Niki Marathia
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UX of human senses
Week 1 of 2
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Your group will be allocated a place. Consider what you notice as you explore your location. Which senses are dominant? What are people wearing? How are they interacting with the place?

Ayesha Saleem
Diya Agrawal
Evander Wang
Jaime Santos
Niki Marathia
Sakshi Pansare
Vana Chowdhury

Reflection Garden is a little green haven in the heart of the City. Quietly situated by St Paul’s, it’s surrounded by offices, a shopping mall, and hotels. At the centre of the garden sits an egg-shaped fountain, its surface reflecting the cathedral. On arrival, it’s easy to observe that most people sitting and passing by during the day are office workers.

Figure 1. Screenshot of Reflection Garden taken from Apple Maps.
Figure 2. Reflection Garden on Watling Street EC4M 9AF.
Though the greenery attracts birds and bees, the loud city sounds and fast turnaround of visitors make it obvious that the garden is there to provide a quick break from the office. People are generally either sitting alone, often enjoying a cigarette, or bunched up in large groups on some kind of tour.
Figure 3. Office window photographed from the garden.
Figure 4. Someone enjoying a cigarette at the garden.
Figure 5. Tracing textures of the garden.
Figure 6. Close up of plants.
Figure 7. St. Paul’s seen from the garden.
Figure 8. Reflections at Reflection Garden
I enjoyed visiting, as I always like discovering green spaces in London. However, I was left wondering how much more peaceful the environment would be without the constant background noise of ambulance sirens, car horns and pedestrian lights.