Thesis of the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, 2022
MA Interior Architecture (INSIDE)
In investigating the meaning, tasks, and opportunities of public spaces, this thesis is dealing with those parts of public realm whose lack of infrastructure inhibits their usability. Surrounded by function-driven urban areas, I identify those as no purpose cities within the city. I propose a working method that sketches, models, and experiments with such spaces to test their affordances in one-to-one. I claim that constant change is a necessity for a successful and relevant public sphere, as statically designed spaces cannot live up to the needs of a constantly changing, fluid society. The activist designer extends the experientiality by exploring the direct usability of no purpose spaces. In defining this design position the urgent need for the work of active spatial designers is proven, as they play an agile role in the fabric of urban development processes.
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