Footscray Exchange by Nitesh

A RT AND TRANSIT EXCHANGE

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CONTENTS

Thesis Statement Elaboration

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Understanding the status quo of the Creative Industries of Footscray

Creative Research

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Exploration through Spatial Temporal Diagramming and collages

Observations from Site visit

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A visual study exploring the perception of commuters by Walk, Tram and Train

Proposed Design

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Scene 1: Time 17: 30; Day Wednesday; Location: Footscray Station Scene 2: Time 20: 30; Day Friday; Location: Footscray Station Scene 3: Time 11:00; Saturday; Location: Footscray Station Understanding the spaces of Transport hub from the perspective of Commuters

Precedent Study & Initial Concept design

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THESIS S TAT E M E N T

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Arts and cultural events of ethnically diverse Footscray narrates vivid tales, portrays the communities value , unites people, triggers healthy debates and offers an uplifting experience to its visitors. However, to meet the need of the rising population soon, municipalities plan of gentrification of the housing stock will begin to affect the availability and affordability of creative and festive spaces within the suburb resulting in waning of local art forms and cultural identity in the future. This thesis aims to develop a transport hub that includes the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;creative industriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of Footscray into its development process. There by creating a platform that people use not just as a transit exchange but also a gateway for creative industry. And challenge the utilitarian spaces of transport hub to uniquely intersect with local art forms and the ways in which commuters would perceive and experience those art forms.

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Multi-culturalism British Isles and Australians were major population of Footscray until the 1940s. Post the end of Second World War, Footscray was home to refugees from Europe and the Americas. And by 1960's, a third of Footscrays population was born overseas, from Greece, Italy, Poland, Malta, Germany and the former republic of Yugoslavia (Marybirong City Council Website, 2020).

This diverse community today connects and celebrates many times of the year and hosts many significant events and festivals throught the year such as the St Jerome's Laneway Festival, East Meets West, Fringe Westside, Yarraville Festival, West projections Festival, Macedonian Food Festival, Albanian Festival, etc... attracting people from all ethnic background from not just Footscray but across Melbourne to participate.

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Fig1.MultiCulturalism, Source: Author

Soon, by 1980s Footscray transformed into a settlemet of migrants and refugees, with waves of population from the Middle East, Indo-China and Central and South America. Furthermore, migrants from the Horn of Africa and the former republic of Yugoslavia includes the recent arrivals (Marybirong City Council Website, 2020).

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Cultural diversity is the wellspring of artistic diversity. Footscray is occupied by several small cultural-sector businesses, artists, and art organizations, and is home to the Victoria University. The availability of light industrial and creative spaces attracts artists and other small scale industries to setup their workshops in Footscray. These include coworking spaces for musical rehersals, design studios, creative start-ups spaces and many more (Council, 2018). Furthermore it encourages many creative talents to produce their works within their local neighborhood and perform with much greater confidence with the support of an ethnically diverse local audience. These factors contribute to giving Footscray

an identity of 'factory of arts', built by a strong creative industry to service the rest of Melbourne or even the country. To provide equal opportunity for the local community to participate in arts several nationally recognized organizations have been established around Footscray. These include Western Edge Youth Arts, 100 Story Building and Cohealth Arts Generator focusing mainly on younger generation and Women's Circus, Snuff Puppets and Footscray Community Arts Center functioning as an independent creative precinct for artistic vibrancy, social debates, and platform for artists from indigenous, migrant and refugee communities.

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Fig2. Bunjil, Street Art by Rosie Kalina, Source: (Creature Creature, 2018)

Creative Industry

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Existing popular Art forms

-Brass band -Hip-hop Music & Dance

-Design for Public spaces

-Visual art -Puppet Theater

-blacksmith studio

-Women circus

-art, theater and writing & Performing

-local History

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-Textile design

Fig3: Existing popular Artforms in Footscray, Source: Author

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Gentrification Challenge Opportunity the future to practice and spread their artform and the looming feel of being pushed out (Widiarto, 2018).

This holds true for Footscray, in the work of Christie Widiarto's Aesthetics of Change, Multiculturalism and the street art of Footscray the local artists express their concerns over how the increasing rental cost as a result of gentrification may affect the availability and affordability of the rentable creative spaces in

Lucas M. Ihlein in his work, Complexity, aesthetics and gentrification: Redfern/ WaterlooTour of Beauty explains how the presence of a creative art industry can play a significant role in the gentrification of a suburb. Their ability to work with insignificant architectural structures, "creating a connection

Challenges pave way for opportunities. The following literature on gentrification around the world provides a greater understanding on how few cities around the would use art as a part of its gentrification process and how artists can play a role as gentrifiers, and activists against gentrification.

