How can public spaces adapt real-time to users’ needs?
Test-site Arena boulevard
Co-ReUS is a 2-year action-research project on responsive public space. The project takes place in the Chair of Urban Design by lector Frank Suurenbroek of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Amsterdam. Together with researchers from Digital Media and Creative Industry (DMCI) faculty and a broad consortium of: urban planners, interactive concept developers, and local stakeholders. Currently, the ArenA Boulevard is limited in its function, as it is mainly used as a passageway. Therefore, several spatial interactive interventions are in the preparation process in order to transform the public space into a vestibule conceived of an attractive living environment.
Research
The research includes the following sub-areas:
Urban planning
concept & design
Users
people and motives
Pedestrian Movement Traces
routes & space uses
Sensors
technique and urban design
Mapping
cameras and programming
Interventions
test and measure
Co-Creation
Three types of SMEs bring together a broad range of perspectives and experiences in the project.