Place-temporality - Henry Dunkers Plats

We analyzed place-temporality in Henry Dunkers Plats, Kungsparken and Gröningen. Observations were made at each site over many separate visits (weekday and weekend).

Place-Rhythms (all observations)

Societal Collective rhythms  People walking together  People talking to each other  Having coffee Individual rhythms  People walking  Sitting on wooden bench  Sitting on ‘design’ bench  Smoking  Standing  Looking at sun  Looking at buildings  Looking at road  Taking photos  Sitting on planter edge  Cycling alone  Watching other people Cultural Dressage rhythms  Play on artworks  Public speaking Public rhythms  Buying tickets Rituals  Walking dog Functional Service rhythms  Construction/renovation Maintenance rhythms  Apartment maintenance truck Institutional timetables  Conference lunch resting

Physical Dynamic rhythms  Clouds  Sea water/waves (view to the distance)  Wind  Cars  Trucks  Buses  Flags (and the wire) Static rhythms  Street lamps  Poles (for separation)  Stones and lines in stones  Signs Natural Seasonal rhythms  Sun  Flowers  Leaves in trees  Pigeons

Sample photos

An image gallery with more is available at this link.

Playing on artworks	Taking photos	Cycling
Public speaking	Standing in a queue to buy tickets	Walking dogs

Place-Temporality Triad

Henry Dunkers Plats (between theatres) 2019-05-16 from 11.30-11.45

Video with raw data from time-lapse, proprioception and sound.

 

Place-Rhythms	Temporal Performance	Place-Tonality	Sense of Time
Societal			No clear effect on sense of time, because there were only weak interactions between place-rhythms in terms of Place-Tonality. The majority of people moved directly through Henry Dunkers Plats without stopping.
Collective rhythms
People walking together	C	T-hard
Individual rhythms
People walking	R	T-soft
Looking at road	C	T-soft
Cycling alone	O	T-soft
Cultural
Dressage rhythms
Play on art work (sculptures)	C	T-hard
Public rhythms
Rituals
Walking dog	R	T-hard
Functional
Service rhythms
Construction/renovation	O	AT
Maintenance rhythms
Apartment maintenance truck	O	AT
Institutional timetables
Physical
Dynamic rhythms
Clouds	O	T-soft
Sea water/waves  (view to the distance)	R	T-soft
Wind	C	AT
Cars	R	T-soft
Trucks	R	T-soft
Buses	R	T-soft
Flags (and the wire)	C	T-hard
Static rhythms
Street lamps	R	T-soft
Poles (for separation)	R	T-soft
Stones and lines in stones	R	T-hard
Signs	R	T-hard
Natural
Seasonal rhythms
Sun	R	T-soft
Flowers	R	T-soft
Pigeons	O	T-hard

Temporal performance legend R = regulated (predictable rhythms) C = circumstance O = occasional

Place-tonality legend T-soft = Tonal, continuum/background (field) rhythms T-hard = Tonal, indicative/foreground (outstanding) rhythms AT = Atonal, disruptive rhythms

The T-soft rhythms (e.g. traffic) dominated the experience at this place. It was difficult for foreground T-hard rhythms (e.g. people walking together) to stand out. This was concluded from the sound recordings which demonstrated a low-fi soundscape for Henry Dunkers Plats. Atonal (AT) rhythms like the wind seemed to completely disrupt the balance between T-soft and T-hard place-rhythms. The positioning of the buildings created a type of wind tunnel which made it quite uncomfortable to be in the central part of the space. At Henry Dunkers Plats the T-soft rhythms (mainly materialities) may influence people (the T-hard rhythms) and how they move. The lack of societal place-rhythms (i.e. people) could be seen as evidence of a negative experience of space. Nonetheless, people did choose to enter and cross the space.

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