LEGEND MINIMAL/NO BEAT (ie. idle, sitting, standing) SLOW BEAT (ie. lingering, strolling) MEDIUM BEAT (ie. eating, browsing, walking, playing, brisk walking)
FAST BEAT (ie. busy, in a rush, excitement) LESS PROMINENT RHYTHM
MORE PROMINENT RHYTHM
HIP HOP (ie. being active, going somewhere with purpose, loud, excitement)
POP (ie. excitement, activity less intense than hip hop but
more upbeat than jazz)
JAZZ (ie. medium tempo, socialising, eating, a quiet and controlled buzz of excitement) WALTZ (ie. calm, slow browsing and movement, walking) BLUES (ie. deserted, minimal movement, alone, idle)
The definition of rhythm can be described as: a strong, regular (or irregular) repeated pattern of movement or sound; the measured flow of long and short syllables; or the “BEAT� of music. Rhythm is a repeated pattern which people follow, whether it be through sound or sight - it is the backbone and underlying strength of a song. The context of this map is if the Elizabeth St transect was a song, what would be the underlying
RHYTHM
rhythm that drives how theareas of the transect function? This map classifies the colour of the transect under five music genres and compares it to the beat felt when walking in the space. This rhythm map aims to explore the relationship between behaviour of people along Elizabeth St and associate it with the familiarity of types of song. Michelle Jia Mei Xu | 635683
Water Sensitive Urban Design Retrofitting Plan for Epping, Melbourne.
An illustration showing a cross section of the current streetscape conditions consisting of private property, a pedestrian footpath (grey line), green buffer space (green line) with minimal streetscape greenery and plants, and a two lane road with parking and power lines. This image was translated and created from observation on fieldwork to Epping North in May
An illustration showing how the newly proposed streetscape would look. It consists of an extended green space (with long native grasses, and a mixture of smaller and larger native trees) between the pedestrian footpath and road, implementing curb cutouts and swales (green line), reducing the road space (and thus minimalizing impervious surface), and removing power lines. This image was created to reflect the proposal.
The current conditions of the space between Dalton Rd and Darebin Creek. The two lane road and parking space along the side is an example of how much impervious surface is present. The extensive green lawn between the road and taller trees along the creek shows how much potential and opportunity this space has to provide an opportunity to improve the biodiversity and ecosystem service values with its vast land.
Proposed development of the green space between Dalton Rd and Darebin Creek. From left to right, the image shows Dalton Rd narrowed down to a one lane street with parking, fencing as a buffer, a new pedestrian path, and a mix of new vegetation in the green space (long native grasses, smaller shrubs and bushes, and larger native trees). This image shows what the space could look like to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services of the area.
High Street is an example site of where proposed ecological corridors would be and what they currently look like. This image was taken during fieldwork in May.
What the proposed corridor would look like at a street level. Increased greenery (native trees and grasses) and a buffer will provide resources such as a path, protection and shelter for wildlife.
A diagram of what the proposed green space between Dalton Rd and Darebin Creek would look like with images of the proposed different and contrasting habitats. The current Dalton Rd will be reduced in width and a new pedestrian footpath and fence buffer will take its place (a), plantations of long native grasses providing habitat and shelter (b), larger native trees (c) which are currently present, small and medium bushy plants (e) on either side of the existing footpath (d) and reedy plants to filter out water before it enters the creek (f).
Park St and its current conditions (left) and proposed change (right) shows an example of how the proposed streetscape and corridor may look when combined to create a better, ecologically connected environment.