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ASSIGNMENT AND SITE
As described before, the assignment from the Rindal commune
was to design a stargazing structure along the Kul-Tur-Sti.
The site is chosen by the municipality, its location is shown in
maps on the left hand side. The municipality chose a corner of
a field just outside the city. The culture path will pass close to
this field. All children on the other side of the river will take this
path each morning on their way to school.
The site is quite typical, there is a lot of opportunity for
placemaking. It is situated as said in the corner of a field, and
on the edge to quite a steep hill. There is a natural clearing
in the dense woods that provides some direction to the site.
It also creates some natural sightlines and different types of
access to the site. It is possible to access it via the field or, more
adventurously, via the steep hill.
As seen below the site is not naturally ideal for stargazing.
From a strictly scientific point of view there is too much light
pollution and there are too many trees around so there is not
a 360 ° view. Furthermore, the stargazing structure could only
be used as such in wintertime, since the sky is to bright in
summer months. The Rindal community expressed their wish
to see it occupied also in the summer. This led to an interesting
discussion about what the place could be in summertime, a
playground, a place for coming together or something else.
Natural clearing and sightlines
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Light polution
Most interesting night sky
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