THESIS v2 — Patrick McCullough

THESIS v2

Schottenor U, Vienna
Advisor: Karen Lange

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The systems of our built environment shape our habits and as a result our lives. Many current cities aim to be comfortable and efficient with a rigid order and consistent visual language. These aspects allow users to more easily adapt to the city but at the cost of individual choice. Learning to be a cog within this machine the occupant is pacified by the city as it leads their movements.

Circulation through the city is broken into routine and non-routine movement. The routine is characterized by its habitual consistency made up of transportation such as metros, buses, trams, and cars. The non-routine is primarily the pedestrian and can adjust as the need arises. Routine movements through a city shape it, while non-routine reveal how this resultant form is occupied.

Utilizing routine movement to fuel a space you can activate the non-routine to occur. Through this project the metro/tram station is overtaken to produce an adjacent, pedestrian focused, non-routine space when the individuals occupying it dictate what occurs there. Trams cycling through the site stop at the station or are more forcibly blockaded. Incentivizing riders to hop off and explore an ever-changing landscape.

Pedestrian focused landscapes offer hands on environments where the user must directly contend with their environment. These spaces should aim to encourage adjustment and play allowing the individual to suggest their idea of the city if only for a moment.