- On-line shopping takes over the consumer market, 2017
- Introduction of a tax on embodied energy, 2023
- Public transport over haul, 2025
- In 2026, customisation is paramount
- Introduction of no cars in the city policy, 2027
- Waste management paramount, 2028
- The resource crisis peaks, 2030
Project initiation occurs in the year 2030, with the design outcome being a form of parasitical architecture. The project will consider high tech solutions in regards to waste management and how that ties into localised manufacturing.
With the rise of on-line shopping and peoples economic hardship the 'death' of traditional retail was inevitable and because of the tax on embodied energy a shift towards localised production/ manufacturing became prevalent. Additionally due to the no cars in the city policy, public transport significantly improved quickly and the streets of the city were transformed into open public space for the people to reclaim and re-purpose for their own use. Finally due to increased resource scarcity, waste management becomes paramount to the people and they now recycle and reuse 90% of discarded products. Packaging is minimalised and products are made for the individual, customised specifically for their every need to ensure longevity.
The project will investigate how the city landscape has changed, how manufacturing has moved into the city scape and become an integral part of what attracts people to the city for work and for leisure. The project will deal with the issues of waste management, the manufacturing of products and how the manufacturing process responds to the demand for customisation.
The type of architecture will be mixed use, industrial and commercial space, the target users of the building will be workers and the public, the scale will be medium to large scale building.
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