Relate to Docklands, Melbourne

Hafen City, Hamburg

Docklands, Melbourne

The site of Elbphilharmonie in Hafen City fits perfectly into the Docklands site.

Both sites have a very similar location at the point of lands within a larger bay/river. Both sites have land either side of the point however currently at Docklands there are no direct connections to each side unlike what can be seen in Hafen City. This idea could be incorporated into future designs of Docklands.

The sites are mainly visited via car or walking with limited public transport up the site, however are both a short walk away.

The Elbphilharmonie can fit onto the Docklands site 5 times. With a Floor plate of approximately 7000m² this is a large area to propose a building within the docklands site.

The building is a multi-use complex with a focus around the main concert hall. I feel that we could use similar forms and functions but as Melbourne and its suburbs have many musical halls we do not need another one. However the spatial arrangement of a main focal point and then smaller programs branching off could be implemented into our future designing for Docklands.