“Gentrification of Footscray really scares me” “I feel like people like me are being Pushed out”

- Rosie Kalina Aborininal Artist, Footscray Source: (Creature Creature, 2018)

“I Could be Pushed out”

- Toni Marshall Graffiti Artist, Footscray Source: (Creature Creature, 2018)

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An Australian Study on gentrification and displacement identifies its effects on local communities using Melbourne as one of its subject. The conclusion highlights the reduction of community facilities and social diversity and how the population of small scale industries are facing additional pressure forcing them to move to lower cost and often peripheral housing locations at the expense of social supports and friendship networks (Dr Rowland Atkinston, 2011).

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Gentrification Challenge Opportunity between beauty and utility where there previously was none" thereby making every space they occupy a special and valuable commodity in the property market. And on the downside as a final step to the gentrification process how the same artists are pushed out of their homes, due to affordability of creative spaces (Ihlein, 2009).

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like I really dont know the place anymoreâ&#x20AC;?

- Larrisa McFarlane

(Foster,2013) examines the contribution of graffiti and street artists to the gentrification process in two suburbs of New Orleans. She argues that street art and graffiti represents the culture of a community and it greatly contributes in building the local economy. Creative industries and multiculturalism are being used as marketing tools to attract more people to shift into the gentrifying areas.

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Artist, Disability Activist, Footscray Source: (Creature Creature, 2018)

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Spatial Temporal Diagram - Creative Research

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This diagram Illustrates the diverse actions and events that surrounds Footscray through the year and the participatory nature of its local residents which makes it a vibrant and inviting place for the public when compared to other suburbs and Melbourne CBD. However, the development of Footscray as a result of ongoing Gentrification process would be a major step-down if it fails to include the local creative industries into its development process.

Fig4: Spatial temporal Diagram, Source: Author 16

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Finding an Intersection - Creative Research

Fig5: Finding an Intersection, Source: Author

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This illustration explores how the utilitarian spaces of transport hubs can uniquely intersect with local art forms and the ways in which commuters would perceive and experience those art forms. Introducing Art forms into public spaces gives an opportunity for the commuters to engage with their surrounding and assists the development of stations as an inclusive public spaces for public participation.

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How can the new transit hub at Footscray integrate the 'Creative industries' into its development process and act as a platform that people use not just as a transit exchange but also a new gateway for Footscrays 'Creative industries' #Footscray Exchange

Celebrate Art

The fact that transport hub has constant presence of floating population makes the choice of introducing art into the commuting space a meaningful one. It creates an easier opportunity for the commuters to experience a painting, Musical Performance or a theatrical, also, creates a platform for renowned and burgeoning artists of Footscray to perform making the spaces of transport hub a celebratory one.

This thesis further aims to explore the perception of art from the perspective of commuters flowing in different trajectories and speed across the transport hub. And, design key moments within the commuting spaces that is either framed by or in the backdrop of a performance or a displayed piece of work.

Learn Art

Understanding the gentrification challenge the thesis aims to Expand further from creating just perfomative and experiential spaces for different forms of art to creating affordable spaces that helps the local artists to practice, rehearse and also teach the public. Making the transport hub a center of learning.

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This thesis aims to develop a transport hub that includes the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;creative industriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of Footscray into its development process. There by creating a platform that people use not just as a transit exchange but also a gateway for creative industry. And challenge the utilitarian spaces of transport hub to uniquely intersect with local art forms and the ways in which commuters would perceive and experience those art forms.

Perceive Art

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Circus -Kid's Circus Club -Womens Circus

Literary Arts

-Puppet Theater

-West Writers Group, Footscray

Performing Arts - Music - Dance - Theater

Mixed media

- West Side Projections - Wall Mural Animation Artists

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Fig6: Art activities around the site, Source: Author

Visual Arts - Painting --Sewing 24

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Fig7: Pedestrian flow around the site, Source: Author Data: Footscray Smart City Social Cohesion Platform

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Fig8: Traffic flow around the site, Source: Author Data: Footscray Smart City Social Cohesion Platform

Traffic Flow Hyde/Napier Pedestrian Flow : 200+ East of Napier - 33% West on Napier - 19% North on Hyde - 44% South on Hyde - 0%

Irving St Traffic : 1200+ NE - 25% SW - 74% W Carpark - 1%

Hyde/Napier Traffic Flow : 2000+ East of Napier - 46% West on Napier - 28% North on Hyde - .03% South on Hyde - 33%

Cyclist: 132

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Passenger Flow Irving St Pedestrian Flow : 1500+ NE - 45% SW - 54%

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Walk Fig10: Site Analysis, Image Source: Author

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Tram Fig11: Site Analysis, Image Source: Author

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Fig13: Site Analysis, Image Source: Google Images

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Understanding the different Perceptive experience through different Modes of approach.

