Bringing the Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT) Indoors - A Case Study at The Warren, Hull

Abstract

Tranquil environments are considered quiet, peaceful places where people can get away from everyday life, and for many years the University of Bradford's Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT) has been used to successfully predict the perceived tranquillity of outdoor spaces as a function of their auditory and visual modalities. The Warren, Hull, established 1983, is a citywide free project for marginalised and vulnerable young people aged 14-25 that helps to encourage and support them to take control of their lives and futures by engaging them in all of the decision-making that has impact upon the strategic and day to day running of project. Staff at The Warren have noticed that the young people often gather around a large public fountain to socialise and relax; the same fountain is due to undergo major work in 2022 and will be sectioned off from the general public for months. This paper addresses the challenges associated with bringing tranquillity indoors via considered and experimental application of the TRAPT tool to indoor spaces, and via empowerment of the young people to introduce tranquil auditory and visual changes to multiple spaces in The Warren.