Individual Project One Statement

Setting the Scene

Set in the years proceeding 2040, when the strategic dispersal of densified urban nodes throughout South East Queensland (SEQ) resulted in a controlled, connected framework of civic centres. This allowed for the decrease of personal car use, localised living and the increased use of efficient transport modes and systems.

Coupled with the technological advancements of the time and the increased adoption of online tools, a complete symbiotic relationship of a publicly accessible virtual overlay and a physically connected and wholesome built and natural environment now exists.

After a decline in the replacement of the ‘working-age generations’ some thirty years previous, it was identified that there was a desperate issue regarding the maintenance of the professional and skilled workforces necessary for the sustainable expansion and growth of the Brisbane area.

It is this educational sustainability that the architectural intervention aims to address with the implementation of a cross-generational, collaborative learning and facilitation Space.

Paddington Central Intervention

Through the combination of existing and new built form, greenspace and the addition of integral ‘social facilitators’, this intervention is not only a distillation of Paddington’s unique bohemian-esque identity, but will also be a gathering space for the Paddington community as a connected, interactive whole. A Place they will want to Be, and a Place that ensures a sense of belonging for all.

A vital component to the success of this intervention is its connections to other civic nodes throughout Brisbane, as well as the main CBD. It is these connections that provide the all important framework for the Brisbane area and later for SEQ and Queensland as a whole.

Not only will the spaces inherent to the intervention embody ideals of; humility, detail, conversation, facilitation and honesty, but they will also be flexible and adaptive to the changes Paddington will inevitably experience over Time.

First implemented in 2030, this is a Place designed to evolve with its community over Time, thus ensuring its place at the heart of Paddington and its citizens. It is a Place for experience, the passing of knowledge and community interaction. This architectural intervention is a Place for all and for all Time.

Project One Panels
Group: Sian Farrel, Thomas Grist, Adelle Hanmer and Helen Ma