We managed to find a nice and narrow alleyway to set up our bubble, which illustrates our idea of having inflatable structures between structures that help reinforce buildings, as well as creating walkways or linking bridges that could connect buildings together on different floors.
Midland Park
As we were setting up the bubble in the middle of the park during the lunch rush, no one payed any close attention to what we were doing. There were a few people who looked over, but most of them just minded their own business, which was quite surprising. This suggests that the environment around that area is much more serious and not as lively. As Justin put it, it was like everyone at the park was in their own metaphorical bubble and not bothering to pay attention, while we were all inside this physical bubble and having fun.
Cuba Mall
We tried the same experiment on Cuba Mall and the reactions that we got while we were setting up were completely opposite to Midland Park. There were lots of people coming up to us asking what was going on and why we were doing this. The public likes to engage more with interesting things on Cuba street, which is what makes it a fun and friendly atmosphere. This suggests that Cuba Mall is a much more relaxed and lively place compared to Midland Park.
Urban Jungle Gym's aim is to analyse what makes the recreational places around Wellington (e.g. Cuba Street) a fun environment, and bring those elements into the serious, business orientated areas (e.g. Lambton Quay), to create an overall recreational city.
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