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Public square
An attractive square with plenty of planting and flowing water provides an atmosphere which is both up-beat and pleasurable, despite its secluded placement within Corniche Park. From its topography, it seems that little informed its design in terms of form and function, its seemingly 2-D shape gives me the impression that this design could be parked in any space of any environment because it has little in relationship with its surroundings. The parks elements tend to work internally rather than have much of an interest to their external setting.

However, the expansive water channels manage to take away from the sheer concentration of the centre of this square. It remains unclear as to what the main function of these water channels actually are, I admired them by following them around their course but at the same time I do not think that the designer created them in order to encourage this act to take place. Another argument could be that these channels are not pathways atall, they are merely intended for breaking up space into individual areas for an element of privacy whilst leading the eye towards the convergence of such channels.

Regardless of these uncertainties, I think that more emphasis should of been paid towards the physical properties of this park and how people would interact with them. Through this measure, I think that the parks audience will gain a firm understanding of spatial identity leading them away from what seems like a relatively awkward encounter within this given space.