Field research, squares in the dark

On Monday, February 19th around seven / eight in the evening I went to look at squares in Rotterdam. This is because the Schouwburgplein is a black hole on a cold winter evening, and I wanted to see if this is the same with other squares. And I could also look for the patterns at the squares .

(conclusion at the bottom of the page)

The square on the other side of the pathe, on the way to the central station.

60 accessible green

61 small public squares

Delftse Poort

119 arcades 122 Building fronts

Rotterdam central station

123 pedestrian density

120 paths and goals

Biergarten

33 Night life 61 small public squares

125 stair seats

172 Garden growing wild

Weena 61 small public squares

88 street café 163 outdoor room

Noordplein

71 still water (fountain, right back)

88 street café

171 Tree places

Grafisch Lyceum

119 arcades

Zaagmolenkade

64 pools and streams

171 Tree places

Brancoplein

126 something roughly in the middle

176 Garden seat

woelwijkstraat 72 local sports

Pijnackerplein

69 public outdoor room

73 adventure playground

171 Tree places

Schouwburgplein, the black hole in the evening.

Even though it is surrounded with opportunities that are open in the evening as described in pattern 33 night life, the square is not a lively place.

During my visit to the squares there were only 30 people at the central station, the other places had only a few visitors or no visitors at all. I noticed that some places are not meant for Monday night, but the empty squares with beautiful lichts were not bad place to be. So as a conclusion, a square can also be beautiful and feel safe when is no one around.

I also noticed that under the Grafisch Lyceum people were sitting on the concrete blocks. Being out of the rain and wind is important if you want to sit somewhere (in the evening).