The Experiments Giving Illuminations to the Street by Residents Participation

Abstract

This research attempted to create a lighting environment of a street by residents and carried out two experiments. The first experiment was to run a workshop in which children from the neighborhood added illuminations to a 1/25 model of the street. As a result, lights were installed taking account of the types and characteristics of the buildings and the street, and an original lighting environment that the existing concept did not have was created. The next experiment involved holding an event in which handmade lights were placed on the actual street. Using LED lamps with switches, children and adults from the neighborhood made lighting products, attached magnets to them, and stuck them on shutters, guardrails, signboards, vending machines, etc. The individual landscape was produced by residents. The psychological effect and social value to the area were confirmed through the interviews.