Space in Use
Space in Use The last stakeholder is the users i.e., the residents of Ecopark. For this process, the engagement was done by experiencing living in Ecopark with the resident. By doing this, the agenda of the space in use process is investigated. The three observed agendas are: first, the main target market of Ecopark is the young population and the retiree population from Hanoi e.g., the resident that was engaged in this project (Figure 42). The resident is a senior-couple from Hanoi that have some investments in Ecopark in the form of various housing units. What they are looking for is different living condition from what they had in Hanoi, which is the second agenda that was revealed. This distinction from Hanoi’s living condition is one of the distinct offering that differ Ecopark from the other new town competitor. The third agenda is the private initiatives that the residents themselves are organizing. These private initiatives are in the form of society organization, community events, community competitions, and other forms.
Figure 42.  The engaged resident (Nguyen Khac Huong)
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