From student
Project Challenge
To magnify the intimacy of the De Vries van Heijstplantsoen site. The site as an artificial natural environment succeeds due to the variety of uses and stimuli it provides. A survey conducted on students revealed their desire for a nature and open space in a park. Therefore, we feel it is appropriate to delicately intervene and respect the balance of these two conditions.
Relevant Research
Psychologically, humans respond favorably to spaces that offer them protection and stimuli. More specifically, situations that protect a user from the posterior disarm the natural human fear of possible threats coming from behind.
In an interview with Dr. Dudley Weems,