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Tram

Fig14: Site Analysis, Image Source: Author

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-Puppet Theater

Pedestrians Bus Tram

Introducing similar vector movements through the site to stitch either parts of Footscray at an Urban Scale.

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Fig9: Stitching the Either Side of Footscray, Source: Author

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1. Tram Stop 2. Bus Stop 3. Wat to Platforms

4. Information Kiosks 5. Gallery Space 6. Performance Space

7. Recording Studio 8. Performance Studio 9. Cafe/Lounge

10. Workshop Spaces 11. Screening Space 12. Makers Market

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Scene 1 Day: Wednesday; Time : 17.30 Place: Footscray Exchange Action Marco is returning back home by train after a long day at work Emily is waiting in the platform with her two daughters, Picking them back from School Nick has just finished his University lectures and is wandering around the station with his newly purchased Bike

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There are scheduled performances by the Hyde Street Brass Band from Footscray.

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Fig16: View 01, Source: Author

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1. Performing Stage 2. Circus / Dance Studio 3. Reflective Ceiling 4. Platforms 5. Stairway/ Escalator 6. Structural Columns

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Fig19: Section, Source: Author

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1. Space Frame 2. Truss Work 3. Sound Proof Panels 4. Insulated Double Glazing 5. Platform 6. Tensile Fabric 7. Reflective Ceiling

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Fig20: Detail 01, Source: Author

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Scene 2 Day: Friday; Time : 17.30 Place: Footscray Exchange Action Trash Puppets of Footscray has set up a month long exhibit of their sustainable puppets from their latest Venture Alex arrives Footscray by bus to join his partner at the gallery

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Alex and Kate spend time in the gallery before heading to the platform

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Fig21: View 04, Source: Author

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Alex and Kate

Fig22: View 05, Source: Author

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Fig23: View 06, Source: Author

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1. Skylights 2. Gallery 3. Bus stop 4. Platform 5. Structural Column 6. Projection Screen 7. Workshop Studios 8. Reflective Ceiling

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Fig24: Section, Source: Author

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PLATFORM 1,2

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2 1. Stainless steel plate 2. Double Glazing 3. LED Lighting Strip 4. Concrete Cupola Structure 5. Steel Plate affixed to Concrete Cupola Structure 6. Floor Finish

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Fig25: Detail, Source: Author

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Fig26: Sightline, Source: Author

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Scene 3

Place: Footscray Exchange Action 1 2 3

Emily with her two daughters, to attend their weekly Circus Class conducted by The Women Circus of Footscray. Rapper Al_Flex (Local Artist) is producing his latest song "The sun Sets in the West" in the Recording Studio. Lachlan and Meghan are here for a screening of the Animated Wall Mural by the Local artist Christie Widiarto.

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Day: Saturday; Time : 11.00

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Circus Class

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Fig27: Studio space plan(left); Section(right), Source: Author

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Recording Studio

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Fig28: Recording Studio plan, Source: Author

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Screening Gallery

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PLATFORM 5,6

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Fig29: Screening space plan(left); Section(right), Source: Author

View of the Ceiling:

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The reflective ceiling of the transport hub mirrors the architectural space and its activity, offering a constant visual story to the commuters.

Fig29.1: View of the Ceiling, Source: Author

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Roof Line

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Research & Precedent Study

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Fig30: Activity gaming(left and right), Source: Author

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Exploration of the relationship between time, space and Movement

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Studio Exercise:

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Fig31: Activity Study(left and right), Source: Author

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Fig32: Activity Netflix(left and right), Source: Author

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Inference: The nature of the movement differs according to the performed activity in a given frame of time and Space. In this case, a Computer Mouse was used to track its movement for different set of activity.

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Shots from Star Guitar

Speed of Train Tempo of Music

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L.S - Long Shot M.S - Medium Shot C.U.S - Close-up Shot

Fig33: Scenes from the Song Star Guitar, Source: (Gondry, 2003)

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Influence on the Project: The Following Precedent study greatly helped understanding the programmatic relationship between different spaces of a Transport hub. Fig34: King's Cross Station, Source: (Partners, 2012)

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The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross Station, London Mc Aslan + Partners

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1. Western Concourse 2. Western Range Building 3. Great Northern Hotel

Fig36: Plan, Source: Author

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Fig35: 1;2;3. Source: Google Images

Fig38: Ground level Plan, Source: Author

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Fig37: 1;2;3. Source: Google Images

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Fig40: Mezzanine (top), Ground (bottom)1;2, Source: Author

Ground level

Office Spaces

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Platform 0-8

Fig39: 1;2, Source: Google Images

Mezzanine level

2. Mezzanine level

Office Spaces

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Retail Spaces

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Offices Booking hall

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Suburban and Intercity London Underground Pancras Tube Station Bus, Taxis St. Pancras International Station

