Common Grounds

Common Grounds investigates the layered history of urban conflict within ‘Green Square,’ aiming to reclaim its territory through renewed development thinking with a community-centred approach. It challenges traditional development narratives by advocating for shared territory that honours inherited memory and the power of place. By reimagining streets as collaborative spaces, the project seeks to transform one-third of the area currently dedicated to roads into common community spaces. A five-phased development approach aims to rewrite development patterns by prioritising community participation and sustainable connections over economic profit. Ultimately, it seeks to redefine land value, promoting development without developers and density without displacement.

“The Game of Planning” is a conceptual model that critiques the often-disconnected manner in which land-use and urban forms are manipulated without consideration for their impact on communities and the ground plane.

Perspectives of workshop courtyard and sunken garden.

George Street Elevation and Section through proposal.

Axonometric of Urban Strategy and Final Diagram of Phased Development Approach.

1-200 Model