visit to the whitgift centre

On the 14th of January, we went to the whitgift centre to visit the site we will be working on and with.

We are going to be using the exhibition as our main site/our stimulus as well as the surrounding area.
here is a image I have found through research of the inside of the exhibition room:
 the exhibition as seen through the window includes images of the old and new Croydon, people's opinions and stories of Croydon and plans of the whitgift centre layout.


I found this visit really useful even though we were not able to go into the exhibition itself I actually allowed us to focus on the surroundings and how we could use the area around the exhibition. we were able to look at design and structure, lighting, sound, opinions and feelings we and our fellow Croydon visitors had.


By using the sets of questions it allowed us to focus on all of the aspects we need to know about to make a effective and professional site specific performance.


Myself and Hannah worked together on the questions and both of us found the task really interesting, as we don't normally sit on a bench in Croydon discussing the design, structure and feeling of the centre.

what do you choose to record?

• balcony
• retail shops
• shake away
• pen store
• benches
• people
• skyscrapers
• buildings
• glass ceiling
• patterned floor
• plants
• spotlights
• cameras
• bucket

stand somewhere in the site and write down 20 things about the light

1. artificial
2. natural
3. glass roof
4. shadow from building
5. bright
6. white
7. cold
8. daytime
9. sun
10. reflection
11. dim
12. pure
13. distressing
14. flicker
15. colour
16. shapes
17. spotlight
18. direct
19. mirrored
20. shine

pictures of site:

 stand somewhere else; what is the function of this site? how do people use it?
BENCH:
people to relax
people to wait
people eat lunch
people to think
people to sort out their bags
mothers to feed their babies
people to admire Croydon

stand somewhere else list the architectural details of the site what are the surfaces like? what are the shapes of the site? metal? glass? plastic?

the pillar between the two shops



• rectangular
• plastic
• smooth
• static
• obtuse
• hard
• brick bottom
• not original
• a strip of quite flimsy plastic sheeting placed over original pillar

stand somewhere else and write some words about the sounds you can hear

1. music from shops
2. talking
3. shouting
4. baby cry
5. police/ambulance sirens
6. laughing
7. high heels
8. fast pace walking
9. car seller downstairs
10. doors of toilets banging
11. escalators

 stand somewhere else and some words about how the site makes you feel

1. compacted 
2.  constricted
3. lonely
4. bored because the shops are not very interesting in my site
5. restricted
6. fixed
7. cold
8. unfriendly
9. dark
10. intrigued
11. happy
12. fascinated
13. interested