I m using the term to exemplify how space can be arranged, with concentrated and less concentrated areas, she says. Stationary objects like mobile homes and toilet blocks share the space with the flexible situation produced by new campers arriving and claiming their temporary sites. And everything happens within a grid. It s a dynamic arrangement. Tents come and go, new neighbours arrive, different patterns create new pathways.
Every morning brings a surprise.
Office employees insist that the labyrinthine layout of the design is just as easy to get used to as the mottled walls. Several reference points including green toilet blocks, black elevator and stairwell units, and the reception facilitate user orientation. Other familiar elements are the pattern of light fixtures, floating radiant-heating panels and cabinets. In practice, the division makes good sense, as the heightened activity that characterises the design team sometimes clashes with the calmness and solitude of the business area. In the creative section computers hum, photos and prints adorn the walls and an occasional kitsch desk lamp or personal memento catches the eye.