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Address: 35 Emma St 3066 Collingwood, VIC, Australia
Website: http://www.office.org.au
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20.01.2022 OFFICE x Clothing the Gap At night the store is transformed via a series of programmable led lights which shift through gradients of colour, backlighting the sandblasted ceiling panels. This public display lights up the store’s frontage to Sydney Rd adding to the vibrancy of the street.
18.01.2022 Could this soil and its embedded history be turned into an artifact, a pavilion that embodies the historical productivity of the site. Glimmers of shells, bone, brick, timber, coal, mud and soil become a palimpsest for education and memory. The pavilion privileges views to the waterfront as the facade breaks to the western corner. Internally the paving ramps up, severing the ground plane from the commercial district. Held in contrast to the bright lights of the casino and aluminium curtain walls of the towers this historical trace draws attention to an erased past.
17.01.2022 We are very pleased to announce that the fourth and final volume of our publication is soon to be available. This release marks the last issue of our four-part series on The Politics of Public Space. Once again we have an amazing group of contributors who have generously shared their research, perspectives and ideas. Without their support the book would not be possible. The publication is available for pre-order via the link in the bio. Huge thanks to the production team:... Editor: Tom Muratore Editor Assistant: Albert Rex @north_wharf Copy Editor: Miriam McGarry @mimmcgarry Design Concept: @tallevin.info
11.01.2022 Barangaroo Pavilion Entry 2020 (Cont’d) Barangaroo is the site of the old Millers Point Gasworks which through heavy industries has left a large area of contaminated soil. A key part of the development is for remediation works to the contaminated soil, this undertaking is being done by Infrastructure NSW in conjunction with EPA (NSW Environment Protection Authority). To date 800 bores have been drilled, health studies undertaken and large volumes of asbestos removed. Two furt...her remediation projects are still to be undertaken to clean up the old gasworks site: this will take upto three years to complete. The two sites are 30-34 & 38 Hickson Rd as well as the northern section of Barangaroo South and the areas known as Blocks Four and Five. This contaminated soil, deemed unproductive, is to be taken off the site and disposed of elsewhere, further erasing any memory of a past that once inhabited the site. See more
06.01.2022 Save the date. Next Thursday, 3rd of June, we will be having the launch of our fourth and final publication - The Politics of Public Space. This launch will see the culmination of four titles in the series, and a chance to come and celebrate with us. We will also be launching our new website, designed by Melbourne based web designer @flame_ring10. While the website showcases the work of the practice, it will also question the publicness of a digital interface. @shaybakar will... be playing some fresh tunes and drinks will be available. We are looking forward to showing you both projects, so drop by between 6-9 June 3rd. 35 Emma St, Collingwood.
01.01.2022 Barangaroo Pavilion Entry 2020 Barangaroo, formerly known as Millers Point, and before that the hunting and fishing country of the Gadigal People is the competition location. Since colonisation the area has been continually erased in the name of ‘progress’. It has a history of extraction and production, evident in its shell middens, engravings, windmills, warfs, cargo ships, industry and coal towers; all apparent at some point in the past. 2012 was the year that another eras...ure of the past began, as the first commercial tower started construction the next era of production took place. This moment signals a new type of extraction from the inner Sydney headland, this time wrapped up with real estate, high finance, casinos, and developers. The site is deemed once againterra nullius. Located at the head of Watermans Cove, the site is wedged between the proposed Crown Casino development and a signature Richard Rogers commercial tower: the proposed public site could be easily confused as the forecourt to both establishments. Earmarked as public space the site is the last remnant of a grandiose gesture from the state government; for a predominantly public addition to the city. How can architecture intervene in a meaningful way? How can form expose the spectacle of commodification that is inherent in our daily lives? How might the productive history of the site be embedded and made evident through the built form? (Cont’d)
