Re-Footscray Yale Teo Supervisors: Jonothan Cowle & Chris Hayton Re-Footscray is an exploration of the historical fabric in Footscray and a speculation of its future development. Footscray has experienced multiple waves of displacement by various group of migrants over a period of time which contribute to the rich culture and history of the buildings. However, due to its scarcity of land and increase in population, many historical buildings are forced to be demolished to give place to bigger and taller buildings. Hence, 5 methods of exploration are proposed, with an aim of understanding the historical value of the existing site and resulting in a proposal for future development that could incorporate with the existing fabric. Cut the Existing square: The iconic Footscray Market logo is used to cut open the enclosed Maddern Square, creating a central gathering area for visitors flowing from Footscray train station and Victoria University. Peel the Skin of the existing buildings| Market: Part of the building skins are peeled away, leaving the exoskeleton of the existing fabric and incorporating with market as the program, to allow visitors to view the existing fabric in an elevational view. Dig the Floor of the existing the buildings | Art Gallery: The floor plates of the existing buildings are removed and replaced with new basement floors with art galleries as programs, allowing visitors to view up to the existing fabric. Rips the Roof off the existing the buildings | Library: The roofs of the existing buildings are removed and replaced with new big roofs incorporating with libraries as program, allowing visitors to view down to the existing fabric. Jam new Program into the existing the buildings | Theatre. After slicing away the existing fabric, a theatre is forced to fit onto the existing building, to allow visitors to view the existing fabric within the new building.
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