Tutorial: Sustainable Future

The frameworks outlined in the How to Measure Sustainability lecture, where the identification of a fundamental principle, sub-principles and pattern/s aid in the generation of holistic design outcomes, was utilised by our group to start a discussion on the sustainability issues for the key future scenario formed last week.  Having chosen the Suburban theme, and therefore Paddington Central and the future of retail becoming our focus, we decided to look into the physical demands of the virtual world on the real world, and how we could more efficiently and effectively design for this. The following diagrams and figures aim to show our process over the duration of the tutorial.

Above brainstorming identified key principles

A Pattern was formed

Modern application of Pattern

Future application of New Pattern

Possible Design Outcome 1

Possible Design Outcome 2

As you can hopefully see from the above diagramming, the pattern of the modern shopping centre changed when we increased number and in-turn proximity of centres or Hubs as we now would like to call them, which resulted in the change of use of the parking areas and centre itself. What exactly these spaces will now look like in the year 2040 we haven't discussed yet, but two outcomes outlined above are two possible directions in which this project could continue.

The overall aim derived from this process, for our project, outlined the need for a paradigm shift in the way people think about and see Urban Sprawl. If we can implement 'something' now to enhance this issue, then there is no reason that Urban Sprawl can't be a very positive thing-resulting in Local Living, Cultural Hubs and the formation of rich Community Identities.