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Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade
Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30158 Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade Botes, Nico aanneke@hotmail.com Allers, Anneke Building edge Visual storefront Active dialogue Public space Arcade UCTD Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010. This thesis focuses on the active dialogue between the visual storefront/building edge and the adjacent public space. Pretoria's inner city arcades are the public spaces of the city. However, the current design of most of the defining edges presents very few opportunities for lingering. In most cases the dialogue between interior and exterior has died down, causing a loss in commercial activity. The study investigated how specific design features of the visual storefront edge influence the city dweller's experience of the surrounding public space and associated commercial activity. Insights gained through mapping and studying various arcades and thoroughfares were reworked for incorporation into a document - called Edge handbook - that provides guidelines for bringing the storefront edge to its full potential when seen in relation to its surrounding public space. The guidelines were implemented in a detailed design proposal for President Arcade. The reality of the inner city is that the arcades and thoroughfares are city dwellers' main form of public space, which thus calls for a redefinition of the economic retail ideal. It was found that the storefront edge cannot be seen as an entity separate from the surrounding public space and therefore does not justify merely giving the retail tenant as much clear display area as possible. The needs of the urban city dweller - for example, to observe a variety of activities and exert a choice in the level of exposure - must be considered and used to guide the design of the edge within an inner city arcade. The treatment of this edge can re-establish a sense of place, previously lost. A strong sense of identity associated with the edge can furthermore help to orientate the dweller within the urban fabric. This treatment also functions the other way around: a public space where city dwellers feel comfortable and which satisfies their social needs can make them more aware of the edges surrounding them. The design therefore cannot focus only on the public arcade space or the storefront edge, but it is the dialogue between the two that will determine if the space becomes a destination for the city dweller, rather than just another thoroughfare. Copyright Architecture unrestricted 2013-09-07T18:08:52Z 2010-02-03 2013-09-07T18:08:52Z 2009-12-06 2010-02-03 2009-12-06 Dissertation Allers, A 2009, Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade, MInt(Prof) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30158 > C10/42/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30158 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12062009-230951/ © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Building edge Visual storefront Active dialogue Public space Arcade UCTD Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade |
| title | Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade |
| title_full | Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade |
| title_fullStr | Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade |
| title_full_unstemmed | Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade |
| title_short | Edge dialogue : reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade |
| title_sort | edge dialogue reactivating dialogue between the building edges and the public space in an arcade |
| topic | Building edge Visual storefront Active dialogue Public space Arcade UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30158 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12062009-230951/ |