element 02 | planning & form
Experimenting with Models
A series of models are constructed to study the spatial form of a slow space. Walls are slotted in between as decelerator to slow down people’s pace. Pockets of spaces are formed in various scales. We cannot foresee what is behind that wall, thus creating sense of mystery and surprise. Our body adapts to the physical space and move from one pocket to another in slower pace.
White Space
Public square and parks are the white space of city grids, where people slow down, relax and dwell. In an office, breakout areas, collaborative space and tea points are slow spaces where staffs go to take a break from work and to engage conversations with their colleagues. In this fast living era, we need white spaces in between to slow down, to take our mind off work temporarily and to rejuvenate.
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Located just off the main road, the repetitious structures of the Holocaust Memorial of Berlin create many alternative routes to go across the square. Pedestrians are drawn into the infinite hallways of maze, moving on the undulating ground contour. They move slowly through the narrow lanes as they construct their own path spontaneously through the labyrinth.
A curvilinear and organic space drives users to flow slowly and fluently into the space, such as the Serpentine Pavilion 2014 by Smiljan Radic. Our body adapts very well to form and move accordingly.
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