Workshop
live workshop within the exhibition
To demonstrate that design is a tool to harness the potential of sport to transform urban space, a live design studio for RMIT architecture students was run within another exhibition space and showed students’ proposals evolving over time.
Cycling on the Go
by Anna Nguyen
Cycling becomes more and more popular within our city. The city of Melbourne also supports this trend to reduce motorised traffic. Taking into account the raising demand for bicycle parking we could utilize the existing network of laneways to embrace the cycling culture through showers, bike repair services and vertical, safe bike storages. Through different modes of storing the bikes itself become visible sculptures for a sustainable city.
Revive the Dead End
by Joanna Lo
Mobile curtains made of mesh transform a vacant dead-end lane
which currently only serves as an access-way to the garage, into a
sports playground.
This small intervention illustrates how
an ordinary access lane could be converted into a mix typology
which can offer much more to the surrounding neighbourhood.
McSports
by John Kachami
Australia’s sporting image is under threat. We are now branded as the fattest nation. Mc Donald’s can use this opportunity to further alter their fast food image. By making a temporarily unused car-park above an existing restaurant also available for young urban sports groups - such as roller hockey - urban sports and health are supported, while the intervention above also gives the restaurant situated below a significantly greater street presence.
Banana Alley Sports Deck
by Fei Teng
People often complaining about the lack of space to play sports in the CBD, so my idea is to reinterpret the unused space under banana alley bridge to create a sports centre for workers, students, tourists etc. Each section under the bridge fills in with one sport; removable nets cover the finders street side but the programs are still very visible so everyone can join!
Urban Blind Games
by Frank Wirawan
Why can’t disabled sports not be played out in Melbourne’s public
space to raise public awareness for these great performing
athletes?
As their sports gear is equipped with sound
devices, sound becomes the integral tool of planning such a large
event in Melbourne CBD. The sound of the sports gear attracts the
audience.
Australian Open Roof Top Promotion
by Khara Abate
In a union of sporting events and sustainable rooftop gardens, Melbourne will be host to a unique event. Such a tournament will endorse the Australian open, Australian grown fresh produce as well as promote Melbourne’s image of a sustainable and sport centred city by utilising existing rooftop tennis courts and public buildings for urban farming.
River Sports Barge
by Vei Tan
This proposition is about extending the land towards the river’s
edge and beyond through a multifunctional mobile object, a barge,
that is a facilitator for various social sports, events, and
activities.
In the ‘ultimate’ event city, places of action change
regularly. The mobile barge can go up and down the Yarra to
support any event or any crowd of people, even if it is just for
swimming.
Parkour Sculpturing
by John Kachami
A ‘Parkour’ course set within the Melbourne CBD could activate the area and promote excitement. This proposal focuses on using existing and newly designed infrastructure to create an inner city Parkour activity path. This idea has the potential to encourage tourist exploration of the area. Giving them a favourable reputation in the community whilst providing the community with new sporting facilities, its a win-win.
Laneway Polo
by Joanna Lo
A dead end lane marks the backdoor entrance to a large shopping centre. Rather than a space for keeping garbage bins the space could be activated by the shopping centre by helping the local bike polo community to set up a court and some seating. Also the surrounding cafés and shops would benefit by this urban revitalisation.