SITE ANALYSIS

Site Climatic Conditions

Site Issues

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Summer Sun Path Site Boundaries

Shadow casted by the Westin

Winter Sun Path 12pm Sun Position

Empty and unsafe streets

The bordering Hay Street and Murray Street of the site is dull, lifeless and barren. This causes people to feel unsafe and the area to be uninviting. This highlights the need to rejuvenate the area to attract more users and activity.

Site Characteristics

Hot, barren asphalt area

The current site is a carpark and a large asphalt area. There is low biodiversity and heats up the city ontributing to the Urban Heat Island due to the lack of vegetation and canopy. This is an opportunity to introduce shade trees and native planting to the site.

Shadowed by The Westin

The site is adjacent to The Westin which is a tall hotel that shadows the site. The wall in between is large and boring.

There is a need to redesign the edges to make the site more interesting for users to have a reason to stay.

Heritage Rich Summer 12pm Shade Winter 12pm Shade

Although the site is adjacent to the large Westin hotel, majority of the site is still sunny during lunchtime. This shows the need to add shade to the site to help reduce the summer sun on site.

Variety of Users

Accessible

The site has many heritage buildings and historical areas nearby. The site is in direct view of some of these landmarks such as the Royal Perth Hospital, Fire Services Heritage Building and St Mary’s Cathedral.

The site is surrounded by mixed landuse such as commercial, office, healthcare and residential. Majority of the users will be students, office workers, hospital patients and workers etc.

The site is located in the East End of the City of Perth, which is within walking distance from the city center. The site is also bordered by two major streets; Hay Street and Murray Street.