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Xinbo Du

This document summarizes research conducted to evaluate and analyze the park shops plaza area, with the goal of rethinking its design. The research involved 3 phases: general observation through site analysis and interviews; focused observation through behavior maps, questionnaires, and photos/videos; and analysis and recommendations. Behavior mapping showed popular areas like the ledges and inefficient bench use. A questionnaire provided input on design proposals. Recommendations included improving pedestrian facilities along a thoroughfare, continuing the paving pattern to slow traffic, and improving existing ledge facilities with added seating. Limitations included a small sample size and not accounting for seasonal differences.

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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
SHADOWS ENVIRONMENT Site analysis ? ?? Basic objective characteristics ?? Behavior map for site
WIND DRAINAGE 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 ?ve days, two maps per time?30 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 Inef?cient bench use
Patterns + Intuition Inef?cient 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! 7 Do you want the le 0 10 20 30 40 YES. NO. I DON¡¯T KNOW. Do ?you ?think ?the ?pavement ?will ? in?uence ?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
Park shops
Recommendations Prominence of thoroughfare along site¡¯s southern border
Recommendations Improved pedestrian facilities along thoroughfare ?? More impressive plantings ?? More intelligible gateway ?? Maintain traf?c ?ow
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Patterns + Intuition Popularity of Ledges Inef?cient 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 traf?c, maintenance) Questions

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  • 2. 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
  • 3. SHADOWS ENVIRONMENT Site analysis ? ?? Basic objective characteristics ?? Behavior map for site
  • 4. WIND DRAINAGE Site analysis ? ?? Basic objective characteristics ?? Behavior map for site
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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 ?ve days, two maps per time?30 different maps ?? 266 total dots
  • 7. Behavior mapping sitting (alone) sitting (group) walking (alone + group)
  • 9. Patterns + Intuition sitting (alone) sitting (group) walking (alone + group)
  • 11. Patterns + Intuition Prominence of thoroughfare along site¡¯s southern border
  • 13. Patterns + Intuition Prominence of thoroughfare along site¡¯s southern border
  • 15. Patterns + Intuition Popularity of Ledges map ? sitting (alone) sitting (group) walking (alone + group)
  • 17. Patterns + Intuition Inef?cient bench use sitting (alone) sitting (group) walking (alone + group)
  • 18. 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! 7 Do you want the le 0 10 20 30 40 YES. NO. I DON¡¯T KNOW. Do ?you ?think ?the ?pavement ?will ? in?uence ?you ?choosing ?way ?to ?go? ?
  • 19. 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 ?
  • 21. Recommendations Continue use of gray/white paving pattern in middle of street ?? Increase connectivity ?? Slow cars ?? Facilitate natural usage
  • 24. Recommendations Improved pedestrian facilities along thoroughfare ?? More impressive plantings ?? More intelligible gateway ?? Maintain traf?c ?ow
  • 26. Patterns + Intuition Popularity of Ledges Inef?cient 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
  • 28. Limitations ?? Small sample size ?? Does not account for seasonality ?? Cursory interviews ?? Food usage ?? Administrative concerns (service traf?c, maintenance) Questions