Urban Linear Park
Place Activation
participatory design
"Park with potential of multiplied diversity of programme"
Sekten 17, Petaling Jaya
Completed 2016
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Identify and research on under-utilize and disconnect issues on supposely accesible public spaces, re-introduce public components to make our cities inviting, with good quality public spaces.
We extends the possibilities to interconnect the disconnected park, with simplified methodology of connectable park modules: extend, parallel, journey, hub, connect, plaza & pocket. In varies public space condition, park modules shall adapt to the context and community need, to formulate into a public considerate park.
"Urban life"
"In a society becoming steadily more privatized with private homes, cars, computers, offices and shopping centres, the public component of our lives is disappearing. It is more and more important to make the cities inviting, so we can meet our fellow citizens face to face and experience directly through our senses. Public life in good quality public spaces is an important part of a democratic life and full life."
--- Jan Gehl, Architect on Urban Life
The Modules
Plaza
A small public square, market place, theatre or similar open space in a built up area. Encourage nearby users to spill their activities into the park.
Connect
Revitalise existing facilities or redundant space by linking to an active trail and other pupulated areas.
Hub
Common connection point for users. It can be an effective centre of activity for students or working class in small scale.
Journey
Experiential nature trails by maintaining or introducing vegetation in a location where such vegetation is otherwise lacking.
Parallel
Encourage exchanges or communication among public transport users with passanger information graphics or system.
Pokect
A resting point or small area placed in between main activity of a larger space.
Extend
Extending of community centre and facilities to the open space by including the existing programme.
"Urban life"
Urban park project is a community research and design workshop organised by LPPL Little Planet Project Lab and UCSI Design Studio 2 Jan 2016. By taking one underused park as a research sample, the workshop extend research with interview and visual data collection to further analyse it’s site context and integration of public spaces within the existing residential blocks and community.
The chosen site is located at Seksyen 17, Petaling Jaya, hustle and bustle area along Jalan University. In the long run, we seek the possibilities of green public areas in urban setting and ideate to reorganise it with public considerate park planning.
Park at Seksyen 17, Petaling Jaya
Other Application: Park at Jalan Kerai 8/12
Other Application: Park at Jalan 5/57, Bukit Gasing
Urban Linear Park
Collabrators
UCSI School of Architecture and Build Environment Design Studio 2 Jan 2016 . Little Planet Project Lab . Tetawowe Atelier