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To identify and evaluate the key architectural and design elements that express publicness in the external spaces of museum buildings to better integrate them into urban public space systems.

August 14, 2026BuildingsOpen Access

Research on the Publicness Expression Elements of External Spaces of Cultural Buildings: A Case Study of Museum Buildings in Beijing’s Core Area

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YJYuan JiaBeijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture MWMingli WangBeijing Institute of Technology MWMeihan WangBeijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

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Mixed-methods study reveals how spatial layout elements shape publicness in museum external spaces, highlighting key design strategies to enhance urban public environments.

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To identify and evaluate the key architectural and design elements that express publicness in the external spaces of museum buildings to better integrate them into urban public space systems.
Conducted field observations, spatial measurements, and questionnaire surveys (N=277) across nine museum external spaces in the core area of Beijing.
Analyzed spatial layouts across six dimensions: leisure atmosphere and activity diversity, spatial quality and perceived safety, landscape creation and spatial comfort, pedestrian friendliness, spatial identity, and boundary treatment with management measures.
Spatial layout and boundary treatments directly determine the threshold of publicness and the degree to which museum grounds convey a welcoming attitude.
Optimizing pedestrian friendliness, perceived safety, and landscape comfort significantly enhances the capacity of museum external spaces to supplement the wider urban public space network.

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Jia et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec7aab70b84ec8b914360 https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16163202

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Mixed-methods study reveals how spatial layout elements shape publicness in museum external spaces, highlighting key design strategies to enhance urban public environments.

Research on the Publicness Expression Elements of External Spaces of Cultural Buildings: A Case Study of Museum Buildings in Beijing’s Core Area

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Research on the Publicness Expression Elements of External Spaces of Cultural Buildings: A Case Study of Museum Buildings in Beijing’s Core Area

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