CANVAS TOPOGRAPHY – LIBRARY AS A SPATIAL JOURNEY

ABSTRACT

THIS DISSERTATION EXPLORES THE CONCEPT OF A TOPOGRAPHIC SHOPPING MALL IN MACAU INSPIRED BY THE REGION'S MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPES AND ITS POTENTIAL TO INTEGRATE NATURE WITHIN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. AS CONSUMER PREFERENCES INCREASINGLY SHIFT TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTH- ORIENTED EXPERIENCES, THE INCORPORATION OF NATURE-INSPIRED DESIGN PRINCIPLES EMERGES AS A CRITICAL RESPONSE TO THESE DEMANDS. THIS STUDY INVESTIGATES HOW BLENDING NATURAL ELEMENTS— SUCH AS LOCAL FLORA, ORGANIC FORMS, AND WATER FEATURES—CAN ENHANCE THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, FOSTERING A DEEPER CONNECTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THE RESEARCH ADDRESSES KEY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF NATURE-INSPIRED DESIGN IN COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE, THE IMPACT OF THESE ELEMENTS ON USER EXPERIENCE AND WELL-BEING, AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. BY EXAMINING EXISTING DESIGN STRATEGIES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON VISITOR SATISFACTION, THIS DISSERTATION AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURE-INSPIRED RETAIL ENVIRONMENTS. ULTIMATELY, THE FINDINGS HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING BIOPHILIC SPACES THAT NOT ONLY FULFILL PRACTICAL NEEDS BUT ALSO PROMOTE HEALTH AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, POSITIONING THE TOPOGRAPHIC SHOPPING MALL AS A POTENTIAL MODEL FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.