Public space: week 2

YUTPA ANALYSIS - TOURIST Tatiana Armijos Moya, Pinal Desai, Truke Zeinstra The YUTPA framework, acronym for being with You in unity of Time, Place and Action, sheds light on specific presence configurations in which a person performs presence with YOU, in the NOW, being HERE, with a specific potential to DO certain things. (Nevejan 2014) In this analysis, we understand the value of design in…

Tatiana Armijos Moya, Pinal Desai, Truke Zeinstra Events Many popular events are held on Texel during the year, famous for their friendly atmosphere. Too many to mention here.  Here is a selection we have made specially for you: Struûn Texel : 21-23 November 2014; cultural festival in Den Burg and Oosterend. Christmas market : 20 December 2014 in Oosterend 2015 New Years dive : 1January 2015.

  Tatiana Armijos Moya, Pinal Desai, Truke Zeinstra Relation : the texelaars vary in age groups. The relation to one another, in respect to public space is mainly familial, friendly and in rare extended cases, professional. It is thus a place where family friends and sometimes colleagues meet for a hang out or a good time together. The role they play, as a family person or a friend, defines their…

Public space. Education. Recreation. Nature  Duinen van Texel On 1st of May 2002, Duinen van Texel (4,300 ha) was established as a national park.Each year, five million people visit the island of Texel and the National Park. The island is also a popular destination for school trips. Walking and cycling are popular activities, and there are wheelchair trails for the disabled.   Dutch nature policy…

The trends that prevail in the public space are closely related to the technologies developed or implemented as one affects the other. if technology means a science intervention, technologies in terms of industrial products are relatively few when we talk about the public spaces. However, smart use of public spaces can result in sustainable developments and improvements to the system.   Major…

Stratification of Texel's landscape The landscape of Texel is analysed according to Bobbink's (2009) method, which consists out of 4 layers: Landscape layer Cultural layer Urban layer Architectural adjustments The first three layers are especially applicable for Texel and therefore analysed below. Landscape layer With landscape is meant the layer that is consisting out of the following…