The life of plazas and sitting spaces; Sun ,wind ,trees ,water, food, The street; The “undesirables”. Effective capacity. Indoor spaces. Concourse and mega-structures; Smaller cities and places.
2. THE LIFE OF PLAZAS.
SITTING SPACES.
SUN ,WIND ,TREES ,WATER .
FOOD.
THE STREET.
THE “UNDESIRABLES”.
EFFECTIVE CAPACITY.
INDOOR SPACES.
CONCOURSE AND MEGASTRUCTURES .
SMALLER CITIES AND PLACES.
TRIANGULATION.
3.
4. WHAT DOES PLAZA MEAN?
IN A SIMPLE WORD ,PLAZA IS AN OPEN URBAN
PUBLIC SPACE SUCH AS CITY SQUARE , AND THAT
OFTEN HAS TREES AND BUSHES AND PLACES TO SIT
AS WELL AS TO WALK.
SECRET LIFE PROJECT STARTED BY STUDYING HOW
PEOPLE USE PLAZAS.
THEY MOUNTED TIME-LAPSE CAMERAS , THEY
TALKED TO PEOPLE TO FIND WHERE THEY CAME
FROM , WHERE THEY WORKED , HOW FREQUENTLY
THEY USED THE PLACE AND WHAT THEY THOUGHT
OF IT.
THE LIFE OF PLAZAS
THE LIFE OF PLAZAs..
6. WHAT ATTRACT PEOPLE MOST ,IT WOULD
APPEAR IS, OTHER PEOPLE.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DIDN’T MOVE OUT OF THE
MAIN PEDESTRIAN FLOW . THEY STAYED IN IT
OR MOVED INTO IT , AND THE GREAT BULK OF
CONVERSATIONS WERE SMACK IN THE CENTRE
OF THE FLOW 100% LOCATION.
THIS WILL RESULT IN PEOPLES OPINION THAT –
AREA IS CONGESTED MORE OFTEN THEY MAKE
IT CONGESTED.
THE LIFE OF PLAZAS
7. • GIVEN THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF A CENTRE
CITY SUCH AS HIGH PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES AND
CONCENTRATION AND MIXTURE OF ACTIVITIES-
PEOPLE IN ONE PLACE TEND TO ACT MUCH LIKE
PEOPLE IN ANOTHER.
THE LIFE OF PLAZAS
8. i. PLAZA USE
ii. AMOUNT OF
OPEN SPACE
iii. AMOUNT OF
SITTABLE SPACE.
SITTING SPACES
9. NEW YORK WERE VERY CONSISTENT ,IN THE USE
OF PLAZAS .DAY IN, DAY OUT ,MANY OF THEM
WOULD SIT AT CERTAIN PLAZAS ,FEW AT OTHER.
THE MEMBER OF SECRET LIFE PROJECT ALSO
NOTICED THAT THE ELEGANCE AND PURITY OF
BUILDINGS DESIGNS SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE
RELATIONSHIP TO THE USE OF THE SPACES
AROUND IT.
SITTING SPACES
10. IT IS OBSERVED THAT PEOPLE SEEK OPEN SPACES AS
A RELIEF FROM THE OVERCROWDING THEY ARE
NORMALLY SUBJECTED TO,AND IT WOULD FOLLOW
THAT PLACES AFFORDING THE GREATEST FEELING
OF LIGHT AND SPACE WOULD DRAW THE MOST.
IF WE RANK PLAZAS BY THE AMOUNT OF
SPACE,THERE SURELY WOULD BE POSITIVE
CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SIZE OF PLAZAS AND
THE NUMBER OF PERSONS USING THEM.
ONCE AGAIN,WE FOUND NO CLEAR
RELATIONSHIP….AS ,SEVERAL OF THE SMALLER
SPACES HAD LOTS OF PEOPLE,SEVERAL OF THE
LARGER HAD LOTS OF PEOPLE AND SEVERAL OF THE
LARGER HAD VERY FEW PEOPLE.
SITTING SPACES
11. SITTING SPACE TO BE SURE ,IS ONLY ONE OF THE MANY
VARIABLE AND WITHOUT A CONTROL SITUATION AS A
MEASURE, ONE CANNOT BE SURE OF CAUSE AND EFFECT.
VARIOUS SUBPARTS:
INTEGRAL SITTING.
SITTING HEIGHTS.
BENCHES.
CHAIRS.
SITTING SPACES
16. TO KNOW THE ANSWER ,PROJECT MEMBER
INCLUDED ALL THE SPACE MEANT FOR PEOPLE TO
SIT ON ,SUCH AS BENCHES AND THE SPACES ,THEY
SAT ON WHETHER MEANT TO OR NOT SUCH AS
LEDGES.
SITTING SPACES
17. TO MAKE THE PLACE MORE VIBRANT,
AVAILABILITY OF SITTING PLACE IS MUCH
IMPORTANT.
