Project 2 Initial thoughts

looking over the brief and walking through the site, I got a strong sense of identity from the site. This was a place that strongly represented a community. with this realisation, I began to wonder what it was that made people recognise a place as Paddington? how was this place different from all the other suburbs of Brisbane? 

And it is different.

I zoomed out, looking at Brisbane. how was Brisbane recognizable from Melbourne or Sydney?

The climate: It would feel humid to anyone not used to it.

The topography: Brisbane city sits comfortably within the winding path of the iconic Brisbane river.

The architecture: perhaps not our CBD but the surrounding suburbs pulse with a traditional Queensland style.

The people: Brisbane still feels like an overgrown country town. and like a classic country town, everyone knows everyone, and word spreads quickly. how would that feel? to enter a place as a stranger?

Moving into Paddington, can any of these themes be repeated to form the identity of Paddington? or perhaps there is an opportunity to give Paddington it's identity through the Paddington central.

looks like I'll be going back to site to find out!