Research Of Experiential Landscape Design In Urban Residential Area

Shadows on the windows and leaves on the streets show the changes of the season.We can enjoy the fine spring in the shadow of the forest, and also stroll along thewinding road. Recall the tastes of home; experience the leisure in the strange land;re-experience the childhood laughter in the dim light. Wherever in the houses or parks,what we see, contact, or think about the landscape are personal experiences about thelife, place and space.However, what the process of urbanization brought about is dynamic changes.Problems such as the environmental pollution and the human scale destruction raisemany attention as the progress on environmental awareness and the changes of lifestyle.On one hand, the market economy emphasizes on material consumption, the rapidmarketization improves housing and living conditions of the residents, changing fromquantity first to quality first in the construction of settlements. In this backdrop, theoutdoor environmental quality continues to improve. In a variety of landscapes, theresidential landscape is the fastest growing and most variable type of landscape. On theother hand, the rapid development of the society accelerates the process ofmarketization, and also enlarge the market disadvantages, such as the negligence ofhuman scale, the short-sighted eyes on the residence construction and the conflictsamong the different social classes. These problems could be gradually eased with theadvent of market norms and rational consumption.Urban residential areas transform from a traditional single model to which focus onthe demand of the variety outdoor activities. Human demands for residential space riseto not only the basic function but also visual beauty and inner beauty which could bespiritual sustenance, in line with human psychological behavior and also make peoplefeel trust, security and a sense of belonging.The paper analyzes the physical and social environment of the outdoor environment.From the perspective of human experience and human point of view, the articleemphasize human experience is the cognitive means and subjective feeling of theenvironment. Besides summarize human needs in sensory, behavior, mental and outdooractivities, and study how to create spaces in outdoor landscapes to meet these needs,which may provide residents with an interactive, comfortable, green and identifiableplace. Human may establish a strong link between their own lives and the natural environment through the residential landscape.