City walk.

A repetitive experience during the walk to site was capturing glimpses of the story bridge from different angles and through different buildings. In each Instance the bridge was given a new context ; relating to what ever was in the foreground. Below are the sketches I completed through the city walk to show the glimpses of the story bridge.

Upon arriving at site , the glimpses and previews I had captured of the bridge and the anticipation built from the city surrounds failed to materialise.

The energy of the city above and the vibrancy of the riverside precinct to the right of site had vanished. Even the story bridge, towering above, felt distant, foreign and disconnected. The Howard smith wharves site feels forgotten, abandoned and alone.

The site was closed off from view, and despite the redevelopment work, an over all sense of abandonment was palpable.

When looking at the redevelopment

plans they feel false. How can such an inhabited lively public space be born on the site of the Howard Smith wharves?

(26/3/11 www.brisbanetimes.com.au)

I have chosen to include these existing plans for redevelopment as it is useful to understand the way another designer views the site and what potential they see; and assess to what degree my own site analysis differs.