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A Study on the Application of Narrative Design Techniques in Environmental Spaces

Author(s)

Zhong Huang

Affiliation(s)

Xianda College of Economics and Humanities Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China

Abstract

The article focuses on the application of narrative design in environmental spaces, reviewing and summarizing design practice projects in educational campus spaces, traditional tea culture spaces, and distinctive residential-themed spaces through narrative techniques. By analyzing from perspectives such as "site reading and insight," user identity and site functions, narrative scripts and spatial correspondence, it examines the motivations and patterns behind the design process. This demonstrates how applying narrative theory in design helps manifest spatial sequences and hierarchies. Through a point-to-area approach, it provides detailed analysis of spatial narrative and design techniques in "campus education," "traditional culture," and "residential recreation," exploring narrative as a fundamental method for environmental space design strategies. It employs thematic expression and spatial flow organization to construct narrative scenes, creating environmental spaces with distinctive site characteristics, traditional cultural heritage, and historical significance. This study holds guiding significance for future design of similar spaces.

Keywords

Environmental Art; Narrative Design; Natural Education; Cultural Space

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