Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Mid-Semester Break: Project 2 - Idea Development Log



Existing thoroughfare through the site to enable access from both sides of the block. I am thinking about retaining this thoroughfare through the site as the entrance/exit points for the pods



Although Warmington Street is quite wide compare to other suburban streets in the precinct, this photos shows the high amounts of on-street parking, even on a Sunday the day on which this photo was taken. It is proposed that cars would no longer be allowed access to Warmington Street in 2020.



Public Transport running through Latrobe Street. During my site analysis, there was a number of people waiting for the bus on both sides of Latrobe Street, with this bus being the only one that arrive during my time there (assuming because it was a Sunday).  With the PRT System in place, transit times would be reduced drastically which would consequently reduce waiting times as well.



The image above shows the type of views the site has access to given the sloping nature of the site. However, the existing bulk of the current building their does not take advantage of this.



Even on weekends, the existing site of Paddington Central remains fairly empty. Most users are coming into the centre for appointments or to buy groceries and are out of there as quick as they came. The green spaces in the transit centre will attempt to be a place where people will want to stay.

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