CAN THE ‘OBJECTS’ OF INFORMAL ECONOMIES ACT AS SOCIAL HUBS?

planned modified activities users OBSERVATION

CONCLUSIONS

Tuk Tuk’s can be seen everywhere throughout Phnom Penh at all times of the day. The range of activities and users these motor vehicles attract ranges deeply on external factors such as where they are parked and whether they are in shade or are just relying on the fixed sheltered roof.

This particular observation looks at stationary tuk tuk’s around the city and how they allow users to create new experiences. I believe that moving around the streets in a stationary tuk tuk allows you to gather what is going on outside and provide you with views of the street life. It is a notion that Jan Gehl touches on as she expresses ‘a place to sit must have a good view of surrounding activities as they will be used more than seating with no view’.

INFOGRAPHIC

City Sleeping With Child | 6am | Waiting for Customer | 8am | Feeding Child | 10am | Hanging Laundry | 2pm | Browsing Phone | 4pm | Sleeping | 12pm | Eating In A Group | 8pm | Playing Cards | 10pm | Eating Individually | 6pm |

In my infographic, I gathered results three different times of the day by going on a 2km walk each period and recording how many times I saw certain activities occur. I focused on the main activities I initially observed to see how common these really were in the city of Phnom Penh.