#messageboard baiyu liu
Title: Message Board Audience: General Public Location(s): State Library/Melbourne Uni Time/Date: 10:30 am. ~ 4:30 pm 30-03-2014 Duration: 6 Hours
Intervention Summary This is a small scale intervention which provides people an opportunity to voice their ideas on how to enhance social connections in Melbourne. I created a message board with four basic questions to promt people to leave message on it. The message board is meant to act as a generator to allow strangers to get together and have informal discussions. In this way the message board emmulates what will happen in the social hub.
What do the people want in a new 'social hub?' for Melbourne?
3 _ Introduction
Baiyu Liu Hellen
Melbourne Central Station & The State Library
Site Locations Melbourne Central station was chosen as it is one of the main transportation hubs to the city. Many different demographics of people pass through the station daily and will represent a good mix of people to question about what they want in the city. The State Library was chosen as it again represents a good mix of people in an outdoor urban invorment. Many people come here to simply relax in the city. It is also a good representation of people who would use the social hub. Location Map
4 _ Site
Baiyu Liu Hellen
Melbourne University Campus
Melbourne University Campus was chosen to interview people as it is representative of the specific target marget for 'the social hub'. Hence it is a valuble source to interview people and find out exactly what they'd like to see in a 'social hub.'
Location Map
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Materials & Design The Message Board
6 _ Design
Baiyu Liu Hellen
CAMPUS: 10:30am ~ 12:30pm Active
CAMPUS: 10:30am ~ 12:30pm Active
STATION: 12:30pm ~ 02:30pm Silent
LIBRARY: 02:30pm ~ 04:30pm Crowded
7 _ Installation
Baiyu Liu Hellen
Photographs
Melbourne Uni Campus: 10:30am ~ 12:30pm Active
80% stop
60% leave message
20% discussion
9 _ Observations
Baiyu Liu Hellen
Melbourne Central Station: 12:30pm ~ 02:30pm Silent
50% stop
20% leave message
10% discussion
Library: 02:30pm ~ 04:30pm Crowded
90% stop
70% leave message
50% discussion
Multicultural Demographic Interviewed
LOCAL
CAMPUS
LIBRARY
STATION
Diagrams, Data
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INTERNATIONAL
What are your ideas for the Social Hub?
PUBLIC SERVICE
WIFI FOOD & DRINK STORE
SPECIAL ROOM
MUSIC CHILD WORKSHOP
NATURE
GARDEN SEMI-CLOSED OUT SPACE
COMPETITION SPORT EVENT
ACTIVITY
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Conclusion: It was found people are more likely to interact and engage when they are in a relaxed, natural place. This should be emmulated in the design of the ‘social hub’. People prefer are happy to engage with and learn from people with different cultural backgrounds the social hub should be designed to be accessible to all nationalities.
While beign adaptable, every room should be given a specific function that aims to help exchange between people in the city.
14 _ Conclusion
Baiyu Liu Hellen