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A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME VISION STATEMENT:
To create a dynamic space in which users will embark on a “Journey Through Time” as they move through the site, experiencing the significance of the Queen Victoria Market as a heritage and memorial site; and the historical development of the original open air market. Users will be educated about the history of QVM as one of the first cemetaries of Melbourne, as well as embrace the original “dirtiness” of the market.
DESIGN BRIEF
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The existing memorial on the intersection of Queen St and Therry St will be used as a link to the rest of the Market Cross to highlight the importance of QVM as a site of heritage (which includes the old cemetary wall situated on the south of J Shed) and connect the site to Flagstaff Gardens (south-west of QVM). There will be a clear visual line running from north to south of Queen St, which will highlight the significance of a memorial installation in the north, and the southern entrance. A central meeting space at the intersection of Queen St and Therry St which is accessible from all directions will be created (as this area was found to be an important nodal point during a previous framework analysis).
The Queen Victoria Market is the last open air market that is still present in the city which is very significant. Originally a fresh fruit and vegetable market, it began as a small market space (The Lower Market). This is an important feature of the current market and can be used as an idea in designing for the space.
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In conjunction with the existing renewal plan and framework created, Queen St will be completely pedestrianised (with a single vehicular access route to be used at certain times for deliveries to the market). The northen section of Queen St (from A - F Sheds) in particular will have a focus on trading services, with irregular movement of stalls flowing onto the streetscape, allowing for a transformed space with different activity use at different times.
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From previous analysis of the site during assignment one, it was discovered that the corner of Queen St and Therry St is an important nodal point in the market. This intersection allows for access from all directions of the market. It serves as a direct access to Shoppers Crossing, the main entrance situated at the F Shed. WIth the memorial situated at the corner of this intersection, it also attracts many people to the area as a meeting and resting place due to the availability of shade, easy access and multiple uses of the objects present.
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FLAGSTAFF GARDENS
“Passage” “Passage” is the memorial situated on the corner of Therry St and Queen St. It was designed and created in 1996 to commemorate the old Melbourne cemetary which was located at the Queen Victoria Market between 1837 and 1917. This monument is significant as it explores a theme of timlessness and connections between two worlds. It’s name was created by the designer Mark Stoner to reflect a “passage for memories and dreams”.
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Semi permanent and permanent objects which represent the market’s history and heritage present throughout Queen St will be installed which can be moved according to activity and event needs. Objects will be inspired by everyday market “rubbish” such as crates, vegetable scraps and bins; olden day technology such as the horse and cart, dirt tracks and patterns found in the Victorian architecture of the existing buildings; and heritage elements such as the cemetary wall, red bricks and shapes from the existing memorial “Passage”.
What the memorial is currently used as: A stage (above), a playground, a step, seating space and meeting point (below).
Queen Victoria Market is a site of historical significance. It is the site of the old Melbourne cemetary which still has bodies buried under the site. A cemetary wall still exists, along with the memorial site that was implemented. However, the memorial is currently used for other reasons such as a meeting space; stage; step; playground; and seating. There is opportunity to recreate and highlight the Queen Victoria Market as not only a market, but also a place to appreciate and pay respect to those who remain.
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As users enter Queen St from Victoria St (in the north), they will experience an arch in the shape of the old cemetary wall on a slight hill with a 15m flagstaff (which connects the site to its historical use and Flagstaff Gardens). The arch points towards J shed where the existing cemetary wall is (and the direction towards Flagstaff Gardens). As users enter Queen St from Franklin St (in the south), they will walk through a structure which represents an old cart wheel, marking the beginning of a journey to discover how QVM came to be. The rounded structure points to the original Lower Market, and the straight edged structure next to the wheel faces towards the Eastern and Western Markets (which no longer exist now).
From the framework:
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The following proposal looks to turn Queen St into a site to experience two “journeys through time” to experience the significance of the Queen Victoria Market as an important site of history and heritage.
