APPENDIX

Extra informaiton

I have worked both in the mobile game design and landscape architectural industries and both of them value the users’ experience. At the same time, many practices have engaged in exploring how to use augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality to push their boundary further. Then I chose to join them to explore this area - it is one of the initial driving forces of this design research (another one is the workflow comparison).

Are there any interventions that haven't been unpacked?

A test site in courtyards

It is the place I used both in my Project A and B which demonstrates the flexibility and editability of my workflow. However, maybe because I have used this location too many times, little inspiration can it provide in the Project B period. As a result, I take other places to continue my development, heritage the outcome from this place.

A test site along hutong

It is the place I developed in Project B. According to the former survey (Zhang Y 2011:29), The hutong's intersection is one of the most popular spaces for the elderly to stay in the open space. By widening the line of sight, access to this common place is much safer than before. In addition, the pigeon cage on the rooftop is one of the inspirations that drive my design on the top level in the hutong community.

However, considering the time frame of my project B and the repetition with other sties, I didn't develop this one further.

Are there any interventions that haven't been unpacked?

A test site in courtyards

Another courtyard has a different typology compared with the former one. In this case, I tried to illustrate that my intervention can connect the indoor area, especially the shared one, like the community center. In addition, the reuse of the remains of the building to the community greenhouse is visualized. Last but not least, it is also an intervention that uses the rooftop area in a hutong system.

However, I think I put too many issues in one courtyard that are hard to find samples in real life. In addition, I realized that 2-level building exists in certain hutongs in Beijing during my research, but the total number is very small. As a result, this site is not as representative as others.

The thinking from this site development, such as the vegetation growth and rooftop space development continued in my formal sites.