Design Assignment 2: Observation of UC Blackchairs
1.) Place of high Public inflow and outflow. seen as a communal ground for relaxing in between classes, socializing, being productive in a warm environment, iconic meeting place, and a comfortable sleeping area for those rough nights at CMU.
2.) Leverage factors:
Constants, Parameters: 20 comfortable chairs. 4 coffee tables
Times most Populated: 4:30-6:00 after classes, 11:30-1:00 Lunch
Objective: Comfortable communal area. Oasis from classes.
No formal rules.
Sound: Regular conversation background, but not noisy.
3.) Usual Public Behavior: Playing games on electronic device, passing through (traffic), conversation, attempting to do work, sleeping. Especially reclining in a relaxed laid back position.