Street: The dual value of Function and Aesthetics

Function c onnection For example, the countryside in Jiangxi province, China, which have many narrow streets. The streets could not provide an aesthetic feel. They are mainly for practical purposes—linking the whole countryside. Because they are narrow, people will hardly feel a sense of distance. In addition, these streets are like spider nets, which connect every family. In a certain sense, the countryside streets are the connection between the house and the field, which in fact constitutes the connection between people and nature. People can walk to the field and nature through the streets. This virtually increases people’s connection with nature. Another example is the street in Kyoto. The streets in Kyoto are short, “the streets of Kyoto are straight and 90 meters or less in length, and anything that happens there is easily visible. As a townscape whose design promotes an intermingling of internal and ex...