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Introduction:

Amid, amidst, among, at intervals, betwixt, bounded by, enclosed by, halfway in, in the middle, in the midst of, in the seam, in the thick of, inserted, interpolated, intervening, medially, mid, midway

The diagram of a city as a figure ground can often reveal quality public space.

individual housing components. If we consider the four dimensions in the

It can also reveal space left fallow and socially undervalued. This argument however, is somewhat parochial as

planning of these BUILDINGS we should question the actual miscibility of the typology. The programs are, generally

space is not planar, but rather space is four dimensional. Studying architecture and space through figure ground map-

speaking, layered like oil sitting on water, their perceived physical properties are preventing them from forming an

ping only, as a analysis of site or context, is inadequate in exposing the leftover.

Considering figure ground analysis with

emulsion.

an awareness of the of three planes and a time scale can divulge unique space

mixed use typology to incorporate housing, industry, agriculture, commercial

that is complex yet fertile and has the capacity to increase the density and vibrancy of the city.

and retail in this architectural emulsion.

Industrial production and processing can now happen at a micro scale due to

The density we seek will not require just housing, but access to equitable means

the accessibility of technology, material and information resources. This project posits industry 4.0 might not need

of production in terms of food, water, energy and goods. In terms of the city

exist on the city fringe, but rather be an integral component in the framework of

these series of investigations focused on the in-between and the leftover.

The subject of this space was to test

the city.

It may be a vital component of a true

opportunistic productive urbanism and to critique the accepted typologies.

The term mixed use development is too simplistic. Common architectural typologies reflect a history of global commercialization that has allowed conventional responses to become widely accepted and relatively unchallenged.1 When studying a mixed use typology as a planar diagram a commonality generally represent a stacked typology of one or two storeys of commercial and retail space followed by a layered stacking of

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1. Jackowski, Nannette, and Ricardo De Ostos. Pamphlet Architecture 29: Ambiguous spaces. Princeton Architectural Press, 2013.

The in-between and the leftover

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The Emerging Project Could architecture be a start-up?

Our built environment may be capable of producing new revenue streams through the introduction of passive and productive urbanism within our developments. If buildings

The research focused on financial resiliency through building systems. Topics of research included productive urbanism in Tokyo, architecture as a startup, productive facades, primitive

are capable of paying for their own procurement, housing and social enterprising could allow us to break free of the financial constraints holding many back from achieving individual and

futures, the United Nations SDG’s and ideas surrounding temporary.

collective autonomy.

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Lee , Beomki and Lee, Chang Kyu. 2017. Instant City: Living Air-Right. http://dezeen.com.

Amid, amidst, among, at intervals, betwixt, bounded by, enclosed by, halfway in, in the middle, in the midst of, in the seam, in the thick of, inserted, interpolated, intervening, medially, mid, midway

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Newcastle City, city block bound by King St, Watt St, King St and Bolton St.

The Developing Project The in-between and the leftover

The “Illustrated Guide to Paris” 1852

“In speaking of the inner boulevards, we have made mention again and again of the arcades which open onto them.

These arcades, a recent invention of industrial luxury, are glass-roofed, marble-paneled corridors extending through whole blocks of buildings, whose owners have joined together for such enterprises. Lining both sides of these corridors, which get their light from above, are the most elegant shops, so that the arcade is a city, a world in miniature, in which customers will find everything they need.”

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Empty Shells

Chris Bourke, “Newcastle’s Commercial Vacancy Diagram” (2018).

Analysis of left over space along the high street.

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The Cohesive Project The in-between and the leftover

Amid, amidst, among, at intervals, betwixt, bounded by, enclosed by, halfway in, in the middle, in the midst of, in the seam, in the thick of, inserted, interpolated, intervening, medially, mid, midway

The project is trying to test ideas surrounding the inclusion of industry

By farming and processing mushrooms into produce or for material or medical

4.0 within the mixed use architectural typology. The architectural response to the site is about seizing opportunities in

research, the building is able to build an economy within the community that might support new unintuitive relation-

fallow space within cities. An analogous thread can be weaved here between the project which at times seemed like two

ships with the spaces in which we work and live.

different projects. If the architecture can be installed in such a way that it seizes an opportunity and provides a test bed to radically rethink the opportunities that space could afford us.

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Toilet 5. Stair 6. Lift 7.

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Laneway access to rear 10.

Vehicle Lift 11. Carpark 12. Temporary park and loading

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Hunter street 9.

Coliving quarters 10. Coliving kitchen and lounge 11.

Coliving study 12.

Coliving store and pantry 13. Mycology growth walls 14.

Produce store and labratory 15.

Culture Room (Steralized)

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