Rethinking Public Space: A public space for a winter city

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Rethinking Public Space

A public space for a winter city

Johanna Gimfjord BA Project // Spring 2020 Umeå School of Architecture

Studio 1 // Sitopia 3.0

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Why Public Space?

Johanna Gimfjord BA Project // Spring 2020 RETHINKING PUBLIC SPACE

A public space for a winter city

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Public Screenings

Markets Meeting people

Foodtrucks Demonstrations

The Square

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Quality of Exterior Environment (Weather, events, furnitures) Number of Users

Necessary activities

Optional activities

Users of a Public Space

Study made by Jan Gehl from Life Between Buildings, 2011

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Folkets hus Väven

Utopia MVG

Saga Gallerian Norrlandsoperan Navet

Cinema

Rådhustorget Renamrkstorget Vänortsparken Årstidernaspark Rådhusparkern

Commersial

Non commersial

Indoor Outdoor

Public spaces in Umeå city center

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Folkets hus Väven

Utopia MVG

Saga Gallerian Norrlandsoperan Navet

Cinema

Rådhustorget Renamrkstorget Vänortsparken Årstidernaspark Rådhusparkern

Commersial

Non commersial

Indoor Outdoor

Public spaces in Umeå city center

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Folkets hus Väven

Utopia MVG

Saga Gallerian Norrlandsoperan Navet

Cinema

Rådhustorget Renamrkstorget Vänortsparken Årstidernaspark Rådhusparkern

Commersial

Non commersial

Indoor Outdoor

Public spaces in Umeå city center

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Where does the

public space migrate

to during the winter?

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Folkets hus Väven

Utopia MVG

Saga Gallerian Norrlandsoperan Navet

Cinema

Rådhustorget Renamrkstorget Vänortsparken Årstidernaspark Rådhusparkern

Commersial

Non commersial

Indoor Outdoor

Public spaces in Umeå city center

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Folkets hus Väven

Utopia MVG

Saga Gallerian Norrlandsoperan Navet

Cinema

Rådhustorget Renamrkstorget Vänortsparken Årstidernaspark Rådhusparkern

Commersial

Non commersial

Indoor Outdoor

Public spaces in Umeå city center

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A PUBLIC SPACE WITH CLIMATE IN MIND

A PUBLIC SPACE WITHOUT COMMECIAL INTEREST

A MODERN URBAN PUBLIC SPACE

A FLEXIBLE PUBLIC SPACE AN ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SPACE

Rethinking Public Space

Program outline

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Folkets hus Väven

Utopia MVG

Saga Gallerian Norrlandsoperan Navet

Cinema

Rådhustorget Renamrkstorget Vänortsparken Årstidernaspark Rådhusparkern

Commersial

Non commersial

Indoor Outdoor

Public spaces in Umeå city center

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Renmarkstorget

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Renmarkstorget

Heated Pedestrian Area

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Renmarkstorget

Movement

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Renmarkstorget

Surrounding Buildings

Restaurants and Cafes Shops

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Foodtrucks

Renmarkstorget

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Renmarkstorget

Foodtrucks Toilets

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Renmarkstorget

Foodtrucks Toilets

Busstop

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Renmarkstorget

Foodtrucks Toilets

Busstop

Seating Space

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Site Strategy

High activity area Low activity area Medium activity area

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Site Strategy

Remove blocking volumes

Removing the existing volumes at the square, the square will be more accesible both visually and by foot

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Site Strategy

Placing volume underground

Placing the volumes underground instead will spread the activities through the space easier

Balcony for extra seating space

overlooking the surrounding activity Balcony for extra seating space

overlooking the surrounding activity

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Site Strategy

Creating a visual connection

By opening courtyards between the two floors there will be a visual connection, inviting people to go downstairs

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Site Strategy

The neccesary and the optional route

The space will be open and accessible for both types of users

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Site Strategy

The outlines of the shelter

Creating pockets on the facade inviting people to enter the public space

Including the busstop for the public space

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Site Strategy

The main movement

Entry for vehicles such as Foodtrucks, goods for markets, emergency vehicles

Main movement for pedestrian, connecting Kungsgatan with Skolgatan

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Site Strategy

The structure

The roof structure contains equilateral triangles, and is connected to the close by

buildings and supported with ten columns

The space is enclosed with a steel structure with a glass

envelope going from south to north to maximise the

light trough the space

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The roof and the percipitation Gather the rain and melted snow to the columns.

