Site: abandoned tip top factory

Site Significance

The most significant characteristic of a successful sustainable settlement is its location. The idea is to create a village that has minimal environmental impact. By following the criteria indicated, a student village will be easier and healthier to occupy.

reasonable space for 10-20 households walking distance to regular public transportation underutilized urban space large open space access to employment, education, healthcare and other community facilities.

The selected site is the Newtown Tip Top Factory that has been abandoned and in a state of decay for over a decade. This location matches the criteria outlined above by using an underutilized urban space, as well as access to employment, education, health-care and other community facilities.

The site allows for use of cycling transportation and public transportation, reducing the necessity of private auto-vehicular use.

Due to prior occupation, the site is already levelled off with the excepted of a raised/ sloped area, indicated above. This project will attempt to reduce terraforming the space and work with the existing surroundings.