By Mo, Kuo-Chen2009/10/14 at BAS, Norway

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5 public space in the Centrum region of Malmö

Stortorget (Large Square) & Lilla Torg (Small Square)

Gustav Adolf's Square

Möllevången

Västra HamnenTurning Torso

By walking and seeing among the5 public space, to feel the differentkind of elasticity in Malmö City.

Walk & See in Västra Hamnen

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Ordered, Clean, Modern

Linear System- fine and elaborately but less connection between public and private!

Walk & See in Stortorget (Large Square) & Lilla Torg (Small Square)

Walk & See in Gustav Adolf's Square

Diverse System-

What space is real public?

Walk & See in Möllevången

Meeting Place

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PrivatePrivate Public

Stall Café

The original situation

The present situation

Outdoor Stall

Parking lot

The original boundary between

public and private place

The present boundary between

public and private place

The original plaza area

The present plaza area

Outdoor Cafe

Legend

Västra Hamnen

This is the renewal area of Malmö City.

By complete city planning, people who

can have a rich life here.

The lower density, controllable capacity,

deliberate zoning…etc. The quality is

very different from the old town area.

To glance around the map, the public

space seems more then the private.

Besides, most the public space uses

for car parking.

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Outdoor Stall

Open Market area

The original boundary between

public and private place

The present boundary between

public and private place

The original plaza area

The present plaza area

Outdoor Cafe

Stortorget (Large Square) ,

Lilla Torg (Small Square) &

Gustav Adolf's Square

The 3 squares locate in old town area as

the heart of Malmö City.

Outwardly there are 3 separate squares;

actually they are connected with each

other by people’s different use.

The layout of the area is changing; the

edge between the public and the private is

adjusting.

It’s a kind of elasticity in this dense area!

Möllevången

Outdoor Stall

Open Market area

The original boundary between

public and private place

The present boundary between

public and private place

The original plaza area

The present plaza area

Legend

The plaza is the heart of this living area,

and therefore people use the public space

in a beneficial way and give the same

space more elasticity.

In the morning, the plaza plays a role as

an open market, and afterward it becomes

a common place of the community.

It’s much difficult to get more public open

space for this old area. By different use

and functions people adapt to the change

of the plaza, and therefore balance their

life.

Outdoor Cafe