ANALYSIS AND DESIGN APPROACH FOR A NOCTURNAL IMAGE OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Abstract

The current debate on the cultural landscape proposes active enhancement practices and local planning tools that are also dedicated to the study of scenic-perceptive components and visual values. However, the current indications are limited to the definition of day images of sites and are not based on investigations of the corresponding nocturnal images of the widespread heritage. The study presented in this paper is aimed at underlining the importance of the analysis of nocturnal images and at defining design tips and guidelines for the definition of the nocturnal landscape image. The proposal of design guidelines will result from the assessment of the current nightscape. The aim of the paper is to present the methodological approach that has been conceived to address the analysis of the current nocturnal landscape image, carried out through both qualitative and quantitative analysis. In the paper results obtained from the application of the method to a case study are presented.