Designing for Communities with Communities: A Public Library Codesign Project

Figures & data

Figure 1. ‘Spectrum of engagement’.

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Figure 2. Design thinking phases.

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Figure 3. Mapping of project to design thinking phases.

Figure 4. Workshop sequencing.

Table 1. Planned sequence of workshop activities.

Workshop 1 (Ideation)
Activity	Aim
Icebreaker	Support workshopping
Critiquing ideation activity	Elicit ideas about the current library
Space awareness activity	Support spatial ideation
Brainstorming/developing ideation activity	Generate and develop new ideas
Evaluative activity	Facilitate convergence of ideas
Workshop 2 (Prototyping)
Activity	Aim
Space affinities chart	Support layout development
Bubble diagramming	Determine layouts
Area demarcation	Refine layouts
Adding of furniture	Refine layouts
Reiteration toward convergence	Facilitate convergence of layouts
Workshop 3 (3D Prototyping and Aesthetic Ideation)
Activity	Aim
Floorplanner editing	Visualise and refine layout
Mood boards	Develop visual and atmospheric themes
Evaluative activity	Facilitate convergence of themes