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ARCHITECTURE IS REVOLUTION.
ABPL30048 ADS_AIR
SEM 2 2013 GROUP 2+5
RUOXI HONG_519649
SITE ANALYSIS
As we have developed a relatively general approach to design a land mark[gateway] for an area distant from the metropolis in Part B, it is time to examine whether the approach is suitable for Wyndham City or not. Hence a detailed site analysis should be conducted in order to find out the features, problems and potentials of this place. Then the design could be refined to a more responsive work for this land. In this approach, we focus more about the demographic and social issues about the
community, rather than the topology or landscape there. This is because we believe a true monumental project should be able to reflect and criticize the deep-rooted social problems. Therefore, we have chosen several key aspects to investigate a real Wyndham, including transportation, population and city development. Generally speaking, the slogan of Wyndham City “City, Coat, Country� describes this place quite well. It locates between Melbourne and Geelong, near
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coastal line and featuring with wild country life. For example, the major attractions of this place are mainly about natural scenery and outdoor activities, while commercial activities or education services are not highly lively. Compared to the other inner cities of Greater Melbourne, lower density of property and lower Median Price of property also clearly show that this city is a not yet mature community. A not yet mature community usually refers to a place with a lack of tertiary industry and a relatively closed environment.
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SITE ANALYSIS
From the charts on the right hand side, there are two main conclusions could be reached. Firstly, Wyndham is a not developed city, according to income, occupation, education and transportation status there. Relatively lower household income, less commercial activities and lower education levels indicate this area is far away from being a well-developed city. Furthermore, based on a test on Walking Score Website, this place is highly un-walkable, which means extremely replying on vehicles and lacking a complete utility system. Residents are not easily to communicate with the outside world, while the visitors are not easily to getting in touch with this place.
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SITE ANALYSIS
Secondly, Wyndham is a young and fast developing city, according to the positive changes of almost all key figures of this place. Even the safety of this place has been improved during last year, as its Criminal Rates Per 100,000 Population becomes below the average state level. On the one hand side, this probably means more labor and residents in the future. Consequently, Wyndham city has a great potential to develop into a fast paced and mature city from the consideration of human resource and consumer market. On the other hand side, this also points out that Wyndham City needs to work harder to develop this land and build a better future for its larger population. Therefore, we basically conclude that different from a totally isolated and hopeless area, which is the origination of our design approach, Wyndham is a place having both great potential and limitation. We decide to refine the design approach to shape it suitable for Wyndham City.
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