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Figure 1. An analysis of the existing site of QVM and the proposed changes. The black lines indicate the current main paths users take within the market space and the black dot represents the current memorial site. The red dots indicate proposed nodal points with the desired future movement of people in blue.
Despite it’s function as a memorial site, is is more widely used as a meeting point, stage, playground and resting space.
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PRECEDENTS
Lincoln, UK Lincoln is a cathedral city in England which has kept the old “medieval town” as part of its new development. Remnants of old structures are left as part of the site and embraced. By incorporating history, promotion and awareness of its historical significance, visitors see the importance of it.
The Lincoln Christmas Market occurs over 4 days in December with around 250 market stalls open to locals and tourists. Located in the castle grounds, the temporary market showcases a traditional working market and at the same time, embraces its historical surrounds, embedding it within the market.
This brief event has a goal of “bringing history to life” by taking a “trip back through time” (Visit Lincoln Website). The market stalls also use elements of the past in its design of stalls and themes. It takes advantage of what is there as a resource, which could be implemented at QVM.
Opera House Oslo, Norway
Ehwa Womans University, Korea
The Oslo Opera House is a precedent which shows how topography can become an element of design itself. The topography seen in this design shows how it can successfully be integrated into designing of open space and how it could be applied to the southern section of Queen St. The opera house’s unique design allows users to walk at ground level and on a slope up to the very top of the building from the outside. This idea of being able to walk over built structures over sloping land can be used as a precedent for the newly proposed information centre at the Queen Victoria Market.
Ehwa Womans University is another precedent example of how topography can be interplayed in design. Embedding a building into the ground allows for versatility and the opportunity to create a unique colour in design. This is relavent to the QVM because due to the cemetary underneath the land itself, it is difficult to dig underground. Instead, by raising the topography gently and embedding a design into it (the information centre), it allows for more opportunities for design.
The top image to the right shows the contrast in material and textuture. It shows how the integration of an organic material like wood can mix beautifully with a more modern material such as glass. This idea of integrating different materials and textures can be translated to Queen St. In particular, the integration and merge of the ground texture could be experimented (integration of hard surfaces and more organic material to represent the different “journeys through time”.
Access is an important feature of topography, and like this design, the proposal at Queen St will have a gentle slope which is accessible by foot. There will also be a cut out of the raised topography to cater for those who require an easy flat ground access through the site. This cut out will also ensure clear visibility throughout the whole of Queens St from north to south.
The sloping land on either side of the university (below) present opportunities to integrate different materials into the landscape. A mix of greenery and paths as well as places to sit and relax are all ideas which could be translated into Queen St.
The middle and bottom images on the right show the gentle slopes in which the opera house is embedded in.
Applying the topographic ideas of sloping land to the south of Queen St (facing Franklin St).
Lincoln uses the old cathedral as a backdrop for its streetscape. It acts as a marker.
Lincoln is a good example of how an open space can change with different times and activities. It has a basic environment of being a simple open space with opportunities to move stalls and other seating in with different needs such as that of the christmas markets. By opening up the streetscape and having soft edges between open space and buildings, it allows for free flow of people between spaces within the site, which can be adopted into Queen St. Queen St is triple the width of the streets used in Lincoln for the markets, which creates more opportunities to create a dynamic space which can change depending on activities.
The streets of Lincoln which open up for the christmas markets are 7 - 10m wide; Queen St is 30m wide.
Queen St is 30m wide and has potential to become a vibrate and dynamic space.
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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN RESPONSES
FORM The topography will transition from organic to hard edges, connected by grass material.
This design has two distinct “journey through time” paths, and the form of the space will highlight and distinguish between the two.
Journey through time: historical significance as a heritage site The idea of bringing back the importance of QVM as a site of historical significance and heritage. The use of straight, hard edges and brick material will be used. The idea of the Wizard of Oz’s journey of following the yellow brick road is shown in this journey (brown in the map on the left). With a higher concentration on the historical significance in the north, this form aims to lead visitors through the space using this form to connect the existing memorial, cemetary wall andF Flagstaff Gardens to the new design of the northern entrance of Queen St.
