Table 2.

Description of evaluated architectural elements of squares and parks through the observation tool.

Architectural features	Architectural elements	Square		Parks
		Description	M*	Description	M*
Green and/or landscaped areas	Size	Small (<100 m2)	3.83	Large (>500 m2)	7.22
Type of vegetation	Lawn—grass Flowers—plants Shrubs Trees	Small variety of different vegetation types	7.0	Wide variety of different vegetation types	9.38
Children’s, sports and animal areas	Size	Small (<100 m2)	1.78	Medium (100—500 m2) and Large (>500 m2)	6.8
Accesibility	Open/closed enclosure Presence of private/transitable areas Presence of steps Access and transit for persons with reduced mobility	Open spaces, 100% walkable, with stairs and few limitations for people with reduced mobility	5.98	Open spaces, with impassable areas, no steps, and some limitations for people with reduced mobility	6.78
Perspective—sense of spaciousness	Enclosed by: Natural elements Buildings Mixed	Mixed enclosure	5	Enclosed by natural elements	4.2
Pedestrian circuit in the public space	Pavement condition Visually attractive for walking Difficulty of walking Weather protection elements (e.g., high-canopy trees, pergolas, etc.)	Adequate pavement with no major walking difficulties. Visually unattractive with some protective elements	6.25	Pavement could be improved with some walking difficulties. Very visually attractive with numerous protective elements	5.7

^*Average rating of architectural features (scale of 1–10).

The first column presents the general architectural features included in the validated tool (Rosales et al., 2019), and the second column presents the architectural elements assessed for each of the architectural features. The next two columns—squares and parks—show, on the one hand, the description for both types of space for each architectural feature evaluated and the average score obtained for each architectural feature.