Stepping across the Threshold

Due to the recent pandemic, we have experienced lock downs and quarantines which have pushed many of us to work from home. As we gradually adapt to the remote working condition, there is an increasing number of people who have interests in becoming digital nomads.The concept of digital nomad is that you can work from anywhere outside of a traditional workplace if you have access to the internet and a PC. If Melbourne becomes one of the most favourable destinations for the itinerant community of digital workers, there is a need for new spaces in the city.

In this project, a combination of different spaces is designed to accept digital nomads in the city as well as to expand innovative and creative industries in Melbourne. The unique urban features of Melbourne are unpacked to design spaces to enhance the experience of living in the city. To accomplish this goal, the usual high-rise tower typology has been rethought; built environments do not stay as objects to look at, but rather are inclusive spaces that can be occupied by an unusual mix of people to form a new network of people.