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This studio will propose a contemporary outcome for the Parks Victoria Burnley Depot.

The Burnley Depot finds itself located in the peculiar position of the blasted-out remnants of the former Burnley quarry. With direct interface onto an artificial stretch of the Yarra River the site is hemmed into its location by the Monash Freeway overhead, carrying 180,000 vehicles per day, the Richmond electrical substation, and finally, the sole pedestrian interface to the Main Yarra bike trail. This rich social, cultural and environmental history of the site will be unpacked and examined and ultimately balanced against new programmatic requirements. The site will be understood through both the micro and macro, given its connection to the Yarra and Melbourne’s arterial road network.

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The outcomes will endeavour to move beyond the current static nature of the Depot and provide a new future. The studio will seek supplementary programme that repositions the role Parks Victoria can play in engaging with and drawing attention to the public regarding the increasingly dire climate catastrophes and environmental degradation Melbourne and more broadly, Australia, are facing. The role of how Architecture can facilitate this agenda with the public will be investigated.