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ADAPTIVE-REUSE mixed-use development Final Year Project
Middlemiss Street Baysthe new urban commune
bay 5: restaurant and bar entry
SOLUTION Situated at 34-72 Pacific Highway North Sydney NSW, a series of old, run-down warehouses are located directly underneath the railway line and form the Sydney Harbour Bridge superstructure. Commonly referred to as the Middlemiss street bays, they are owned by the RTA and primarily used as RTA loading docks. This site is chosen to be redeveloped into a large-scale mixed use development with careful consideration to history and heritage, and propose a new model of urban living: the urban commune.
The proposed development features high-intensity mix of land use and comprises of several revenue-generating typologies within a close range, which are mutually supportive and economically beneficial. Taken into account an array of residential townhouses running parallel to the site, the design solution also endeavous to extend the boundary of this project and proposes a new streetscape that embraces and supports the integration of commercial and domestic everyday life - a mixed-use inspired urban living.
BRIEF Through independent research and investigation, select a large-scale build-ing that is either abandoned or underutilised in Sydney. Conduct a thorough evalua-tion to determine the target market, business opportunities, social and community im-pacts, thus feasibility for redevelopment. Clearly identity the theoretical framework. Develop a design brief that answers to all addressed issues and demonstrate lead-ership in finding an adaptive, creative and socially responsible design solution. The scheme must reflect innovation and originality.
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Hoppenbrower and Louw’s Model
Proposed uses and design strategies are carefully intergrated to foster a lively streetscape through out the day. While after hour business is the current focus of the council, a strategic composition of project compo-nents should promote a smooth transition from day uses to night uses. The images above are solar analysis of bay 3 at 11am and 8pm respectively.
long section (nts)
level one floor plan (nts)
long section (nts)
Day to Night Transition
ground floor plan (nts)
theoretical framework MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
shared premise
horizontal dimension
vertical dimension
time dimension
dimension scalefunction
hospitality
retail
offices
urban texture
grain
density
interweaving of functions
locality plan (nts)
north sydney train station town houses
site
milson’s point train station
internal Street View
proposed middlemiss street market
internal street model
The overall conceptual approach is to treat the project as a micro town within a building. The most prominent feature is the central, uninterrupted ‘main street’ that cuts through all ten bays via existing arch openings. It provides the de facto circulation path and clear directions in traveling. The main street is subsequently connected to ‘secondary streets’ in each bay. Ching’s theory on space within a space, and the covered outdoor theory developed by Julie D’Aubioul are consulted.
It is also the aim of this project to redefine the relationship between the bays and the nearby communities. Middlemiss street is a small street with the bays on one side and residents on the other. At the moment there is no street life or interaction between the two due to the fact that the bays are largely used as loading docks and mechanical workshops. However, this project aims to activate the streetscape and support the overall objective of proposing a highly intergrated urban living and community model.
Internal Street
Street Life
bay 4 entry bar bar lounge dining material and finishes
MARCHrestaurant and bar
bay 4 and 5
material and finishes open plan work space kitchen and break-out waiting area
MILLER STREET PARTNERSoffice
bay 10 mezzanine
