Experience

Place-making: Form, function & feel

Think of a place you know well. It can be a place you like, or a place you’re not such a big fan of.

What is it that gives that place it’s specifics? How do you remember, know and/or experience is?

  • Is it the Form of the place: Where everything is, the colours, the layout, the materials, how you get there…

  • Is it the Function of the place: What you do (or don’t do) there, how well it helps (or hinders) your activity, what each of the things that are there do…

  • Is it the Feel of the place: The emotions you feel when you’re there, or after you leave, or the lighting, ambient environment, or just “the vibe”…

Whatever it is, it is interesting to think: Who designed this?