SITTING SPACES
19. IT IS OBSERVED THAT,IN LATE MORNING,THE PLAZA
WAS IN SHADOW.THEN SHORTLY BEFORE NOON,A
NARROW WEDGE OF SUNLIGHT BEGAN MOVING
ACROSS THE PLAZA.
PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY,IT IS PROVEN
THAT PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE AND THIS IS ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY THEIR RELATIVE CARRYING
CAPACITY IS SO HIGH.
WIND..
SUN,WIND,TREES AND WATER
20.
21.
22. SUN,WIND,TREES AND WATER
NEW YORK’S NEW OPEN SPACE ZONING HAS
SHARPLY STEPPED UP REQUIREMENTS:DEVELOPERS
MUST PROVIDE A TREE FOR EVERY 25 FEET OF
SIDEWAY.
WATER IS ANOTHER FINE ELEMENT AND NEWPLAZAS
,PARKS PROVIDE WATER IN ALL SORTS OF
FORMS:WATERFALLS,WATERWALLS,RAPIDS,SLUICEWA
YS,TRANQUIL POOLS,WATER TUNNELS,MEANDERING
BROOKS,FOUNTAINS OF ALL KINDS.
23. THUS, SUN , WIND, TREES, WATER ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR THE HEALTHY
DEVELOPMENT OF ANY PLAZA, TOWN ,CITY , ETC.
SUN,WIND,TREES AND WATER
AT THE END…..CONCLUSION
34. AVENUE OF AMERICA
oNE OF THE NEW YORK’S BEST CORNERS IS 49TH STREET AND THE AVENUE OF
THE AMERICA , ALONG THE MCGRALL-HILL BUILDING. THIS CORNER HAS ALL
OF THE BASICS: A FOOD VENDOR ,AND A HEAVY PEDESTRAIN FLOW, THE
MIDDLE OF WHICH IS A FAVORITE PLACE FOR CONVERSATIONS.
STREET
35. PALEY’S PARK IS A
SUBURB SPACE FOR
MANY REASONS. ONE
OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT IS ITS
CORDIAL RELATION
WITH STREET. THE
VESTIBULE IS USED IN
ITS OWN RIGHT
STREET
41. CITIES IN USA HAVE BROUGHT CONSIDERABLE
CHANGES IN THEIR BUILDING FORMS.
THEY HAVE INTRODUCED NEW BUILDING FORMS
LIKE CONCOURSES,MEGASTRUCTURES,INDOOR
SPACES AND MUCH MORE.
THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN ADAPTED
ACCORDINGLY TO THE CITY’S NEED.
THESE CHANGES HAVE GIVEN PLANNERS NEW
DOMAINS TO STUDY AND LET TO DISCOVERY OF
NEW CONCEPTS IN URBAN PLANNING.
THE UNDESIRABLES
42. STRONG RELATION BETWEEN NUMBER OF PEOPLE
SITTING ON BENCHES ALONG THE CITY’S MAIN
PEDESTRIAN WAY AND NUMBER STANDING OR
WALKING
UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE OVER THE SPACE.
DISTRIBUTION DOESN’T DEPENDS ON DENSITY OF
POPULATION IN THE AREA.
SITTING OF PEOPLE OVER THE BENCHES IS
INFLUENCED BY SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENTS
AND QUALITATIVE ASPECTS LIKE COMFORT,
PURPOSE OF SITTING,ETC.
44. •MOST INTENSIVELY
USED PLACES.
•ENVIRONMENT
AROUND IS AWFUL
AND FULL OF TRAFFIC.
•STILL ,SUCH PLACES
ARE USED BY OLD
PEOPLE AS THEY FEEL
THAT THE PLACES ARE
VIBRANT.
BENCHES ON
THE TIMES
SQUARE ,NY
EFFECTIVE CAPACITY
50. PROS
BLOCK CIRCULATION ONLY
THROUGH PUBLIC INDOOR
SPACE.
SCREENING IN PEOPLE ON
BASIS OF INCOME IN PRIVATE
PUBLIC SPACE.
REDUCED ATTRACTIONS FOR
STREETS.
CONS
INDOOR SPACES
51. SITTING PLACES NEXT TO MAIN PEDESTRIAN
FLOW ARE MOST LIKED.
MAIN PEDESTRIAN FLOW IS CHANNELED
THROUGH LIMITED DOORS.
EVEN DURING HIGH FLOW ,PEOPLE USE ONLY
LIMITED NUMBER DOORS .THEY NEVER USE ALL
THE DOORS.
SLIDING DOORS ARE ALWAYS PREFFERED OVER
REVOLVING DOORS
INDOOR SPACES
53. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ATTRACTION FOR THE
STREETS.
EXTRA FLOOR SPACE RECEIVED BY THE
DEVELOPERS
INDOOR SPACES
54.
55. CONCOURSES IS DEFINED AS A PLACE WHERE
PATHWAYS AND ROADWAYS MEET LIKE IN A
HOTEL, CONVENTION CENTRE, A RAILWAY
STATION OR OTHER SPACE.
