So I did create another separate blog for weeks 4&5 but that only seemed to confuse people and make it more difficult for them to find evidence of my work and my development. So I thought i would just blog on this one from now on!
Today it's Wednesday the 21st and i went to studio to present the tram route me, Suki, Maddie and Rob came up with when we went down to the site in the rain on Monday. Basically it's a route that connects Alfresco dining and Bars in the viaduct to some areas we think would be good to introduce around Parnell and around the site for example converting the carpark by the old railway station into a few bars with alfresco dining. The stop to access these bars would be on the higher level in line with the entrance to the railways station with stairs to access the lower level and entertainment. I'm going to go down to site to do some research of the site and find out the following things.
-Surrounding buildings
-Lighting (day and night)
-wind tunnel effect?
-where north is in relation to my site
-shade/sun/night light
-views
-where the stop is facing
-what side of the road
-access (pedestrian and car)
-things you might want to engage with
-footpath or road.
An idea i've just had is to have an enclosed area like a shell so if you know its a while before the tram gets there you can go further into the coil to be warmer and out of the weather and the closer the tram is the brighter it gets so you know to go out to get on the tram.
there is a question of size, whether i simply want a tram stop where people can sit or somewhere people would enjoy to sit whether catching the tram or not, also how many peoples worth of seating to accommodate for 5? 10? 20? I hope to answer some of these questions when i visit the site after lunch and take lots of photos and take lots of notes.
By tomorrow I need to present a basic first idea of my stop, materials/weathering thought about. also a much more detailed report on the site conditions.
I must make sure i remember that the whole idea of this project is to gift back to the community to give something back, to improve.
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