A Study of the Usability and Experience of Public Space in Rural Watershed Environments

As a place frequently accessed by residents and tourists, the public space of rural watershed environment, with its good performance of availability and service experience, is conducive to the adaptation of the countryside to the development needs of the new era. In this study, a typical water village in Lingnan region is selected as a sample, and the rural spatial form and spatial nodes are analyzed, and it is proposed that there are problems such as weak service function and lack of coordination of landscape effect in the current rural water public space. The study combines the theories related to service experience and usability of public space, establishes a service experience perception model for rural public space, and explores the optimization path of rural water public space to enhance the perception and applicability of rural experience users. The study shows that measures such as street optimization, spatial node planning, and overall landscape transformation of buildings can effectively improve the safety, comfort, and pleasure indicators of rural waterfront space. Improving the service function and landscape visual effect of rural water public space can further enhance the usability and user experience of public space in water network villages.