Week 2 Motivation The exercise exposed us to various informal urban practices overseas and in films. It also clarified the definition of formal and informal. Some of informal urban activities may cause us legal punishment. Most of the informal urban practices are flexible in participants, locations and facilities. However, they all obtain a dominant purpose or goals, such as drawing people attentions, gaining income and emotion expression. Week 3 How they occupy urban areas to achieve their goals. This investigation gave us initial understanding of the informal street activities in our local suburbs, Camberwell. From the excursion, we saw how public areas have been used in Camberwell and surroundings. Although street are public, most of the restaurant seems it as a part of their belongings. Restaurants extend their service area outdoor by bounding the street area with fences. Groceries display their products shelters at street. Week 4 Understand the need of pedestrians and how they react to the informal practices. From the interventions, we questioned about what pedestrians need at street. We set up a series of objects or furniture to satisfy their request or needs. The result revealed that certain amount of pedestrians’ need of space for rest, especially those in groups or with young family members. These inspired us to think about the function of a seat and need of pedestrians in various environments. Week 5 Conditions influence the engagement of practices Waterfront city, Dockland is a tourist’s attraction because there are outdoor shopping malls, restaurants and public art. Tourists feel an air of open, relax and joyful by the living style and colourful architectures. We did a survey about how well does a Melbournian know about Melbourne. We discovered that, people recognised images that related to their daily living, such as the colour of a brand name. the colour is blur in their memory when those objects are indirectly related to themselves. The willingness of Melbournians doing a survey are effected by their mood, locations and weather. Week 6 Gaining practice experience and think about how the facilities benefit to mobile market trader. Marker trading is an informal group activity. Different methods of market trading were introduced among students. The aim of the activities is to open our mind to exchange ideas and opinions. Besides, facilities are critical in trading due to the uncertain weather conditions and locations. The equipments are ideal to be light weight, easy to set up or wrap up.
Reflection of 6 weeks urban practices Personal Achievement
Pedestrians Behaviour Study
Environment and Equipments Consideration
Motivation
Understand the need of pedestrians
Gaining practice experience how they react to the informal practices.
How they occupy urban areas to achieve their goals.
Conditions influence the engagement of practices
Think about how the facilities benefit to mobile market trader.
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Scenario In Melbourne, international and local community charities are putting their efforts to help those who live in poverty. They are including Salvation Army, Brothers hood, St Vinnies, etc. They are all running second hand shops in various suburbs. They aim to raise fund by trading second hand objects. In fact, the global trade in second-hand clothing is worth more than $1 billion each year (Baden & Barber, 2005). However, this informal trading runs in unplanned, unorganised ways. Strategies of sourcing, sorting and disposal are varying (Gregson & Crewe, 2003). Commonly, most of the donations are delivered next to the door of op-shop or exposed to serve outdoor areas. The confusion of donations and discarded wastes give more challenges to the charity collectors. Sally Baden and Catherine Barber, 2005, The Impact of the second-hand clothing trade on developing countries, Oxfam Nicky Gregson and Louise Crewe, 2003, Second Hand Culture, Berg publishers
Project Outcome In order to improvement the sourcing and collecting strategy for second hand trading, a donation delivery pillar box is proposed in this studio. The aim of the donation delivery pillar box is maintaining donations in safe and clean condition before collecting time, especially for fragile objects and clothing. Besides, it also acts as a communication tools for charities and local residents. The transparency of charity management strategies would increase the quantity and quality of donations.
Informal urban practices Donations Delivery Pillar Box Strength • • • • •
Contribute to charity work. Redefining rubbish Reduce commodity disposal Commodity sustainability Helping those who living in poverty
Weak
• Imperfection of collecting and sorting system • Non-transparency of charity regulations • Lack of communication between public and charity
Reference
Structure and secure features in letter pillar parcel boxes will be evaluated and reformed.
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Opportunity
• Storage for donations in safe and clean condition against thieves and weather • Set up a open discussion platform for charity and community • Encourage more donations
Safe and clean condition Collecting and sorting strategies Size, appearance and location consideration Communication platform
• Keep donations safe and clean • Easy for charity collectors collecting, sorting, and transport • Set up a discussion platform for charity and community
Its content represents the local suburbs which also draw public attention.
Abstract of charity’s philosophy, details of this donation will be published. It allows public to give opinions to the charity regard to their regulations and strategies. Residents’ donations are also recognized.
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Research in letter pillar box Evaluate features and structure of letter pillar box Graffiti research represented Melbourne Discussion platform variations Documentary of second hand shop collecting and sorting system
Graffiti appearance
Announcement
Threat
• Second hand commodity trading
• Donations delivery pillar box
LEE.KA MING. S3202690. STUDIO 6. INFORMAL URBAN PRACTICE