Key Terms:
New densities / New dimensions to the city fabric
Gentrification
Preserving culture and Heritage - Socio-cultural sustainability
Vertical Hierarchy
Our groups main objectives for Project One, where to retain the cultural richness of Paddington, adding to it's already unique heritage and character by means of a "generous architecture". This type of development will aim to add to what trends are currently evolving in the suburb, such as a social, food-based atmosphere (cafe culture), a rich variety of demographics (lower to high income residents, as well as students) and a steert scape which retains it's heritage buildings.
Our development will lead the way in high-density living, responding the predicted population increase for the area. These towers are responsive as well as generous in what the aim to give to the area, and how they aim to shape future trends. The towers will offer a new lifestyle, challenging current trends in high-rise living, there will integrated affordable/student housing along side higher-income residencies. The current trend in gentrification of inner-city suburbs will be reversed, by offering a variety of housing types, and cultural spaces.
Our development will also explore a system of urban hierarchy, where connectivity to ground level, will situate the tower firmly in the existing community, rather than impose a new way of life. Upper-levels will be allocated to housing, and green space.
Our group also examined traditional models of community space, such as market place, and tower squares. Here it was noted that there is a clear division between types of space - corporate, private, public and green, Our aim is to challenge this division, and create a more integrated model where public, private and green space work together to create a new type of social environment, with new goals and objectives.
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