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The Cooperative Bike Parking
TYPE 1: SOCIAL IN THE CORE
- The centrality of the space gives it importance and connection to all around it.
- The daylight makes it a comfortable place to work on a bike.
- The bike pooling can bring a new dimension of interaction to the community.
- The bikes would be the community’s property and they will have to organize on their own to take care of them.
- The space is used efficiently by parking the bikes vertically.
- The usually empty space during the day is becoming lively.
- The visual connection to the entrance in the “In the building” case emphasizes the connection between the different social spaces.
- The workshop and the storage are one unique space that facilitates the spontaneous interactions without borders in the “In the building” case.
TYPE 2: TANGENT TO THE BIKE STORAGE
- The people have to pass the social space before parking no matter which entrance they took. It increases the chance for interaction.
- The daylight makes it a comfortable place to work on a bike.
- The bike pooling can bring a new dimension of interaction to the community.
- The bikes would be the community’s property.
- The space is used efficiently by parking the bikes vertically.
- The usually empty space during the day is becoming lively.
- The visual connection to the entrance is stronger with the workshop facing the entrance in the “In the building” case.
- The workshop and the storage are one unique space that facilitates the spontaneous interactions without borders in the “In the building” case.