The grocery store as the semi-public space and the lack of places to stay in the public sphere.
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| Grocery stores in the area are loosing their function as the semi-privare meeting place for the block. They once hosted social interaction in the neighborhood and operated as a place of trust, where you could hang your apartment key eg. for the maid, workman or family members to pick up. |
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| The deli on the other corner have no interaction with the public sphere; no seating or other place to stay to enjoy neither your food, a cup of coffee nor have any kind of social connection. |
Conceptual inspiration.
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| As old towns in medieval towns shape each other, the idea is to let the public spaces shape the semi-public, which again shapes the private spaces. |
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| Evidence of human tracks. |