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Public spaces take a variety of forms, e.g. squares, parks, street which are connected to each. The various developed interior with surrounding building are creating a urban system which defines identity of the city. The city is alive only then when public spaces are activated. To make it there is necessary to ensure adapted functional program. The authors are seeking the elements, which creates a friendly atmosphere and a unique microclimate that allows to create relationships and psycho-physical relaxation in the city. For this purpose there were examined the material elements, e.g. composition of elevation the interiors, dominants, opening lookouts. The most important part of resources was perception. Sensory factors (eg. aesthetic, acoustic, olfactory) which affect our perception and are related with emotional experiences were analysed and summarized. A neighborhood of the national arteries was also analysed. The field of research is a market square of the city Serock (Mazowieckie voivodship, Poland).

In recent times, the problem of smog is more acutely felt by the inhabitants of Warsaw. This leads to a discussion on how to reduce emissions of harmful chemicals and dust. One of the ideas is to create a transport hub enabling the efficient use of all kinds of public transport. Unfortunately, in the Polish capital there is a lack of such solutions. Therefore, the authors derive knowledge from examples, which they saw in Budapest during the CEEPUS scholarship, when they had the opportunity to meet the designers of some of those objects. Authors based on their observations and analysis have shown types of the project activities, that makes that transport places after revitalization gets new visual and spatial values. That shows that transport hubs can also be pro-social areas which are physical and mental “Stops”.