Week 8 Urban Plan and Community – Spaces, People, adjacent programs, footprint and context.

Diagram looking at the site with consideration of the pedestrian scale. Shows existing programs.

1. Activation of Adelaide Street future planning of street layout consideration for pedestrian users. Also the activation between front facade and city pedestrians.
2. Connection of Adelaide Street to Burnett Lane to Queen Street. Cross Block Connection
3. Existing thoroughfare with accompanying activators, boutique cafe and flower sales.
4. Disconnected – Current Building addresses Adelaide Street but not Burnett Lane. Possible reuse of existing structure, floor systems and front facade, but consideration of opening up back wall to enable cross linkage.
5. Activated street frontage and example of re-use on existing site. Narrow restaurant/cafe.
6. Existing resident community.

Shop fronts closed off, consider the urban pedestrian user, retail strategies. Opening up the ground facade with more engaging retail experience is the direction. 2030 consumer requires more experiential space.

Thoroughfare activity, commercial presence at pedestrian scale

Narrow Cafe, active users

Inactive users, having a time out hiding in the shade. Space for people to sit and have a time out and observe the activity around them?

Images of Burnett Lane, in current state of decay and lack of space activation. Original image, Simon . H. 

Quick sketch showing key activation spaces, possible thoroughfare options .