I acquired the dimensions to the Myer Centre in order to begin creating floor plans, which measure 160m long (parallel to Queen Street) and 95m wide (parallel to Albert Street). Albert Street also slopes downwards towards Elizabeth Street, creating a height difference of approximately 3m. A similar slope starts on George Street and extends down towards Albert Street, but is closer to a 5m difference. Because of this uneven topography, along with the removal of the lower floors of the Myer Centre creating a void in the ground, I want to provide infill to the ground level that creates a slope aligning to the natural slope of the exterior streets. At certain points where a slope is impractical (such as under the proposed restaurant) the ground will become terraced.
The major elements and characteristics that I want to include in this resident-directed level are
- overall natural parklands atmosphere
- sports amenities and rental shop (out of scale on drawing)
- bike amenities - a car-free Brisbane will be much more heavily focused on bicycles and their provision
- restaurant and cafe(s)
- body of water (likely for swimming)
- pathways
- vegetation - must research plant life that requires little sunlight to thrive
I also explored multiple floor plan layouts for the retail areas based around major light wells. I decided on the plan with three wells, as it allows fluent circulation as well as multiple shops to be integrated, including a large Myer Centre store in the middle. It also allows service corridors to run behind each of the shops. The chosen layout also creates a stronger relationship with the exterior walkways, allowing for the two to work together to support additional instalments such as coffee shops and seating, which will be developed much further.
By having smaller shops, they become more sustainable as less products can be ordered and stored within the retail spaces, requiring more utilisation of space and less waste. It also creates a higher turnover as products will be ordered as they are needed, rather than ordering bulk items that are never purchased.
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