Table 1 (continued)
Slavic Village
(Tactical Urbanism)
Stortorget square
(Open Plaza)
Cheonggyecheon River
(Sunken Stone Garden)
CHARACTER
FACTS
Location: Cleveland, USA
Installed: 2017
Designed by: Better Block
Sponsored by:
The Cleveland Foundation,
Slavic Village Development
Status: Active
Location: Karlskrona,
Sweden.
Installed: 1999- 2003
Designed by:Caruso St. John
Architects and Eva Löfdahl
Sponsored by: Swedish Arts
Council
Status: Active
Location: Seoul,South
Korea
Installed: 2005
Designed by: Kee Yeon
Hwang and The Seoul
Metropolitan Government
Sponsored by: L.M. Bak
Status: Active
IDEA
Empowering people to
reclaim their streets through
creating a gathering node.
Transform the old square into
a pedestrianized plaza and
maintain the old cobblestones
Creating a green urban
corridor and eliminate the
environmental pollution.
FEATURES
Served as a kick-off
for “Rooms to Let “use
them as art installations
Stage for music
Customised long tables
and benches.
Greenery and cafe seating
to improve the streetscape
Removal of roads and
pavements.
New lighting masts.
Temporary play areas for
children.
A stage
Weekly markets.
Benches.
Temporary stalls.
Concrete steps for sitting.
Colourful night lighting.
Stepping-stones.
Waterfalls and fountain.
Easily accessible from the
street level.
People can cool their feet
in the water in hot days.
OberHafen
(The new cultural hub)
Cat Street
(A hipster pocket)
Acland Street
(Distinguish by physical
fixtures)
CHARACTER
FACTS
Location: Hamburg,
Germany
Installed: 2011
Designed by: Users &tenants
Sponsored/funded fully by:
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH
Status: ongoing
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Installed: since Tokyo
Olympics 1964
Designed by: ----Sponsored/funded fully by:
The Japanese government
Status: Active
Location: Melbourne,
Australia
Installed: 2016
Designed:BKK Architects
Sponsored by: City of Port
Phillip and McGregor Coxall
Current Status: Active
IDEA
Developing intensified uses
for existing buildings through
transformational process.
An intermediate hidden gem,
linking vibrant areas
Enhance the local character
by offering opportunities for
events and festivals
FEATURES
Variety of creative cultural
uses.
Photographic studio,
relaxed location for jazz
and classical music.
Long warehouse buildings
for cultural activities
Vacant spaces to host
children playgrounds.
Flanked by design shops
and artists’ studios.
It links two most interesting
vibrant areas and allowing
people to avoid battling the
traffic.
It has a bohemian feel with
local colours.
A playground for children.
New design language that
blurs the boundaries
between the street and
infrastructure
accommodate the new tram
terminus
Flexible plaza space and
public furniture.
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Slavic Village
(Tactical Urbanism)
Stortorget square
(Open Plaza)
Cheonggyecheon River
(Sunken Stone Garden)
CHARACTER
FACTS
Location: Cleveland, USA
Installed: 2017
Designed by: Better Block
Sponsored by:
The Cleveland Foundation,
Slavic Village Development
Status: Active
Location: Karlskrona,
Sweden.
Installed: 1999- 2003
Designed by:Caruso St. John
Architects and Eva Löfdahl
Sponsored by: Swedish Arts
Council
Status: Active
Location: Seoul,South
Korea
Installed: 2005
Designed by: Kee Yeon
Hwang and The Seoul
Metropolitan Government
Sponsored by: L.M. Bak
Status: Active
IDEA
Empowering people to
reclaim their streets through
creating a gathering node.
Transform the old square into
a pedestrianized plaza and
maintain the old cobblestones
Creating a green urban
corridor and eliminate the
environmental pollution.
FEATURES
Served as a kick-off
for “Rooms to Let “use
them as art installations
Stage for music
Customised long tables
and benches.
Greenery and cafe seating
to improve the streetscape
Removal of roads and
pavements.
New lighting masts.
Temporary play areas for
children.
A stage
Weekly markets.
Benches.
Temporary stalls.
Concrete steps for sitting.
Colourful night lighting.
Stepping-stones.
Waterfalls and fountain.
Easily accessible from the
street level.
People can cool their feet
in the water in hot days.
OberHafen
(The new cultural hub)
Cat Street
(A hipster pocket)
Acland Street
(Distinguish by physical
fixtures)
CHARACTER
FACTS
Location: Hamburg,
Germany
Installed: 2011
Designed by: Users &tenants
Sponsored/funded fully by:
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH
Status: ongoing
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Installed: since Tokyo
Olympics 1964
Designed by: ----Sponsored/funded fully by:
The Japanese government
Status: Active
Location: Melbourne,
Australia
Installed: 2016
Designed:BKK Architects
Sponsored by: City of Port
Phillip and McGregor Coxall
Current Status: Active
IDEA
Developing intensified uses
for existing buildings through
transformational process.
An intermediate hidden gem,
linking vibrant areas
Enhance the local character
by offering opportunities for
events and festivals
FEATURES
Variety of creative cultural
uses.
Photographic studio,
relaxed location for jazz
and classical music.
Long warehouse buildings
for cultural activities
Vacant spaces to host
children playgrounds.
Flanked by design shops
and artists’ studios.
It links two most interesting
vibrant areas and allowing
people to avoid battling the
traffic.
It has a bohemian feel with
local colours.
A playground for children.
New design language that
blurs the boundaries
between the street and
infrastructure
accommodate the new tram
terminus
Flexible plaza space and
public furniture.
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S. Ashour and B. Braker