The original design underlying this proposal is the idea of looking through time and space in order to highlight thd significance of the history and heritage of the site’s original use.
Journey through time: market history To celebrate the original open air market and how its beginnings were on horse and cart, a more organic looking design with organic materials such as grass and tanbark (to represent a dirt track) will be used. As the beginnings of QVM was a fruit and vegetable market, ideas of having an organic, vine like path way has been used in the design. The south entrance is where this journey begins, and it is marked with a more dominant “organic” form.
Left: The shape of the old cemetary wall can be used as an entrance at the north of Queen St to mark the starting point of the “journey”.
Right: The triangular shape of the Victorian designed sheds and the original use of horse and cart on a dirt road are inspirations taken to create a “journey through time” for the market.
The whole of Queen St will still have a clear line of sight down the centre between the new nodal points, and provide access. There will still be a full view of the whold of Queen St so that the practicality of accessing the market is reached.
The proposal for this design follows the findings of how Queen Victoia Market currently works as a space. Currently, there are two imporatant nodal points (blue dots) and three major desire lines (blue arrows) for the movement of people. The proposed frame work looks to create a QVM with more commerce and trade in the northern section of QUeen St in particular (red outline). In conjunction with these findings, this design proposal looks to create soft edges along where the market boundaries are (orange) and encourage the unpredictable flow of market activities such as moving stalls into the street during activities such as the night market (red arrows). This means that the north of Queen St in particular will be a flatter ground with less obstructions and more open space to cater for this. There are four highlighted areas along Queen St (dotted squares) which will be redeveloped in particular to create new and dynamic spaces. The northern box will focus on the significance of the site’s heritage and history (memorial); the south will focus on the originality of the market itself (and the information centre); and the centre of the site at the intersection of Queen St and Therry St will be a site where the two themes meet.
LIFE OF THE MARKET
SHAPES USED
Hard edges meets softer, organic material to create a journey through time for people to feel and experience the significance of the change that has been undergone at QVM to become what it is today.
MATERIALITY
What Queen St could look like during the day with the cemetary walk through design (above) and what the site could look like at night with a dynamic space which encourages movement and provides light (below). The green highlights a more organic material as a path, and the brown indicates a contrasting hard surface.
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Triangle shape The triangular shape seen at the intersection of Queen St and Therry St, and the shape of the information centre shows the the connection of the three important parts of the market. One side of the triangle is curved to highlight the organic nature of the open air market, which is one of the two important elements in this design.
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The use of a triangular shape as a sulpture for people to climb on, sit under, walk through etc. comes from the many triangular shapes seen in the original VIctorian roofs of the existing Queen Victoria Market. This shape has been taken to show and reference the historial elements of design when the market was first created.
red brick embedded into the lighter coloured bricks to act as an indicator of where the path is leading
OPEN AIR MARKET
The Queen Victoria Market is a versatile space with multiple purposes on one space on the site at all times.
lighter brick is used as a hard edge form to allow for easier movement of objects (stalls in particular) between the sheds and Queen St itself
PHASE DEVELOPMENT
This design looks to highlight the Importance of site heritage through: - materiality - remains of the original market - memorial space - market culture (raw quality and the culture of of life in the “market place, unpredictability”
Left: Increasing the topography by 2m in the north of Queen St (total of 25m) and having a 15m flagstaff (like Flagstaff Gardens).
With these focuses, this proposal will create gathering spaces, more shade and seating, and allow users to experience the site in a different way.
Wheel The wheel which marks the entrance to QVM at the south signifies the original beginnings of the market on horse and cart. So, as people walk under the wheel and through the topography, they will feel this journey of time from being taken back to the old days into a space of new developments.This transition will be promenent particularly with the new poposed development of creating the north into a site of commerce and trade
This design will include: Below: Movement of stalls and people throughout the northern section of Queen St. Unpredictable and dynamic space to fit in with different activities.
