WEEK TWELVE: SCENARIO REDEFINED

PADDINGTON CENTRAL TODAY:

Sense of community

Activity on the site

How to make it more user friendly?

How to create spaces for people to engage as a community?

How to include a fairer demographic which includes the aging population

A PATTERN LANGUAGE:

Household Mix

People need support and confirmation from people who have reached a different stage in the life cycle, at them same time they also need support from people who are at the same stage as they are themselves

Present housing patterns tend to keep different types of households segregated from each other

Each person can find in the face- to- face life of their neighbourhood at least passing contact with people from every stage of life

Encourage growth toward a mix of household types in every neighbourhood, and every cluster so that one-person households, couples, families with children, and group household are side by side

Old People Everywhere

Old people need old people, but they also need the young, and young people need contact with the old

Old people cannot be integrated socially as in traditional cultures unless they are first integrated physically- they share the same streets, shops, services and common land with everyone else

Common Land

Without common land no social system can survive

There is a need for smaller and more private kinds of common land > forms the heart and soul of community

Public Outdoor Room

There are vey few spots along the streets of modern towns and neighbourhoods where people can hang out comfortably, for hours at a time

What is needed is a framework which is enough defined so people naturally tend to stop there > curiosity naturally takes people there and invites them to stay > they will then create an environment which is appropriate to their activities

PADDINGTON CENTRAL 2025

The site addresses the current social context of 2012

Maintains the existing storefronts on Latrobe Terrace and preserves their identifying character

A safer pedestrian path is made above street level to encourage free movement and activities of families, younger children, elderly

Following a model from ‘A pattern language’ the site will offer living spaces for 10% couples, 15% group households, 45% families, 30% singles (including elderly)

Open community greenspaces is established to encourage social interaction and exposure for young and old

Building merges and creates a relationship with the landscape