RECOMMISSION

Neal Kaldor

Supervisor: Ian Nazareth

RECOMMISSION looks at the existing Commission Housing Towers, and seeks to adjust the current model, finally integrating them within their surrounding urban fabric and a creating a safe environment for residents.

There is no physical and visual barrier more evident than a fence line and a misused park which acts more like a moat of a medieval castle. Rephrasing ‘Tower in the Park’ to ‘Park within the Tower’ the surrounding park which is currently not designated as Public Open Space is pulled into the building. Allowing for the existing green space to be given back to the pubic in the form of much needed Public Open Space.

Within the towers itself the circulation and communal spaces that lie within the building are inverted and becomes highly visible as part of the exterior. This allows for the establishment of passive surveillance thought all communal areas and helps to encourage accountability amongst the residents. The Apartments themselves now have Dual-aspects and front gardens, where their identity is no longer the number on the door but their garden, reflecting its surround Richmond context and the concept of the quintessential suburban home in Australia.

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