This term my field project was incredibly intriguing, it was associated more with my subject compared to last year’s field, which meant that I could relate the topics I was learning back to my Interior Design Course easily. Site Spaces and Public Places is the title of my field project and encourages me to think about how public spaces are used and how individual’s situational behaviour changes depending on the site/space they are surrounded by. The aim of this project is to identify a specific location of my choice, and, design and create a piece of art work which will cause a different psychological, behavioural and emotional response. After some serious consideration as to what I wanted to gain out of this project I decided to use the ‘Boulevard de Nantes’ underpass which connects city hall to the city centre.
(Image: Rob Browne) https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/cardiff-council-underpass-city-hall-17087436
I have chosen this place has since moving to Cardiff I have hated walking underpasses during the evenings as I have felt uncomfortable and vulnerable. As the nights draw in during the autumnal and winter seasons the underpasses are not well lit and rarely having cctv which makes the place seem dodgy, dark and scary. Therefore, my aim is to produce a piece of installation art which will enable this space to become more welcoming and appealing thereby, encouraging more people to walk through the space without feeling vulnerable and in danger.
Some of the main questions which is worth taking into consideration when researching into my chosen environment/space include:
– Photograph and consider the access of the space:
– What is around it?
– Why you chose it?
– Write a short report to clarify
– What you want to achieve?
– Who is the audience and client?
– Site lines and understanding the flow of people, light and context.
– The same space can change depending on the people of whom are within the vicinity of the environment = How many pedestrians walk through the underpass
– Does the volume of people walking through the space change depending on the time of day?
– If so when does the underpass experience the most interaction?
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