Sunday 6th - First observation

Park - 2.15 pm

Old woman sits on bench, eyes closed
25yr old man on bench next to her, sleeping.
2 x 30yr old men speaking and drinking sitting on bench
Family, 2 boys ages below 12yrs old play table tennis
2 x 15yr old black urban boys sit on bench
Black man of 40yrs old sits contemplating thoughts
Man sits with a bag waiting on his laundry to finish
2 x 15 yr old boys play with football (same black urban boys)
Man uses toilet
2 x men age 55-60yrs of age sit on bench smoking
Man walks through park


Street – 2.30pm

Child roller-skates up street
3 x people get off bus
Woman walking with buggy and toddler
2 people on bicycles
Man on bicycle
Woman walking
2 girls age 10yrs of age walk
2 women walking alone
Family of four with a buggy walk
Kids on bikes enter park x 4
Family walking along street
Small bus stops at bus stop
Family of 3 walk along street
Couple and a pram walk along street
Woman and baby in a pram walking
Older couple park motorbike and walk into apartment
Man cycling on road
Elderly woman walks a dog
Family of 5 walk
Female jogger running
Old man on bicycle
Parents in laundrette, children playing outside on street
Man walking to laundrette with laundry bag
2 woman, one aged 40 and one aged 25 yrs wonder up street, strolling
Young couple go into an apartment
Older couple cycling
2 teenage girls on roller skates
Woman waiting at bus stop with luggage
2 girls buy a baguette
(Further up the street the number of pedestrians and traffic increases)
2 homeless men hang around under shelter then walk down street
Family of 4 walking
Woman walking her dog
Family walking a dog



Park next to pool – 3pm

Older woman and man fill up bottles with water from the fountain
Young and older men sit on bench, homeless
Young man walks through park


Car Observation

Number of cars drive through street from 2.15pm – 2.45pm
78 cars
The street is relatively quiet, the further up the street towards Place d’Italie the number of cars increases and as you walk down the street away from Place d’Italie the cars start to turn off to the right or left. The majority of cars parked on the street are practical cars suggesting many families live around the area. They also are average priced cars signifying the people of that area are middle class.


Possible sites

Park opposite pool – the park opposite pool doesn’t seem to engage with the pool or the paths around it. It is very plain and from observing I could see that people mainly used the park next to it which is rich with greenery or used it for the water fountain. The spaces in this park seem to lack character and use the space to its potential.
Pool – The pool is a great landmark in the area yet is out of date, and could do with regeneration to bring more people to it.
Park at the end of the street – is in a great location and if obviously used by the community due to it being located between there streets. It still could be rengerated, as I noticed that at the end of the street where the park is located it is very quiet and has fewer pedestrians. By regenerating the park and by focusing on bringing people to the park the area would become livelier. Many families live around the area yet the park isn’t used to its potential. There are areas within the park that are rejected to due to the layout and formation of the spaces. The toilet block located in the park are outdated and unhygienic, therefore a regeneration of toilets would be necessary.
Nation building – the building creates a large stance on the street due to its location and positioning. It faces on to a small crossroads with a pedestrian area and curves round the street. From its façade and quality of the building its it indicates that the building is disused and due to its location I feel it has huge potential to have an impact on the street.