Difference between revisions of "Le Fanu Play and Skate Park"

Revision as of 11:42, 9 September 2020

Author:	relational urbanism + Levins + Robert Barry + mcelligot
Dublin, ireland, 2020



Purpose	Activation	Interconnection	Collaborating
	Raise Awareness	Educate	Visualize Needs
	Simulate Impact of Decisions	Decision Making	Designing

Co-Creation	Co-Analysis	Co-Design	Co-Implementation
	Co-Maintenance	Co-Monitoring


Outcome	Decision Making	Knowledge	Assessment
	Design	Inclusion	Awareness
	Partnership



Mechanics	Alternative Reality	Role Play	Rule Based Play
	Location Based	Simulations	Mapping
	Geolocation	Hypothesis	Metagame

Tech&Tools	Analoge Tangibles	AR / VR	Audio Visual
	Data AI	Data Collection/Visualization	Digital Interface
	Mobile

Aesthetics	Sensation	Imagination	Assemblage
	Physical Activity / Construction	Realism



Scale	Metropolitan	City	District
	Neighbourhood	Street	Undefined


Audience	Community	Planning Expert	Audience Stakeholders
	Policy Makers


Scope	Individual	Small Group	Small Group
	Crowd	Pre-Defined

The design posed the challenge of enabling local communities to have a say in the design process in order to satisfy demands for safety, noise control and landscape impact, previously raised by residents during initial consultation stages. The two-stage competition included an intermediate consultation phase which Relational Urbanism design team used to deploy innovative tools for participation. These consisted in a skate park modelling - digitizing environment made up of a sandbox and 3D cloud capturing via Kinect. Participants could model with their hand the skate park they wanted with simple tools (wooden spheres, cylinders and small trowels). These models were later captured and brought into a 3D model which ultimately formed part of the overall proposal. The use of the modeling tool was deemed a success during the participatory event, where different members of the BMX community being actively engaged in the design process. This also encouraged senior members of the community to bring their views on safety and pedestrian issues. Similar events also took place in local schools, giving younger members of the community bring their ideas about play spaces.

The tool opened conversations of what constitutes a good integration between skate and play landscapes in public space. Details of skate bowls (spines, main layout) were understood via the use of the model. Landscape mounds to mitigate noise and visual impact were incorporated as well as changes in the overall park layout to secure visual connection of play areas to avoid issues of anti- social behavior.

The result was a design that managed to incorporate the view of the final users and addressed many of the concerns of local communities. This was made evident in comments of competition panel, who judged the design to meet their expectations as well as in the smooth planning approval that ensued, were local communities did not object to issues of noise and visual intrusion.

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-Swing Time is a temporary installation developed within the framework of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s urban renewal initiative. The installation integrates energy generation and plays, demonstrating the relation between production and consumption.
+The design posed the challenge of enabling local communities to have a say in the design process in order to satisfy demands for safety, noise control and landscape impact, previously raised by residents during initial consultation stages. The two-stage competition included an intermediate consultation phase which Relational Urbanism design team used to deploy innovative tools for participation. These consisted in a skate park modelling - digitizing environment made up of a sandbox and 3D cloud capturing via Kinect. Participants could model with their hand the skate park they wanted with simple tools (wooden spheres, cylinders and small trowels). These models were later captured and brought into a 3D model which ultimately formed part of the overall proposal. The use of the modeling tool was deemed a success during the participatory event, where different members of the BMX community being actively engaged in the design process. This also encouraged senior members of the community to bring their views on safety and pedestrian issues. Similar events also took place in local schools, giving younger members of the community bring their ideas about play spaces.
-The urban playscape is composed of 18 welded polypropylene swings, which hang under a customfabricated solar canopy. The swings are designed in three different sizes so that the community can engage and play with Swing Time as individuals or in groups.
-Swing Time uses solar energy harvested from a series of photovoltaic cells that translate UV rays into electrical illumination.
-Responsive in real-time to environmental conditions, the playscape’s illumination corresponds to a daily accumulation of solar power, translating UV rays into a visual register that indexes the abundance of solar energy. Photovoltaic cells integrated into the canopy capture and store solar energy during daylight hours. Through an automated system, the accumulated energy is distributed into LED lights located on the swings.
-Moreover, accelerometers installed within each swing directly respond to the acceleration forces and tilt exerted by users.
-When the swings are not moving, they emit soft White light, thanks to the energy collected during the day.
-As the swings increase in momentum from a static position, a microcontroller adjusts the LED output through a gradient scale from white blue to purple.
+The tool opened conversations of what constitutes a good integration between skate and play landscapes in public space. Details of skate bowls (spines, main layout) were understood via the use of the model. Landscape mounds to mitigate noise and visual impact were incorporated as well as changes in the overall park layout to secure visual connection of play areas to avoid issues of anti- social behavior.
-The responsive elements of Swing Time invite users to interact with the swings and with each other. The overall theme of Swing Time is to entice people of all ages to engage in active public play. Public play creates a community laboratory and raises awareness of energy consumption and production
+The result was a design that managed to incorporate the view of the final users and addressed many of the concerns of local communities. This was made evident in comments of competition panel, who judged the design to meet their expectations as well as in the smooth planning approval that ensued, were local communities did not object to issues of noise and visual intrusion.
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