There is a lack in green spaces in the malls. brunswick street mall has trees forming shade however the feel for green spaces such as gardens, parks, lawns are very limited.
The major traffic flow that would influence the site would be from the Storey Bridge down Gipp Street, and movement from the city via Wickham Street.
Due to the ease of accessibility to chinatown, there is a substantial level of asians culture as well as people. I want to create a link between the two spaces without being overpowered by the existing culture. by doing this it could be easily done through the use of colours, same pavement tactics etc. possibly even have an restaurant with Asian heritage
The image below shows the empty block across from the train tracks.
it would be a good opportunity to create a direct link from the site to this space for permeability and remove the understanding that anything pass the train tracks is dead space.
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