During the 20 minutes I was there, on a Friday afternoon (very nice weather, as you can see) the reserve was used by one woman who was sitting on the wall when I came in; one dog walker who wandered through the space for a very long time with a small dog playing with the chestnuts; two solitary people; a couple (both pedestrians passing through), a 40something man with a small child, and two cyclists in lycra.
A record of field trips and other explorations of a particular urban design element - the internal reserve - a 'pocket park' surrounded on all sides by residential housing but accessible by pedestrian pathways from the street. They are exclusive, secluded, sometimes neglected, sometimes celebrated, suburban spaces. This blog welcomes contributions: comments, images, memorabilia. Please email nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Rue Pierre de Ronsard, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, Paris
Have a look at this one on google maps here. As you can see, it is rectangular, with a circle of trees and bushes with a low (two-stone-heigh) stone wall. Like the previous reserve, there is no formal seating, though it's possible to sit on the wall, and people apparently do it (indeed, a woman was doing it when I got there). The reserve has four entranceways and a rubbish bin.
During the 20 minutes I was there, on a Friday afternoon (very nice weather, as you can see) the reserve was used by one woman who was sitting on the wall when I came in; one dog walker who wandered through the space for a very long time with a small dog playing with the chestnuts; two solitary people; a couple (both pedestrians passing through), a 40something man with a small child, and two cyclists in lycra.
I made a time lapse film of this reserve but it will have to wait until I get somewhere with more resilient wifi.
During the 20 minutes I was there, on a Friday afternoon (very nice weather, as you can see) the reserve was used by one woman who was sitting on the wall when I came in; one dog walker who wandered through the space for a very long time with a small dog playing with the chestnuts; two solitary people; a couple (both pedestrians passing through), a 40something man with a small child, and two cyclists in lycra.
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