Zoe Cully

A lane way that transforms an underutilised urban gap.

[A]dressing The Gap acts as a critical inquiry into modern definitions of public space and criticises the influence modern life, society, and design has had on urban fabrics. Public space in modern cities is changing drastically as technology advances and society moves towards a more “streamlined” or "efficient" way of living and moving. There becomes less room for meandering and respite as public space reduces to roads and sidewalks; an urban circuit provided to move through, not sit within. This project explores how the body moves through space and time through the exploration of underutilised urban locations and redefining the “gap”. It aims to highlight the importance of experiencing movement as a daily ritual, as opposed to time wasted in the "in between".

Details of the lane design include a series of doors that both highlight and reduce the threshold between the lane and the hospitality venues, a structure made from repurposed train tracks that provides a framework for shades and movement programming, and different zones for public use.