CLASSIFIED INTO TWO TYPES:
A. OVERGROUND CONCOURSES
B. UNDERGROUND CONCOURSES
58. POSITIVE IMPACTS
WE GET A CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE
FOR SHOPPING
,EATING,SOCIALIZING IE NO
EFFECT OF OUTSIDE
CONDITIONS[WEATHER
PROMINENTLY].
MOSTLY SUCH CONCOURSES
ARE LARGE COMPLEXES
WITH ALL THE FACILITIES.
REDUCED PEDESTRIANS AT
STREET MARKETS LEADING
TO DECLINE IN TRADE.
ONLY SHOPS WITH BASIC
GOODS[BOOK STALLS,FOOD
STALLS] ARE FOUND IN MOST
UNDERGROUND
CONCOURSES.
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
CONCOURSES AND
MEGASTRUCTURES
59. WALKWAY [ALSO CALLED SKYWAY] IS A
COMPOSITE TERM USED FOR ALL STRUCUTRES
THAT SUPPORT THE USE OF TRAILS [ PATH]
WALKWAYS IN
MINNEAPOLIS [USA]
CONCOURSES AND
MEGASTRUCTURES
61. POSITIVE IMPACTS
PROVIDES HIGH
CONNEECTIVITY IN CBD.
CAPABLE OF CARRYING HIGH
PEDESTRIAN FLOW.
LOWERS THE RUSH ON THE
STREETS.
PREVENTION FROM
OUTSIDE COLD WEATHER.
TRADE IN COMPLEXES
CONNECTED BY WALKWAYS
INCREASES.
LOWERED PEDESTRIAN
FLOW CAN CAUSE UNDER
UTILIZATION OF FACILITIES
PROVIDED FOR
PEDESTRIANS.
REDUCED PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS ,LESS CUSTOMERS
FOR THE SHOPS ,REDUCED
TRADE.
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
CONCOURSES AND
MEGASTRUCTURES
63. PROS
MULTIPURPOSE BUILDINGS
[SHOPS,OFFICES,HOTELS]
PROVIDES CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT
INDEPENDENT OF
SURROUNDINGS.
PROVIDES SECURITY .
SELF SUFFICIENCY.
LINKAGE TO CONCOURSES
AND SKYWAYS.
CLOSING WALLS FOR STREET.
SCREENING OF PEOPLE
ACCORDING TO INCOME
GROUPS.
AMERICAN CITIES GOT
DIVIDED INTO TWO TYPES
I. REGULAR CITY.
II. VISITORS CITY.
CONS
CONCOURSES AND
MEGASTRUCTURES
64.
65. CBD’S CONTAIN SUFFICIENT PARKING SPACE AND
SIDE WALKS WITH LOW POPULATION DENSITIES.
HERITAGE SHOPS,GARAGES ,AND OTHER GENERAL
NEED SHOPS ARE ALSO FOUND.
A FRINGE IS BEING DEVELOPED BETWEEN CBD AND
SUB URBAN AREAS BECAUSE OF EFFICIENT USE OF
AVAILABLE SPACE.
THEY PRESERVE THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF THE
CITY.
AS THERE IS LIMITED SPACE ,PLANNERS PRODUCE
THEIR BEST DESIGNS FOR DEVELOPING THE
DOWNTOWNS.
SMALLER CITIES AND PLACES
66. THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOME EXTERNAL
STIMULUS PROVIDES A LINKAGE BETWEEN
PEOPLE AND PROMPTS STRANGERS TO TALK TO
EACH OTHER AS THOUGH THEY WERE NOT , IS
CALLED AS TRIANGULATION.
THE STIMULUS CAN BE AN OBJECT OR SIGHT.
FOR EX: A STREET BAND , STREET ARTIST OR A
STREET SCULPTURE UPON WHICH PEOPLE
COMMENT AND REMARK EACH OTHER ON IT
67.
68. HAVE STRONG SOCIAL EFFECT.
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE’S THINKING OVER IT.
DEVELOPS CURIOSITY AMONG KIDS
INCREASES SOCIAL INTERACTION AMONG
VISITORS.
TRIANGULATION
70. • STREET BANDS
• STREET ENTERTAINERS WHICH INCLUDE
1) STREET MAGICIANS
2) MIMIKRI ARTISTS
3) ACROBATS
SCHOOLS BANDS,POLITICAL
PROCESSIONS,ROCK GROUPS
MUSICIANS
PEOPLE CREATING SOCIAL AWARENESS
ARTISTS[STREET GALLERIES]
TRIANGULATION
71. PEOPLE LIKE TO VISIT PLACES WHICH ARE
LIVELY ,FULL OF ENTERTAINMENT .THEY AVOID
PLACES WHICH ARE LONELY AND SPACIOUS.
MOST PREFFERED RESTFUL PLACES ARE AREAS
WITH SMALL PLACES WITH HIGH DENSITY OF
PEOPLE AND VERY EFFICIENT USE OF SPACE.
THESE SMALL PLACES ARE PRICELESS,
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE COST …..
THEY DEPICT THE REAL CITY AND IT’S PEOPLE.
TRIANGULATION
