METHODOLOGY

Initial Research Question:

The choice of space was further inspired by the initial research question that was formulated while searching for a suitable place to create a lighting design project with potential to enhance the space, and further, the city. The initial research question is as follows:

In urban environments, communities are often disconncted from each other, due to extensive road networks. Imagine if you could link these communities and people together with interactive lighting. “In order to understand lighting in cities you need to understand the city in general.”

- Susheela Sankaram, Lighting Designer, Amsterdam, 2015

1Analysis: the context In this chapter we will present the context of our site through analysis from geographical, historical and social points of views. We will walk through the area, and provide analyses on points of interest. The urban elements of the space have been evaluated through the lens of two of the writers who have most influenced lighting designers in these areas of work – urban planner Kevin Lynch and architect and planner Jan Gehl.