In Sequence 3, I observed how people’s social distance and size of personal bubble/buffer zone changes depend on the space they are in. In Burgess Park, people tend to have larger social distance and bubble. This is people’s reaction to true nature, where they feel free and relieved. Physically, people are anticipated to freely move around hence larger social distance. In another words, real nature feels wide and free, so the range of moveable is wide too. It is the result of interaction between man and nature, just me and nature. What if to create a space that puts the user in the situation just him/herself and the nature? Something similar to James Turrell’s space, but instead of play with lights, try to magnify one element of nature in that space.
Wind Veil by Ned Kahn also an example of what I could explore going forward. To play with wind, one of nature elements. The design does not utilise any plants, but allows the audiences to feel the true nature when looking at wind blows onto the veil, at the same time the audiences feel the breeze themselves too.
The aim of the MA research is to bring nature into urban city without much of man-made and interference. Leaving nature the way it is and be real. At the same time, allow the design to benefit the public and eliminate exclusivity.