NIKKI SCHOTTE

The greatest enrichment from this master dissertation project comes from the interaction between researches on various themes: streetscape territories, public realm, the importance of retail, urban farming, the implementation of incubators,... combined with a convergent design process. There is a lot of added value of working simultaneously within a theoretical discourse on depth configurations within the urban design and the architectural design process. This combined relation has given the opportunity to broaden my vision and go further and deeper in understanding the complex relation between territorial systems within the public realm and how it affects the way people are acting within it. The broad background and characteristics of the Coney Island Creek area are accentuated and pre-dominated by the existing spatial arrangements and the collective use of the streetscape. This particular facet combined with the economical problems such as: high unemployment rates, low eductation, the lack of nearby local retail and the lack of healthy food options within the neighbourhood became the set-up for the architectural interventions within this master dissertation project.

Feel free to swipe through the research paper of my master dissertation project.