Abstract:Currently,landscape design of healthcare residential areas usually focuses on visual elements and gives little consideration to sound environment. This paper puts forward the soundscape concept in the landscape design of healthcare residential areas through combining the results of previous research on soundscape, and discusses the soundscape design method from four aspects: reasonable division of soundscape functional areas, full use of natural soundscape, reasonable allocation of human soundscape, and control of artificial soundscape according to demand. Also, by using the example of Nansha Strand Garden, the soundscape status of residential areas is discussed and the elderly’s demand for soundscape is evaluated by field investigation and questionnaire survey. Additionally, a specific optimization strategy for soundscape design is put forward, providing a new idea for the landscape construction of healthcare communities.
