Nu12 #4 By Marta Fretheim - Mall maps

Nu12 - #4

What pisses you off at the mall?

"Mapplication" – a smart phone map application

There are a lot of really big malls here in Manila. And I find it really easy to get lost or loose direction. There is no real system or organization of the shops either. Unless you spend a lot of time in the shopping malls there is no way of knowing what shops are in the mall and where to find them. Since I did not find any map of powerplant mall I went around to see if there are any maps in the other malls and found a couple in Greenbelt. But not nearly enough, there should be maps placed around the malls on all levels and by all entrances. I find shopping at the malls here in Manila very time consuming and often I end up leaving, its just not worth it.

Since the big malls like Power plant, Mall of Asia, greenbelt etc. are fairly expensive one can assume that most of their client owns a smartphone. This is why I would suggest the malls to create a mall application including all shops, restaurants and cinemas. The application would also use the phone GPS in order to track the customers exact location.  With this app the customers can now just type in a category of shops or a specific shop and get the location and the way there, including distance and estimated time walking there. There would also be maps accessible of the whole mall in order to get a better overview.  This map would have color codes for the different shop categories and floors.

A lot of people with smart phones have internet on them as

well, however I noticed that there is already free wifi in most malls. This is already a good start so that all of their customers can easily download the app when arriving to the mall and start using it right away. There should also be information about the application (preferably besides a traditional mall map) at all of the entrances. 4 <one such thing is sidewalk ads apps or proxiwoo>

This would make the shopping a lot easier and convenient for the mall customers.

Best regards

Marta Fretheim

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Nu12 #5 By Marta Fretheim

NU 5

What pisses you off at the Neighborhood?

"Drain-top" – A roof top drainage system

Even though my house is of good standard, when it rains a lot there is water dripping from the walls and roof. So the cement walls are taking in water. In the kitchen we have tiles, and the other day one of my roommates slipped on the rainwater in the kitchen and broke his shoulder. This can be a bit dangerous and also the house will slowly start rotting down as the walls/roof is leaking. This would also imply that the air we are breathing could in worst-case scenario result in allergies, respiratory infection and other health problems. Experiencing this I came up with an idea to prevent the water leakage and help people in the flooding's.

My suggestion is a multifunction drainage system on the rooftop. I named it Drain-top. Our rooftop is flat and not made to handle more than a hundred millimeters of rain per day. With the climate changing more heavy rain is predicted. That is how I came up with the idea of the drain-top. The "drain-top" will have the shape of a tent but be constructed out of hard materials. The water will be running down the tent shaped drainage system and end up in a pipe that leads the water away and into a container. The water running through the pipes will create electricity, so if there is no power due to the heavy weather the units will have some emergency electricity from their own little supply. Furthermore the water will be filtered and stored in a tank. The electricity necessary to filter the water will be used out of the aggregate from the "drain-top". This way the units will also have fresh water supplies even when there is no electricity. If there is excess electricity this can also be used for in house needs.  

So the "drain-top" will be multifunctional, it will not only keep people dry but also supply electricity and fresh water during the heaviest storms. 4

Best regards

Marta Fretheim