Mikey Goralnik Yushuan Ji

Du Xinbo

20/20 Hindsight Evaluating, analyzing, and Rethinking the park shops plaza

 

sitting (alone)

sitting (group)

walking(alone + group)

Process

PHASE I: General Observation •  preliminary site analysis •  informal interviews •  archival research PHASE II: Focused Observation

•  behavior maps •  questionnaires •  photos + videos

PHASE III: Analysis + Recommendations

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NT Site analysis  

•  Basic objective characteristics

•  Behavior map for site

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Site analysis  

•  Basic objective characteristics

•  Behavior map for site

Archival •  Least helpful, but interesting •  Built in 1914; served as the

headquarters for facilities •  2009 renovation was an

explicit rejection of its previous uselessness to students

Anecdotal •  Exploratory; to see if there were

any themes we were missing •  N=10: “Where are you going? Where are you coming from? Do

you like it here? •  Basis for more formal

questionnaire

Behavior mapping

Sommer + Sommer: “…systematically recording people’s actions and behaviors.”

•  Place-based (sedentary) protocol three discrete activities •  Mapped paths of travel •  Three times per day, for five days, two maps per time30 different maps •  266 total dots

Behavior mapping

sitting (alone)

sitting (group)

walking(alone + group)

Patterns + Intuition Disorderly crossing behavior

Patterns + Intuition

sitting (alone)

sitting (group)

walking(alone + group)

Patterns + Intuition Disorderly crossing behavior

Patterns + Intuition

Prominence of thoroughfare along site’s southern border

sitting (alone)

sitting (group)

walking(alone + group)

Patterns + Intuition

Prominence of thoroughfare along site’s southern border

Patterns + Intuition

Popularity of Ledges

Patterns + Intuition

Popularity of Ledges

map  

sitting (alone)

sitting (group)

walking(alone + group)

Patterns + Intuition

Inefficient bench use

Patterns + Intuition

Inefficient bench use

sitting (alone)

sitting (group)

walking(alone + group)

Patterns + Intuition Questionnaire •  N=50 •  Response to proposed

design inventions

This%questionnaire%is%for%a%research%in%Landscape%Architecture.%The%place%talked%about%in%this%questionnaire%is%between%SAS%Hall%and%park%shop.%Thanks%each%of%you%to%spare%your%time%to%help%us!%!For!the!ledge!people:!!1.!Where!do!you!prefer!to!sit?!A.!Ledge!!!!!!!!!!!B.!Chairs!!!!!!!!!!C.!both!are!OK.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ledge!2.!Do!you!want!the!ledge!to!curve!to!the!other!direction?!!A.!Yes,!I!want!to!try!it.!!!!!!!!!!B.!No,!I!like!the!current!way.!!!!!!!!!C.!I!don’t!really!care.!!For!Building!Entrance!(SAS!Hall):!!!!!!!!!!!1.!Have!you!noticed!the!plants!besides!the!wall?!A.!Yes.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B.!No.!!2.!What!do!you!think!of!them?!A.!Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!B.!Ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!C.!No!feeling.!!!3.!Do!you!think!the!pavement!(red!one!and!white!one)!will!influence!you!choosing!way!to!go?!A.!Yes.!!!!!!!B.!No.!!!!!!!C.!I!don’t!know.!!For!the!benches!beside!the!tree:!!1.!Do!you!like!to!sit!here?!A.!Yes.!!!!!!B.!No.!!2.!Which!one!do!you!prefer?!A.!Ledge!!!!B.!Benches!!!!C.!Depends!on!what!I!want!to!do.!!3.!When!will!you!sit!here?!A.!Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B.!Afternoon!!!!!C.!When!I!am!waiting!for!my!class.!!!!D.!__________!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Benches!in!front!of!SAS!Hall!

74%

10%

16%

Do you want the ledge to curve to the other direction?

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YES.NO.

I DON’T KNOW.

Do  you  think  the  pavement  will  influence  you  choosing  way  to  go?  

Patterns + Intuition Questionnaire •  N=50 •  Response to proposed

design inventions

This%questionnaire%is%for%a%research%in%Landscape%Architecture.%The%place%talked%about%in%this%questionnaire%is%between%SAS%Hall%and%park%shop.%Thanks%each%of%you%to%spare%your%time%to%help%us!%!For!the!ledge!people:!!1.!Where!do!you!prefer!to!sit?!A.!Ledge!!!!!!!!!!!B.!Chairs!!!!!!!!!!C.!both!are!OK.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ledge!2.!Do!you!want!the!ledge!to!curve!to!the!other!direction?!!A.!Yes,!I!want!to!try!it.!!!!!!!!!!B.!No,!I!like!the!current!way.!!!!!!!!!C.!I!don’t!really!care.!!For!Building!Entrance!(SAS!Hall):!!!!!!!!!!!1.!Have!you!noticed!the!plants!besides!the!wall?!A.!Yes.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B.!No.!!2.!What!do!you!think!of!them?!A.!Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!B.!Ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!C.!No!feeling.!!!3.!Do!you!think!the!pavement!(red!one!and!white!one)!will!influence!you!choosing!way!to!go?!A.!Yes.!!!!!!!B.!No.!!!!!!!C.!I!don’t!know.!!For!the!benches!beside!the!tree:!!1.!Do!you!like!to!sit!here?!A.!Yes.!!!!!!B.!No.!!2.!Which!one!do!you!prefer?!A.!Ledge!!!!B.!Benches!!!!C.!Depends!on!what!I!want!to!do.!!3.!When!will!you!sit!here?!A.!Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B.!Afternoon!!!!!C.!When!I!am!waiting!for!my!class.!!!!D.!__________!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Benches!in!front!of!SAS!Hall!

74%

10%

16%

Do you want the ledge to curve to the other direction?

don’t  care  

yes  

no  

Recommendations Disorderly crossing behavior

Recommendations Continue use of gray/white paving pattern in middle of street

•  Increase connectivity •  Slow cars •  Facilitate natural usage

Recommendations

Prominence of thoroughfare along site’s southern border

Recommendations

Improved pedestrian facilities along thoroughfare

•  More impressive plantings

•  More intelligible gateway

•  Maintain traffic flow

Graphic    

Patterns + Intuition

Popularity of Ledges

Inefficient bench use

Improve existing ledge facilities and replace benches with sittable planters

•  Reference existing design features

•  Unite north and south sides of Stinson Dr.

•  Facilitate interaction

ADDED “LEDGE-LIKE” SEATING

RELOCATED BIKE RACK

Limitations

•  Small sample size •  Does not account for seasonality •  Cursory interviews •  Food usage •  Administrative concerns (service traffic,

maintenance)

Questions