10 m

5 m

The roof and the percipitation Gather the rain and melted snow

to the columns.

10 m

5 m

The roof and the percipitation Gather the rain and melted snow

to the columns.

10 m

5 m

The roof and the percipitation Gather the rain and melted snow

to the columns.

10 m

5 m

The roof

Shape

Enclosing the square Raise the middle part Lower by the colums

Gather and lead precipitation away

through columns

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Climate buffer Climate buffer

Semi Shelter Semi Shelter

Light Shelter Light Shelter

Full Shelter

Levels of shelter

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Walkway ”highway” next to

stores Walkway ”highway” in the

middle, small walkways next to stores

Walkway ”highway” in the middle

THE FLOW OF PEOPLE

Walkway ”highway” next to

stores Walkway ”highway” in the

middle, small walkways next to stores

Walkway ”highway” in the middle

THE FLOW OF PEOPLE

The flow of people

Walkway ”highway” along edges creates

attention towards the stores Walkway ”highway” in the center creates

attention towards the people and space

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Urban Furnitures

Creating an urban funiture with attention to the people

The seating space closest to the stores are directed towards the public space to minimise the attention to the commersial The seating space closest to the

middle have two levels and are for the more spontanius seating scenarios A greenery barrier to cut

off the visual connection with the commersial spaces

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The Process

Mapping out zones of commersial interest Creating a pedestrian path Placing openings for basement

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Flexible square

Waiting hall

Demonstration podium

Toilets

Seating spaces for eating

Seating spaces for working

Outlets for charging Free Wifi

Seating spaces for eating

Seating spaces for working Seating Spaces

Benches for people watching

Public screening/theatre

Light therapy room

Basement Groundfloor

Balconies

All Floors

Winter Garden

The Programme

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Section East - West

A balcony for the optional user

A open square for the neccecary and optional user

A underground space for the

optional user

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Plan Ground floor

Placement of programmes

Flexible square Waiting hall

Demonstration podium

Toilets Winter Garden

Seating spaces for eating

Seating spaces for working

Seating spaces for eating Seating spaces for working Benches for people watching

Seating spaces for people watching

Public screening/theatre Light therapy room

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Plan Ground floor

Placement of programmes

Public screening/theatre

Light therapy room Flexible square

Waiting hall

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Plan Ground floor

Placement of programmes

Waiting hall

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Plan Ground floor

Placement of programmes

Waiting hall

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The busstop

Lower roof by the busstop to

increase the weather protection

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Plan Ground floor

Placement of programmes

Waiting hall

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Plan Ground floor

Placement of programmes

Waiting hall

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Plan Ground floor

Placement of programmes

Waiting hall

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Plan Balcony

Placement of programmes

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Plan Balcony

Placement of programmes

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Plan Balcony

Placement of programmes

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Plan Underground

Placement of programmes

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Plan Underground

Placement of programmes

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Plan Underground

Placement of programmes

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Plan Underground

Placement of programmes

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Light therapy

A public light therapy room to compensate for

the lack of daylight during the winter months

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Plan Underground

Placement of programmes

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Horisontal and vertical movement

Large openings between the floors provides

a visual connection throgh the whole space

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Rethinking Public Space

A public space for a winter city

Johanna Gimfjord BA Project // Spring 2020 Umeå School of Architecture

Studio 1 // Sitopia 3.0