Design Project 2 | Initial Feedback on Prototype 1

Queries

• How will goods be delivered to merchants in a car free are?
• This open concept shopping and dining already exists - how are we making it different?
• “This exists already”
• UTC in San Diego
• “Add more features to make it different”
• Why isn’t it a singular tall building?
• What about cold places?
• What would make you go again?
• Mix of pedestrians and vehicle traffic?

Positives Responses

• “Shopping pickup at exit is a good idea”
• “Loved the islands concepts”
• “Ease of access”

Suggestions

• Add a pool
• People get bored of compact spaces
• More research on SoCal shopping centres
• More social place.
• Simplify/prioritise public transport access
• Game zone
• Try to attract kids (ferris wheel, rides, kid centric stuff)
• Add a day care
• USOs: energy efficient, adaptive A/C
• Which facilities to have ; consider size
• It would be good to spread out, rather than multiple floors
• Floor separation based on purpose

Things to ponder:

• Shall we change to only feature based (implementing certain features in existing spaces) as opposed to creating a new space?
• How do we make it different from existing centres? We must define a few top key features, which are the most impactful, and define them clearly in our pitch.
• Repurpose abandoned malls? We take them apart and build new structures using the materials

Areas of focus

1. Reuse/repurposing
2. Heating/cooling
3. Reducing consumption & passive design
4. Feasibility of materials, sourcing them, needs etc