Pearl’s hill

• Park that is near by school.• Saw elderly people walking there? In day• Night???- have to go and see the enviornment

at nignt.• Who are the users?• What do they do here?

Bench is too low for old people to sit…

The whole park , there is only one playground, but the gate seem to be locked.

locked

Observations

• People come to this park as a group around evening 6pm

• Group consists of family and friends• There are shelters but people are not using it .

Why?

Family consist of husband, wife, and a child

interview

Qns1): What are you doing?Ans: Came down as family, to relax ourselves ,Just sit down and

talk.Qns2): How often you come down ?Ans: Once a week , at leastQns3): what do you think of this place?Ans: peacefulQns4): Do you think any improvements can be done here?Ans: More shelters with bench, the shelters can at least

accommodate a small group at one time

Group of friends( foreign)

interview

Qns1): What are you doing?Ans: To spend time with friends, enjoy the viewQns2) How often you come to this place?Ans: Once a weekQns3): what do you think of this place?Ans: very niceQns4): Do you think any improvements can be done here?Ans: Yes, the shelters , can have more bench

interview

Qns1): What are you doing?Ans:To relieve stress, enjoy the viewQns2) How often you come to this place?Ans: couple of weekQns3): what do you think of this place?Ans: very peacefulQns4): Do you think any improvements can be done here?Ans: so far so good.

Objective: To create a shelter to bring a new life to the Pearl Hill Park

Understanding the users

• Two group of users• Individuals & groups• Came down to relax and enjoy the

atmosphere• Time spent minimum half hours.

Saw shelters

Is there any problems with current shelters?

Set to observe the shelters respectively…

Observations of the shelter?

•17.5 foot by 17.5 foot dimension(5.25m-5.25m)•Consist of two benches•Total 4 people can sit•2 mini stool•Entrance is quite short about 1.75m

Shelter (03) during the dayfront

back

Shelter (03) during night

Very dark, as inside the shelter there is only tube light.

Outside still seem to be quite bright..

Shelter (01)

Also very dark, but there is not enough lighting.

There is no lamppost around the shelter

How to make inside the shelter more bright?

Defining the problems for shelter

• Chairs and benches inside not enough for a family

• Lighting not enough for the shelter• No table found in the shelter

design1

• Limit for 4 people only• Use light colours for the table and benches

might solve the problem for darkness

Limit for more than 4 peopleColours choosen a bit dark, as it might not solve

the problem for the darkness

Design 2 & 3

Improvements to design3

Adding extra lighting to shelters

Problems that might face?

More expensive as energy consuming

Too much bright, might affect the night life of insects or birds

Alternative??

Can make the object glow??

Using the idea of glowing

• Phosphorescence is a specific type of photoluminescence related to fluorescence

• Common pigments used in phosphorescent materials include zinc sulfide and strontium aluminate

• Others includes, Chemiluminescence -The light emission tracks the kinetic progress of the underlying chemical reaction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorescence