Fallstudie av mellanrummen i stadsdelen Ålidhems offentliga utemiljöer
This diploma-work assess the public outdoor space. It has its starting point in, Ålidhem, a town district of Umeå. I have been studying public spaces in the outdoor environment. In this essay this refers to the spaces between the houses. What they are, what they contain, how they function and h...
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SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
2007
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| Sumario: | This diploma-work assess the public outdoor space. It
has its starting point in, Ålidhem, a town district of
Umeå. I have been studying public spaces in the outdoor
environment. In this essay this refers to the spaces
between the houses. What they are, what they contain,
how they function and how they can improved. The
focus has been on describing what's important in the
spaces between the houses and how one can think in
order to design a good outdoor environment. I have
chosen to define a "good outdoor environment" as an
environment that is social, safe, rich in experiences, aesthetic
and has an identity.
The vegetation is an important part in order to achieve
a good environment. Since the vegetation and its functions,
impacts and development constitutes a big part of
our outdoor environment it has been one of the sources
who inspired this report. In my report I have noticed
which sort of vegetation one could use in the spaces
between the houses.
The inventory and analysis for Ålidhem illustrates and
describe the architects intentions with the area, how it
turned out to be and how it looks today (see chapters
3 "Stadsdelen Ålidhem"). The inventory part shows
details on the areas design, traffic situation, playgrounds
and how the area is used. Meeting places, people's
movement, landmarks and the feeling of a place is also
declared in the inventory. As a complement to literature
and field studies have the people in the area participated
trough a questionnaire dispatch, see annex 1, s 112.
Svensk Markservice who has the management responsibillity
for the area has also been asked about their situation/
opinion.
The aspects that I have chosen to study and has an
influence on the environment is presented and verified
through literature and research (chapter 2 "Stadens
mellanrum" and chapter 4 "Principer för gestaltning
av offentliga rum"). In these chapters, I present why
and how important it is to arrange places for meetings
and activities but also places there one can be alone, all
in order to create a social and genial outdoor environment.
When summarizing the inventory and analys the
outdoor environment in Ålidhem can be described as
monotonous and worn with many large, open, "poor"
surfaces.
In my report I present what is needed to create a safe
environment. To achieve a safe environment it is important
with an environment that is clean and fresh. It is
also important to adapt good lightning and create an
interesting, detailed environment without losing the
opportunities to have a good view over the street/place.
But above all that the humane presence is needed in
order to call forth the feeling of being safe.
A environment which is rich in experiences consist of
a certain amount of details and has an interesting content
that catch your attention. Furthermore, my work
present the aesthetic attractive environment as an environment
with a certain harmony and balance. On the
knowledge that an atmosphere in harmony and balance
is easy for us to read and to understand. What we recognize
and understand is also easier to care about and
enjoy. An environment who has a defined identity and
character is simple to feel at ease in. You can also find
your way home and trough the area in a characteristic
environment. That kind of environment increases the
status of the district which also create a value for those
who live there and therefore creates a good outdoor
environment.
The principles who shows how to create better outdoor
spaces and is concentrated to chapters 4. They are based
on those inventories and analyses has been done in the
town part Ålidhem.
The conclusion chapter include a suggestion and an
example on how to design a part of Ålidhem in order to
create "good design". The suggestion applicate thoughts
and principles that I discussed earlier. Through one new
design with respect for ambient buildings I have decided
to retain the simplicity and cleanness that characters
Ålidhem but with a better spatial feeling. The suggestion
also have a better feeling for the direction of the street
and it defines the use of the street in a better way than in
other spaces in this area. |
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