Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Sense of Place- Street Furniture Design Project: Research and Concept


Four A3 research posters of my SITE ANALYSIS 

And a few very very rough CONCEPT SKETCHES with annotations:








Peer and Tutor Feedback

+ve The street performance backdrop is interesting and shows a high degree of originality

-ve Anything that hinges etc is vulnerable and likely to be broken (usually intentionally) if not made incredibly tough. It is likely to require excessive maintenance too – something it doesn’t look like the council has budgeted for here.

-ve  The ‘Igloo’ concept creates an ‘alcove’ that people could hide in and create a threat to other people during the evening. It also seems ideal for drug/alcohol abusers

-ve nothing innovative about the concept 3

+ve research is good- focus on some key issues about your sites to drive your concepts: 
is there something that could improve the safety (posed by the vehicular traffic) to pedestrians/cyclists moving through here? 
Is there something that whilst providing safety also creates a sound barrier to improve the ‘peacefulness’ of the park making it a more attractive space to spend time in? 
Is there an interesting way you can improve night-time security for those using the parks as a thoroughfare?




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