Thursday, October 4, 2012

Week Nine: Building Functions that Serve a Future Purpose

In a city of advancing technology, increasing population and it's establishment of itself on a global scale as a conference centre, I really want to create something that will serve these aspects of the future city and will have a positive impact on it's surroundings. Everything has become centralised including schools, housing, libraries, workplaces, transport systems and recreational areas. My idea is to create a building that will service the community and meet their needs both culturally, socially and technologically. The city will also attract an influx of tourists to the city with its establishment of itself on an international scale and thus needs more destinations for tourists to visit. The building will be a place will act as a platform where tourists and locals may meet and interact in their exposure to culture.

I am thinking about creating a building  which combines greenspace for recreation and user interaction, educational and technological facilities for study and classes, as well as cultural facilities.

Greenspace

This space will be for community interaction and social activity. It will also provide a meaningful link between Burnett Lane and Adelaide St, extending to Ann St through the laneway behind the City Hall. This greenspace will be a designated green zone in the city in which infrastructure is increasing and buildings are densifying.

Learning/Study Spaces

These flexible spaces will provide the community with technology facilities including a free WI-FI zone, gathering spaces for work and study and facilities as well as classrooms for arts education (dance, visual art, performance art etc.)

Cultural/Art Facilities

The building will incorporate cultural facilities that encourage cultural diversity, as well as serve as entertainment purposes. It is my vision that the expression of culture, through the arts, will attract the community and tourists to come together to be entertained. These will include such areas as a performance space, exhibition space etc.

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