Sociala möten i en rumslig miljö för studenter : En studie om hur en fysisk mötesplats kan främja en god social gemenskap på campus

Sammanfattning: The study is thesis is the information design program with a spatial design focus. The study investigates which spatial elements can promote social community with other students at a university.The thesis has been using methods such as physical site analysis, semi-structured interviews, workshops and A/B Testing. These methods were applied in the study to investigate what needs the students have regarding social contexts and in what way a spatial meeting place could promote a social community among the students.In combination with collected data and theories, a design proposal has been developed. This is based on what the students at Mälardalen University in Västerås find important regarding social community. The design proposal exemplifies how the design of a physical meeting place on a campus can be designed with the aim of promoting social meetings between students and enabling an area that is not in need of, for example, the student union and its staff.