Background

History of the Assignment

The space wasn't used as intended and it’s role got down to periodic events and some students playing piano that was placed there

Target group

Stakeholders: researchers, Students, Lighthouse, Municipality, Teachers. Project Managers, Research group Management of faculties, Externals Cleaning people

Target Audience: students, researchers and other THUAS employees, as well as citizens, the municipality, and external organizations (SMEs)

Problem statement

It is an empty space which students barely visit, and where a few events are hosted

Main goals

Create a space where people can collaborate and discuss their projects-divide the space between different projects of stakeholders

Research set up

Research aim

Create a space where people can collaborate and discuss their projects-divide the space between different projects of stakeholders

Research questions

1. What encourages students to go to work and collaborate on projects in shared spaces?
2. What are the practices at universities of designing shared spaces?
3. Why is the Innovation Playground not used as it was planned, what facilities are already ther
4. Why is the Innovation Playground not used as it was planned, what facilities are already there, and what practices can be kept or removed?