Doncaster
The trip to Doncaster was interesting in that this area has no lack of space. This meant that nearly every activity has its own space that is devoted to it. However the biggest informal practices were generally to do with a lack of space in a key location, and thus open spaces such as car parks and nature strips were sometimes used for things other than there intended purposes. Activities of a sporting nature, as well as those of a shopping nature proved to be the most common. However in better weather I have a feeling that many more spontaneous activities and informal would have taken place in the streets
Graffiti or “tags� were written over many power poles in the area. Proposed Change: The pole could be turned into a street local advertising pole, a place for flyers and adverts
Street graffiti
Car parks were used to store things that there simply was not room for. Trolleys for the most part. Proposed change: a small trolley depot would make a difference.
Carpark stowage
Car parks were used for all manner of things. Other than being carparks . Proposed change: A small fenced off area could serve as stowage while not getting in the way of carparks.
Carpark stowage
In many of the streets houses did not have driveways and the streets were tow away zones. Proposed change: Small alcoves could be made into the nature strip so that cars would have a place to park
Nature Strip Parking
Rubbish that could not fit in the bin was simply left on the side of the road.
Rubbish on the street
Large concreted spaces were used for all manner of things. One such example was a carpark/basketball court arrangement
Basketball Parking
Car parks also had 4 square courts placed on them simply by rolling on some paint. Proposed change: Carparks and children don’t really go together very well in terms of safety. So the area could simply be fenced off
Basketball 4 square
An extra flag had been placed in the local golf course. The eastern
Pranks
Display window. Not in use with a few armless mannequins left over Proposed change: Potential advertising space, which could be used for a variety of different purposes
Display Window
Many “shops “ were set up simply by finding a spare space and setting up a piece of carpet
Informal Selling
Art and sculpture was common place in various places around the town. Proposed change: a system where by various pieces could be shown, a new type of public exhibition.
Mall Art
Some shops were simply set up in an empty space. This one right in the middle of a walkway
Mall shop
Some shops were simply set up in an empty space. This one right in the middle of a walkway Proposed change: Actual shops shells could be set up in these places and hired out for various purposes.
Mall Shop
Art and sculpture used to proved seating. Proposed change: A small coffee shop or something similar could be set up instead of the seat
Seating/Art
Signs set up in car parks to help out people with prams.
Appropriated carpark
Fake Plants were set up in many different places . By the shopping centre as well as by individual shops. Proposed change: Instead of using fake plants real plants could be set up. This would have a number of positive effects
Mall Plants