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Establish a new and unifying Town Hall Square City Square, Melbourne
Create a relaxed meeting place. Place de la République, Lyon, France
TOWN HALL SQUARE A new meeting place for the city, where the Woolworths site, Town Hall Square and Queen Victoria Building are unified and create a new plaza. Credits: Cleveland Rose (base drawing) & Gehl Architects (photoshop rendering)
Public transport through the Allow outdoor seating day and night, summer and winter. Magasin Torv, Copenhagen
stage 1
a. Roll out a unifying “carpet”. b. Create a unified square at street level (no changes in level). c. Remove the cathedral parking (no changes in level). d. activate frontages.
stage 2
a. Change the street layout of George Street. b. Link Town Hall Square with Queen Victoria Buildingh forecourt.
stage 3
a. Demolish the Woolworth’s buildings and adjacent buildings. b. Create a new Town Hall Square. c. Redevelop the north-west corner of Town Hall Square (the building between St. Andrew’s House and Town Hall).
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