"JU" teens space, Seoul, in Korea

"JU" teens space, Seoul, in Korea

Open 2005.11.12, the Roman Catholic Church
The remodelling of a building and open space in Seoul opened on 12th NOV 2005, specifically for teenagers. The shape of the main building is based upon the biblical arc. There is an internet cafe, a cafe and a library with various education programmes. -Maximum 50 peopleIt also holds cooking classes, art, mime, exhibitions and film events.

http://media.daum.net/society/others/view.htmlcateid=1067&newsid=20051102150051242&p=yonhap

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‘’If your town doesn’t have a skate park , it is a skate park’’

-Susan Hines LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE, MARCH 2008

Teens space is needed especially in cities. There may be places everywhere in a city in the future if there is not a specific space for teenagers and, the period of teens is to identify and develope class, gender, race, ethnicity, geography and sexual orientation between childhood and adulthood. I think places for teenagers and by teens are important in various reasons, therefore, I have looked specific sites about that during PROJECT RESEARCH in module 'Street'.

Teenage spaces (site specific)

Cowley Estate, Brixton

LB Landscape Architects
Engaged with estate teenagers to design an imaginative
space specifically for their use, with cycle ramps, football
& basketball pitches, ‘inactivity’ zones and den space.

http://www.snugandoutdoor.co.uk/cowley1.html

King George V Community Park, Welwyn Garden City, Herts

Moore, Piet + Brookes Urban Designers
A recent redevelopment of this community park which encourages inter-generational enjoyment. New children’s play zones, football and basketball pitches, skate park, planting, woodland walks and pavilions.

Landscape Design Magazine, November 2003

Open space in front of Saatchi Gallery

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

06.NOV.2008 London Walk 2
Paddington to Sloane Square

There is a small open space in front of Saatchi Gallery and it is surrounded by many shops, a bus stop and a football ground for children. The most interesting thing to me was an artistic shape of pole and, the pole is located in next of rectangular benches made of concrete, and looks like a pole with 4 legs. I was not sure whether it is light or not but it works well with benches to make a view of geometrical space.

I am interested in open spaces as public places and parks among buildings in cities, because, it may be an oasis for people who are exhausted by works in a city, so that kind of places are very important and needed today. That open space looks like a concourse between the modern gallery and ordinary buildings.

The John Madejski Garden in V&A

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

06.NOV.2008 London Walk 2
Paddington to Sloane Square

The garden in the middle of V&A museum was made with water in centre of the square surrounded brick museum buildings. Feature of water is vertical shape of water as a fountain and water on the ground with stairs in harmony. It looked calm but not boring because of fountains on 3 levels stairs. Moreover, it gave me time to think about using water effectively with levels to make various landscapes in a garden.

“An oasis of tranquillity in the very heart of London, the John Madejski Garden provides a beautiful setting for summer receptions. Situated in the quadrant of the V&A with its ellipse and impressive façade, the garden is one of London’s hidden treasures. It is particularly magical when floodlit at night.”

- http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, Hyde park, London

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

06.NOV.2008 London Walk 2
Paddington to Sloane Square

Unfortunately, Diana Memorial Fountain was in a process to be removed after temporary exhibition in hyde park so I could not see people’s movement and shape of structure properly.
However, I could see an example that memorial structures can be taken in either a public space or a beautiful site not like ordinary temples and etc.
So I think the place may make people feel more comfortable to visit and have time to mourn for her as well.

“The design for the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain by Gustafson Porter has gone through a number of key stages. It began with the designers’ first model of the Memorial and their description of the complex textures, patterns and water features on its surface that would make the water tumble, cascade, curl and bubble as it ran its course. It also involved the development of the hydraulic design of the various water jets in collaboration with Arup engineers. The challenge was to make this vision into a technically deliverable programme of work.“

-http://www.gustafson-porter.com/

Paddington to Sloane Square

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

06.NOV.2008 London Walk 2

Paddington to Sloane Square

Paddington basin and open spaces among office buildings near the canal in Paddington.

Landscape of a canal in guildford

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

13~17.OCT.2008 Field study visit
A Canal in Guildford

I think canals are not only routes for boats but also space that included cultural, historical and environmental things to create special views mainly based on water.
There are various landscapes and natural views even though many canals are manmade routes.
Therefore, I was pleased to see beautiful scenery during a trip by a narrow boat.

Detail of a canal lock

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

13~17.OCT.2008 Field study visit

There is a lock which is next of restoration site and is not used nowadays in Wey&Arun Canal.
As you can see, canal locks look like that pictures and normally they are made with two sluices between different parts of levels in a canal.

Wey&Arun Canal Restoration

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

13~17.OCT.2008 Field study visit
Wey&Arun Canal Restoration

Recently, a lot of canals including locks are under construction as restoration in UK because of its decrepitude, new routes as follow as recent roads and restoration of historical canals that are not used today.

“Whenever a derelict canal is to be restored, the first practical job is to clear out and remove the growth of trees, bushes etc which have grown up during the period when the canal was neglected. This is often called 'jungle bashing' or 'jungle busting'. In the case of the Wey & Arun Canal the period of neglect had been well over a century.”

The Wey&Arun Canal trust- http://www.weyandarun.co.uk/rest.php

Guildford

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

13~17.OCT.2008 Field study visit

A Canal lock

It was the first time to sail a canal narrow boat and pass a lock so very interesting. In fact, I have had no idea about canals and even a way to sail because there is no special culture of canals in Korea. However, I could learn and see how canal locks work properly during that sailing and I think locks are important between two parts of a canal that have different levels. The lock helps boats to go through from a high level canal to a low level one like a lift for boats.

River wey Navigation

Photographs by Bo-Kyung in 2008

13~17.OCT.2008 Field study visit

Pictures of historical narrow canal boats, present boats in River Wey Navigation and the model of a lock at Dapdune Wharf(the national trust).