Flux Diagrams
These diagrams were created to visualise 'human flux - a concept that measures human activity in built environments. They also illustrate how certain buildings can cause 'flux' far from its immediate perimeter just by the virtue of being visible from afar.
A skyscraper generating flux far from its immediate perimeter, just by the virtue of being seen - or by the virtue of having an imposing or iconic facade.
Human flux in a commercial building - the building and its adjacent square invites human activity, luring crowds into its retail spaces (lower floors) and its rooftop restaurants (upper floors). The office units (middle floors) do not generate significant human movement throughout the day and is mostly static.
Human flux caused by a store that successfully lures people in (left) versus a store with a very attractive store-front.
Human Flux in Jurong East MRT station. The station generated traffic among the adjacent malls (JEM & Westgate), while the flux generated by the malls independently feeds into that of the MRT station.