My project focuses on utilising spatial design to create a safer running experience for those running outside and alone in Deptford. Considering sensory design is an interesting concept, because of my primary focus for my design. Lupton and Lipps (2018) note that the hue of lighting changes the atmosphere of a space, for example warmer lighting allows a space to feel cosier (Lupon and Lipps, 2018).
It will be interesting to investigate how different coloured lighting can allow people within a space to feel safer, but also more alert to danger. Alleyways, where my pop-up series is located, at notorious for harbouring criminal activity (Sidebottom et al,. 2018), and therefore considering the lighting design within this space would be beneficial to mitigate these dangers.
References
Lupton, E and Lipps, A (2018). Why Sensory Design? Available at: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/04/03/why-sensory-design/ (Accessed: 5 March 2023).
Sidebottom, A., Tompson, L., Thornton, A., Bullock, K., Tilley, N., Bowers, K. and Johnson, S.D. (2018). Gating alleys to reduce crime: A meta-analysis and realist synthesis, Justice Quarterly, 35(1), pp.55-86.