Space Syntax

This week in the Everyware module, we have now completed experimenting with Arduino technologies, and have now moved onto spaces and how we move around in them. Through the examination of different spaces we are able to analyse key routes through a particular area and highlight unoptimised areas. The latest task is to map out a floor plan of the Drake Circus shopping centre in Plymouth, and come up with a personal assessment of how we think the network of space works. This not only involves checking a space from an architectural point of view, but also to get an insight of its digital contents.


In the data above I have collected:

• Convex Space
• Physical Connections
• Movement in Space
• Social Activities
• Core Volume
• Hidden Frequencies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Digital Scanners)
• Security
• Digital Systems

I apologise for the terrible visualisation of the piece, it was all done freehand on-site at Drake Circus where a full retail environment is in operation. Doodling with a finger can be quite fun sometimes!