London Underground

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Fig43: Tsvetnot central market, Source: (Sandilands, 2011)

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Fig42: Tsvetnot central market, Source: (Sandilands, 2011)

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Initial Concept Design Scene: 1 - Key Moments from the Transport hub

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Fig45: Tsvetnot central market, Source: Author

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Fig44 Key moments, Source: Author

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Fig46: Schematic Section Scene 1, Source: Author

Scene: 2 - Key Moments from the Transport hub

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Initial Concept Design

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Fig47 Key moments, Source: Author

From Bus stop

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Initial Concept Design - Scene 2, Section

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Fig48: Schematic Section, Scene 2, Source: Author

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Council, M. C. (2020). Retrieved from Marybirong City Council Website: https:// www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Discover-Maribyrnong/Our-history-and-heritage/ The-history-of-Footscray-and-surrounds Creature Creature, K. M. (2018). Who Made That? (C. Widiarto, Interviewer) Dr Rowland Atkinston, D. M. (2011). Gentrification and displacement: the household impacts of neighbourhood change. Melbourne: Australian Housing and Urban research Institute. Foster, T. E. (2013). The Streets are Talking: The Aesthetics of Gentrification in Two Downriver New Oreleans Neighborhoods. University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. Gondry, M. (Director). (2003). Star Guitar [Motion Picture]. Ihlein, L. M. (2009). Complexity, aesthetics and gentrification: Redfern/ WaterlooTour of Beauty. Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive), 45-49. Partners, J. M. (2012, March 12). Archdaily. Retrieved from www.archdaily. com: https://www.archdaily.com/219082/kings-cross-station-john-mcaslanpartners?ad_source=search&ad_medium=search_result_projects Priester, M. (2004). Interstate Max Public Art Guide. Portland: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon. SANDILANDS, L. D. (2011). Divisare. Retrieved from www.Divisare.com: https:// divisare.com/projects/249903-lifschutz-davidson-sandilands-tsvetnoy-centralmarket Well, V. (2006). Places for Community Wellbeing. Melbourne: Village Well. Widiarto, C. (2018). Aesthetics of change: multiculturalism and the street art of Footscray. 1-69.

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Fig1.MultiCulturalism, Source: Author Fig2. Bunjil, Street Art by Rosie Kalina, Source: (Creature Creature, 2018) Fig3: Existing popular Artforms in Footscray, Source: Author Fig4: Spatial temporal Diagram, Source: Author Fig5: Finding an Intersection, Source: Author Fig6: Art activities around the site, Source: Author Fig7: Pedestrian flow around the site, Source: Author Fig8: Traffic flow around the site, Source: Author Fig9: Stitching the Either Side of Footscray, Source: Author Fig10: Site Analysis, Image Source: Author Fig11: Site Analysis, Image Source: Author Fig12: Site Analysis, Image Source: Author Fig13: Site Analysis, Image Source: Google Images Fig14: Site Analysis, Image Source: Author Fig15: Ground Level Site Plan, Source: Author Fig16: View 01, Source: Author Fig17: View 02, Source: Author Fig18: View 03, Source: Author Fig19: Section, Source: Author Fig20: Detail 01, Source: Author Fig21: View 04, Source: Author Fig22: View 05, Source: Author Fig23: View 06, Source: Author Fig24: Section, Source: Author Fig25: Detail, Source: Author Fig26: Sightline, Source: Author Fig27: Studio space plan(left); Section(right), Source: Author Fig28: Recording Studio plan, Source: Author Fig29: Screening space plan(left); Section(right), Source: Author Fig29.1: View of the Ceiling, Source: Author Fig30: Activity gaming(left and right), Source: Author Fig31: Activity Study(left and right), Source: Author Fig32: Activity Netflix(left and right), Source: Author Fig33: Scenes from the Song Star Guitar, Source: (Gondry, 2003) Fig34: King's Cross Station, Source: (Partners, 2012) Fig35: 1;2;3. Source: Google Images Fig36: Plan, Source: Author Fig37: 1;2;3. Source: Google Images Fig38: Ground level Plan, Source: Author Fig39: 1;2, Source: Google Images Fig40: Mezzanine (top), Ground (bottom)1;2, Source: Author Fig41: Section, Source: Author Fig42: Tsvetnot central market, Source: (Sandilands, 2011) Fig43: Tsvetnot central market, Source: (Sandilands, 2011) Fig44 Key moments, Source: Author Fig45: Tsvetnot central market, Source: Author Fig46: Schematic Section Scene 1, Source: Author Fig47 Key moments, Source: Author Fig48: Schematic Section, Scene 2, Source: Author 109

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Council, M. C. (2018). Arts & Culture Strategy 2018-2023, A Catalyst for a better community. Footscray, Melbourne: Maribyrong City Council.

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