Vision West Community Project
Glen Eden, Auckland NZ
How might the idea of the verge evoke the sense of transition within a section in the Vision West site?
Furthermore, how might the constructive elements of weathering, permeability and composition aid this sense of the transition through activities performed within a proposed site?
This project is an urban-exterior compositional project, which centres on the relationship between the threshold, and the movement of the user through the site of Vision West. The project’s main focal point will be a way of connecting the outer verge of the site to the main hub, as well as creating movement through a prescribed course in the form of a courtyard. With its mismatched array of bungalows, state housing and sheds, Vision West is a site that currently emits the perception of confusion to the public. The verge can be seen as a series of detailed moments that weather the buildings. It is a site with no true entrance that currently offers gaps and points of failure. From these observations into site, my aim is to open up the site; to carve out areas that expose the verge and create a transitional space; to break this buffer between public and private, and to allow more community purchase to the site.
