R

hythm Analysis

Introduction to Rhythm analysis

Shaheen
Introduction to Colombo

Introduction to Study Area

Study briefing
Case Study

Kalpani
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Rizna

Sugirthan

Groups

Discussion

Introduction

It is about acknowledging the tension

between these modes of observation
and participation, and simultaneously,
by
developing
qualitative
and
quantitative
aspects
of
rhythms,
interpreting and acting it, allowing for a
complex understanding of urban life.

What is
Rhythm analysis

To understand the pulse and life of

the city combining the strengths of
the
overview
of
the
urban
choreography as seen from a
window
with
the
intense
experiences of living down in the
street.

Everywhere where
there is interaction
between a place, a
time
and
an
expenditure
of
energy,
there
is
rhythm.
(Lefebvre 2004: 15)

Henri Lefebvre
Aim to develop rhythm
analysis

The study of rhythms in daily life spaces, perceived in the form of

regular temporal patterns of events/activities/practices in
interaction with natural and biological cycles, and suggested
through movements in space, delivers important insights on
questions of everyday urban life, and in particular on the
understanding of society in places.

Normally we only grasp the relations between rhythms,

which interfere with them. However, they all have a distinct
existence. Normally, none of them classifies itself; on the
contrary, in suffering, in confusion, a particular rhythm
surges up and imposes itself: palpitation, breathlessness,
pains in the place of satiety.
(Lefebvre 2004: 21)

Rhythm and every day

life

Case Study
COLOMBO FORT RAILWAY STATION

ackground information

Colombo
Colombo
prominent
financial
Lanka.

is

the
political
district

most
and
inSri

Colombo is the smallest district

In the country with just 699 sq
km in size.
According to 2012 statistics, the
population of the Colombo
District is nearly 2.3 million.
Colombo is a multi-ethnic, multicultural city. The population of
Colombo
is
a
mix
of
numerous
ethnic
groups,
mainlySinhalese,Sri
Lankan
Moors, andTamils.
There
are
also
small
communities
of
people
withChinese,Portuguese,Dutch
,Malay, andIndianorigins living

Colombo

Background information

Fort Rail way station

Rhythm Analysis

tudy area
: In front of Colombo fort Railway station
Number of students : 10
Number of Survey sites : 5
Number of Site settings : 10 (3,3,2,1,1)

Location

The Fort area obtains many significant locations and buildings, some of
which had been landmarks in the city for many decades.
Google Map of the Area under Study.

The fore Court Area of the Fort Railway Station Creates a

fine Interface between the street and the station.