These images were included in my Assignment 3 submission
1. Old sewage pumping station, Cambridge 
Name: Old sewage pumping
station in Cambridge
Characteristics:
historic; permanent; medium size; with open access to public
Former functions: a
sewage plant and a recycling facility, 1895 - 1968
Current use: Cambridge
Museum of Technology
Main functions: preserve
and demonstrate the technological processes that are not widely used any more;
educational facility and a museum; a well-known landmark in Cambridge
Main users: museum
visitors: adult and school children; volunteers, staff some of whom operate the
machinery
Why do people visit: to learn about the past and technology, to explore
and have a day out with or without kids, nostalgia for old times.
2. 'The Tent' at Great Shelford feast
Notes on the choice of place
I’ve chosen this place as
an example of a temporary outdoor structure (and a type of a shed) used for
entertainment.
Name: ‘The Tent’ is a
large marquee erected every summer to host a weeklong local festival known as
the Great Shelford Feast.
Characteristics: modern,
temporary, medium size; with open access to public
Main functions:
entertainment; protection from rain and wind; a place to rest, enjoy, ‘eat,
drink and be merry’; fundraising for good causes
Main users: visitors:
adult and children; volunteers, artists
Why do people visit: eat,
drink, enjoy and be merry.
3. The Tramshed, London
3. The Tramshed, London
Notes on the choice of place
I’ve chosen this place as
an example of a former tram shed that is presently used as a restaurant and an
art gallery.
Name: ‘Tramshed’,
Rivington Street, London
Former functions: a tram
shed or to be precise an electricity generating station for trams
Characteristics: permanent,
historic, medium size, accessible to public
Main functions: a posh
London eatery serving chicken and beef dishes; art gallery downstairs; work of
Damien Hurst in the main restaurant hall
Main users: residents and
visitors of London
Why do people visit: eat,
drink and people-watch; have an extravagant chicken dish whilst enjoying the
D.Hurst art piece; visit art gallery in the cellar.
4. An aviation hangar
I’ve chosen this place as
an example of a purpose-built aviation shed.
Name: A helicopter hangar
at Bond Aviation Group, Norwich airport
Characteristics: modern, permanent,
very large; restricted access – authorised staff only
Main functions: training
for helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) aircrew members, storage and
maintenance of helicopters, protection from weather elements.
Main users: aviation
staff – pilots, medical staff, engineers and technicians; HEMS trainers, aircrew
members and trainees.
Why do people visit: mainly
work duties or training.
5. Fitzwilliam Museum
Notes on the choice of place
I’ve chosen this place as
an example of a purpose-built museum that has retained its original function.
Name: Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge
Characteristics: historic,
permanent, large; open access to public
Main functions: educational;
acquisition, conservation, study and exhibition of a beautiful and ever growing
art collection
Main users: visitors: adult
and children; volunteers and staff; Cambridge University staff and researchers
Why do people visit: to
learn about and enjoy art, to study or research it, to preserve it; to
photograph it, to appreciate it; to rest after a day at work and take their
mind of worries and problems; to educate themselves and their children; to
inspire and extend themselves.
Images below did not make it to the final submission
1. Victorian Greenhouses
2. An antique shop
3. A working mill
4. A greenhouse
Images below did not make it to the final submission
1. Victorian Greenhouses
2. An antique shop
3. A working mill
4. A greenhouse