- a market edge with movable objects and stalls to encourage and enhance interaction at different levels with an element of unpredictability (just like the success of the night market) - objects such as stalls, steps, crates, bins and plantings to create a more dynamic space in which will cater for all people at different activities and times of the day - using shapes such as the curve of the memorial (cemetary) and the current shapes of the “Passage” memorial in the design
organic grass material to link the hard edges of the brick material to the tanbark “dirt track” path
tanbark used to create the organic paths
- plantar boxes and plantings at different heights will control the movement and flow of people to make them experience the site in a certain way USER TYPES TARGETED
Arch The cemetary shaped arch which marks the entrance of Queen St in the north is a shape taken from the existing cemetary wall.. By walking through the arch, visitors begin to ask questions of why an old, red brick arch is there and why it has been placed at an angle. This curiosity will lead them on the beginning of a journey to experience the site as a place of remembrance and historial significance.
- meeting spaces - pop up spaces - temporary events spaces - relaxing and resting - education - stage and performance - spaces to sit, step or lean on - a memorial User experience will change as they move through the space.
Above: Entry into an information centre embedded into the topography with entrance at ground level and access whilst von the hill.
Right: From the south of Queen St, looking north (from above the hill and at ground level) will have a clear line of view of the flagstaff and memorial arch. Looking west will see the link to Flagstaff Gardens.
wood material to highlight the original history of QVM as a market space
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ELEVATION CUT 1: North of Queen St (EAST TO WEST)
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ELEVATION CUT 3: Through the middle of the new nodal point (EAST TO WEST)
ELEVATION CUT 6: Through the information centre (WEST TO EAST)
ELEVATION CUT 2: F Shed (EAST TO WEST)
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This northern entrance marks the beginning of the “journey through time” of QVM as a site of memory: slightly raised topography; cemetary arch; 15m flagstaff; all which point to the entrance of Shoppers Crossing at F shed and Flagstaff Gardens.
Soft edges to allow for free flow of movement between sheds and Queen St for maximum interaction; plantings in the centre of Queen St to direct the movement of people across the street in a certain path (east to west).
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Indented meeting space at the intersection of Queen St and Therry St (an important nodal point). This space will provide shade, a middle stage indent, and various seating and gathering spaces at different levels and heights. This space lines up with the existing memorial.
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Plantings and objects such as crates, seats etc will be used to direct people movement at various heights through the space to control how people move through the space.
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ELEVATION CUT 5: Beginning of the information centre (WEST TO EAST)
ELEVATION CUT 4: Soith of Queen St (WEST TO EAST)
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Raised topography with an accessible path cut out. The information centre will be accessible from the ground floor and up the hill. The second floor of the information centre will serve as an open space where people can go and sit on the grass under a shelter and look out.
Objects facing towards the lower market; and the western and eastern markets. The wheel is used to represent the olden day use of horse and cart. This area of the site will be more “organic”.
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ELEVATION CUT 2: F Shed (EAST TO WEST)
ELEVATION CUT 5: Beginning of the information centre (WEST TO EAST)
ELEVATION CUT 6: Through the information centre (WEST TO EAST) ELEVATION CUT 3: Through the middle of the new nodal point (EAST TO WEST)
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A JOURNEY FROM STARTING FROM THE SOUTH
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CLOSER ANALYSIS SECTIONS (Directing People Flow) 1:50 section
How a planting area could look like
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60cm seating with a back rest
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60cm seating on plant boxes
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100cm planting: visibility of surrounds when standing, minimal visibility when sitting.
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180cm planting: visibility of surrounds when standing, less visibility when sitting.
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20cm crates: ideal for stepping on, sitting, lying down.
30cm milk crates: ideal for movable seating, children’s playground.
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A mix of different types of objects at different heights to control the flow and movement of people.
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