Re-imagining Fitzroy: Project B Final Design
Urban Accumulation: The students developed their ideas using the theme of 'accumulation', an understanding of the city as a place where layers of uses, buildings and meanings accumulate over time. Thus, some revisions were made to their preliminary site strategy to incorporate as many of the existing uses and structures as possible within their proposals.
Accumulation
Function : noun
Date : 1490
Etymology : from Classical Latin, accumulationem (nominative accuulatio), from accumulare "to heap up in a mass," from ad- "in addition" + cumulare "heap up," from cumulus "heap."
1 : something that has accumulated or has been accumulated
2 : the action or process of accumulating : the state of being or having accumulated
3 : increase or growth by addition especially when continuous or repated <accumulation of interest>
- Part One: Jessica Kaires
The focus is on the connection between Atherton Gardens and the Town Hall precinct. The car park and other barriers are replaced with pedestrianised links, public BBQ facilities, a new soccer pitch and community vegetable gardens that integrate the primary school and Cubbiee adventure playground with a new creche, education centre and residential accommodation. - Part Two: Helen Chen
The design illustrates how each of the towers could accumulate new types of residential accommodation, private open space, communal open space as well as retail, commercial and community uses in a ground-level podium. - Part Three: Ruth Whitaker
This project illustrates how the project could provide an improved streetscape on Brunswick and Gertrude Sts.