the suburban parking lot object ITP Thesis 2005
SPLO A suburban public place that creates vitality and a collective identity for the residents of americas suburbs. Utilizing the disconnected components that compose the suburbs, the public place of the suburbs will create versatility, serve the community, and encourage social interaction. Sited in the parking lots between the highways and the suburban focal points, the suburban public place will propose a social responsibility for the re-use of sprawl.
The object mediates between the private vessel of the car and the public shopping mall. Instead of just-looking, driving, consuming, and shopping, suburban parking lot object offers a new suburban perspective for activity and socializing.
SPLO positions itself at the shared level of the pedestrian and the car......the parking lot. It explores the possibility of the suburban strip mall parking lot as a new public social space for the suburbs. It is a space to hang out, lounge, communicate, meet others, socialize, and feel comfortable. In the process of using SPLO to gain information, the activity of using will suggest social awareness and communication. for more details visit the SPLO website
SPLO positions itself at the shared level of the pedestrian and the car......the parking lot. It explores the possibility of the suburban strip mall parking lot as a new public social space for the suburbs. It is a space to hang out, lounge, communicate, meet others, socialize, and feel comfortable. In the process of using SPLO to gain information, the activity of using will suggest social awareness and communication. for more details visit the SPLO website