Torg som mötesplats i stadsrummet : En undersökning om hur ett torg kan göras mer inbjudande och aktivt

Sammanfattning: This is a thesis in Information Design with an emphasis on Spatial Design. The purpose of the study is to create an active square that fullfills modern day expectations and requirements regarding function and aesthetics. The study investigates how Stora torget (English translation: “The Big Square”) in Västerås can be more inviting and how it should be designed to communicate that is is a meeting place for everyone. Through spatial analysis, observations, notation analysis, interviews and theories it has been established that the square does not live up to the requirements of a public space. Accessibility is poor and therefore excludes many people. The square does not communicate that it is a meeting place and people are generally only passing through it. This thesis has made use of theories, previous research and empirical evidence to create a design proposal that aims to encourage more people to chose to stay and spend more time in the square. The square would therefore become a meeting place and be seen as an important urban space within the city.