So this week has been rather unproductive in terms of design. I've spent the past 9 days getting my new computer sorted out, (finding new software to allow compatibility with 64bit Windows 7, organising Internet connections, and setting up a home network) but i think I've finally got it sorted.
This weeks train of thought is based around ideas behind my new skyscraper project. My initial thoughts were based around a hybrid mixed use, residential, retail, and adventure park (a way for a city dweller who likes to get outside the city for a surf, or a ride, or a dive, or to go spear fishing, or skydiving, or rock climbing...). After exploring some of these ideas there was really no 'light bulb' moment and so I've chosen to move on. I was put down the path of a Skyscraper for the motor vehicle enthusiast and whilst i am still contemplating this I've moved more toward landscape (something which i guess you need to do all the activities i mentioned above). We as Australians don't have a huge architectural history, we don't have ancient ruins, or great palaces.
What we DO have is unique and diverse landscapes which are being turned to ruins because of poor planning. So what it the answer? How do we touch the earch lightly? Can we?
To me it seams this city area really does not have any natural landscape to speak of. This got me thinking... what if all the landscape had been swept into a big pile. A big pile of landscape in which people could inhabit. Not a building with plants and grass, not an indoor backyard, not a building with flora just for the sake of looking 'green', but a building which creates a man made landscape of natural elements for the sake of location and beautiful landscape. Instead of building to capture views, could we could be building to create views....
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