Text on the page:The proposal is a jungle gym within the atrium of the Owen Glenn Building. The Owen Glenn Building is a very formal and grand building, which aim is to house the education of business students but also be an iconic building.
My proposal goes against this idea. The intervention is a jungle gym which is made out of net, supported and hung using tensioned cables. A jungle gym is the proposal because it creates a playful space for the occupants of the building, contrasting to the formal composure of the building.
The reason why it was placed in the atrium is because of its verticality, but also because of the idea of play. You cannot force a person to play and have fun, it is a voluntary activity. By allowing someone to choose between the “fun way” of going upstairs opposed to the stairwell, it gives them a choice - you volunteer for the option you want. This is why the corridors was not used as a location, because it would force people to interact, rather than giving the opportunity to interact with it.
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