Early Site Proposals

Proposed Site

Bourke St, Wilson’s Carpark, Melbourne CBD

Large under-developed carpark site, of approximately 3 stories high (split levels). Footprint of approximately 2792m2.

Cropped Site Plan

(V1) View across neighbouring rooftops

(V2) View down over laneway

(V3) View down over another laneway

(V4) View to existing neighbouring rooftop garden/break-out space.

(V5) Another view of neighbouring rooftop garden.

(V6) View down over Hardware lane.

(V7) Another view of adjcent rooftop garden.

(V8) View to another adjcent rooftop garden.

(V10) View from Hardware lane.

(V11) View across carpark roof.

(V12) View of Hardware lane and Bourke st corner.

(V13) View of lane (ground level). Possible External access due to minimal dependence on the laneway by surrounding buildings.

(V14) View of lane (ground level).

(V15) View of lane (ground level).

Early Site Proposals

Proposed Site

Bourke St, Wilson’s Carpark, Melbourne CBD

Large under-developed carpark site, of approximately 3 stories high (split levels). Footprint of approximately 2792m2.

Cropped Site Plan

(V1) View across neighbouring rooftops

(V2) View down over laneway

(V3) View down over another laneway

(V4) View to existing neighbouring rooftop garden/break-out space.

(V5) Another view of neighbouring rooftop garden.

(V6) View down over Hardware lane.

(V7) Another view of adjcent rooftop garden.

(V8) View to another adjcent rooftop garden.

(V10) View from Hardware lane.

(V11) View across carpark roof.

(V12) View of Hardware lane and Bourke st corner.

(V13) View of lane (ground level). Possible External access due to minimal dependence on the laneway by surrounding buildings.

(V14) View of lane (ground level).

(V15) View of lane (ground level).

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This is a blog for my Major Project Thesis.

A place for my ideas, developments, side tracks, research and feedback.

The theme I wish to explore is our relationship with land, particularly our traditional land ownership models and the culture that comes with it. Perhaps in reaction to these traditional relationships, a more nomadic and adaptable architecture could emerge with particular importance to production and consumption. Food production is of course necessary to sustain life, a system particulary complex in urban environments, and until now it has been dependant on secuirty of arable land and extentive transport and logistics systems. Both of these elements are becoming increasingly unsustainable with climate change and our burgoening population. So I am exploring the possibilites of adaptable, nomadic and parsititic farms, ranging from small private urban insertions to larger suburban co-operatives as an alternative to 'permanent' land development. The project may even explore the possibility of creating more nomadic cities, where civilisation can begin to move, as it once did, with climate and land mass changes.

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