![Scattering of answers in response to the question: A) How do you rate the beauty of the tower form? And B) How new and innovative is the form of the tower in your opinion? [Source: Author]](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6532478bd5e1060ee4c74a84/j_acee-2023-0030_fig_003.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250906%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250906T054518Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=78e91aad1be3c3fe553c5ec38f8531a27ce5b7f781bd99316168e7191a454792&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 4.
![Scattering of answers in response to the question: A) How suitable is the using composite and glass for the facade of this building? And B) To what extent does standing next to the tower give you a pleasant feeling? [Source: Author]](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6532478bd5e1060ee4c74a84/j_acee-2023-0030_fig_004.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250906%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250906T054518Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4c8750e0900a6645e54d64f23de5426cdf61463949e5bb1007d86f2e4e99af73&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 5.
![A) What extent does the height of the tower match the surrounding environment? And B) to what extent has the tower distinguished itself from the surrounding environment due to its height? [Source: Author]](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6532478bd5e1060ee4c74a84/j_acee-2023-0030_fig_005.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250906%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250906T054518Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=73c4efcf7b16b7e12aede49d58ba36a6d20f09dd40115d79278d55e5820c6557&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
The relationship between users’ interest in the tower and its physical characteristics in the city context [Source: Author]
Variable | Correlation Coefficient | Significance Level |
---|---|---|
The sense of pleasure when facing the tower | 0.591 | 0.000 |
Newness and innovations in the form of the tower | 0.512 | 0.000 |
The pleasantness of the materials used in the facade | 0.421 | 0.001 |
The pleasantness of the tower's location in the city centre | 0.311 | 0.000 |
The relationship between the beauty of the tower's form and its physical characteristics [Source: Author]
Variable | Correlation Coefficient | Significance Level |
---|---|---|
The sense of pleasure when facing the tower | 0.587 | 0.001 |
Distinguishing the tower's form in the city context | 0.494 | 0.001 |
Newness and innovations in the form of the tower | 0.449 | 0.000 |
The pleasantness of the materials used in the facade | 0.310 | 0.000 |
The pleasantness of the tower's location in the city centre | 0.214 | 0.001 |
Frequency distribution by gender of participants [Source: Author]
Participants | Education Degree | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High school | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Post Graduate | |||
Gender | Male | 13 |
24 |
40 |
17 |
9 |
103 |
Female | 19 |
13 |
67 |
11 |
4 |
114 |
|
Total | 32 |
37 |
107 |
28 |
13 |
217 |
A sample t-test of affective, cognitive, interpretative, and evaluative dimensions [Source: Author]
Dimension | N | Mean Value | Average | SD | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affective | 217 | 3 | 4.49 | 0.63 | 17.87 | 0.001 |
Cognitive | 217 | 3 | 4.01 | 0.49 | 15.63 | 0.001 |
Evaluative | 217 | 3 | 3.46 | 0.51 | 18.07 | 0.001 |
Interpretative | 217 | 3 | 3.09 | 0.78 | 16.35 | 0.001 |