Introducing Affordances through the carpeting of public spaces

Affordances as a tool for stimulating curiosity and exploration within our built environment

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

J.A. Tjong-Ayong Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.A. Mejia Hernandez Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Aleksandar Staničić Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
P.H.M. Jennen Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Joseph Tjong-Ayong
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Published Date

14-04-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Public spaces are the places where people come together in the physical environment. They are precious as they have in them the possibility of bringing together people with different cultures and backgrounds. In some cases, however these important spots within our cities are not designed to maximize their capacity for human exploration. As seen in the city of Skopje (North Macedonia) large public spaces fail to attract users as they do not offer enough furnishing or objects of exploration. Design through Affordance can provide many of these underused spaces with additional layer of furnishing that aims to trigger the explorative nature within human beings. The concept appeals to the creation of spaces that are not defined in terms of functions, but rather in terms of possibilities for use. This enables public spaces to go beyond the concepts of aesthetics, style or identity and relate directly to human nature and the direct interaction between us and our physical environment.