Abstract
The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between perceived shapes and psychological quantities of attractiveness and impression of a setback space within a street with variation of its area texture. Authors presented 60 scale models to subjects, selected on the basis of a field survey then asked them to evaluate their attractiveness and impressions using a visual simulator. The analysis of the relationship between physical and psychological quantities helped in identifying the psychological quantities related to the different perceived shapes. The patterns of area texture that strengthen the attractiveness of the setback space were also categorized.
