Week 2 Photos of Howard Smith Wharf

The site visit to Howard Smith Wharf was an adventure; completed days before the DAB525 city walk cancellation. The visits include; middle of the day coming from New Farm along the top of the cliffs and walking down below and a rivercat ride. Some notes of the surroundings were:

• People using the walk/bike path above have a great view of the Wharf and overlooking the city.
• The city as the backdrop.
• Connection to Story Bridge and the historical events which have occurred; flooding and the historcial significance of heritage listed buildings
• The connection to nautre; there is trees and landscape interwoven into the cliffs, along the bottom on site and are connected around to Kangaroo Point.
• The view of the Wharfs extends to under the story bridge, still in view with the fence and gardens. Goes out of view once you progress in behind the hotels. Another viewpoint comes off the walkway from Riverside.
• The parks surrounding the cliff above is optimal for families and couples to retreat offering an surreal atmosphere.
• A walkway is expected to be rebuilt; a connection for people to walk by and enter the site.
• The walkway has activities with people doing leisure, recreation, using it as transport and exercise.
• It is sense from Riverside as the backdrop to the Story Bridge.
• Is not illuminated as night; could be to blend with the Story Bridge's light effects.
• A optimal site for Folies for people to recreate and learn.
• Possible ferry stop in the future on this site.
• A sense of a quiet relaxing atmosphere.
• Cliffs patterns are tremendous in texture, organic and repetitious order.
• The landscape patterns blending in the with surrounding features and repetitious structure offers to the atmosphere.

Some photos of the site are as follows. It reflects my progression around the site.

Above: The landscape on top of the cliff frames the Story Bridge

Above: The site is in the foreground of the City and the Story Bridge. This photo illustrates the elongated size, the bitumen road, the waters edge, the historical differences of time and the various surrounding conditions.

Above: Some of the nature on site.

Above: Some of the nature on site; the interwoven natural steps of a tree surviving on the cliff.

Above: The tremendous pattern, texture, style and colour of the cliff with landscape growing inbetween and throughout.

Above: One of the many views looking towards Kangaroo Point.

Above: The size of the cliffs illustrated by the shadows. It also reflects the nature growing over the cliff face.

Above: The on site features of a road, historical objects and typology.

Above: A possible future access point of the walkway being rebuilt and the use of a citycat/ferry.

Above: A possible place for our Folie; surrounding objects implying the historical events on this site.

Above: The heritage sheds and buildings surrounding the Story Bridge.

Above: Landscape and Nature on site could be used as inspiration for form and concept.

Above: The contrast of views, historical signifance, modernised architecture, nature at its finest, textural and fine patterns of the cliff and activities surrounding the site.

Above: Another image which can be used as  inspiration to nature.

Above: A possible positioning place. The repetitious elements provide inspiration interwoven with the patterns of the surrounding cliffs.

Above: The park above the cliffs.

Above: The various topography and coverings on site.

Above: Location near the Story Bridge and across from mangroves and Kangaroo Point.

Above: Plants underneath the Story Bridge represent repetitious order in nature providing a repeated feature seen throughout the site.

Above: The on site building located near the shed positioned closer to the City.

Above: This view is the closest access point to ground level. The site is closed with construction work; a view from outside the fence.

Above: The Story Brisge backdrop with Kangaroo Point Park and its effects contrasted against the historical building on site.

Above: Possible position for the Folie; covered by shade during the day and accessible to people coming from and to the city.

Above: The surrounding apartment blocks of the Mecure.

Above: The nearby Skyline apartment building.

Above: The acess point from the city along the Riverside walkway.

Above: The ferry and boat docking station near the walkway. It's used at the moment by Koala Sanctuary Boat Cruises and could possible be an area of a possible Ferry Terminal.

Above: A view from the citycat looking towards Fortitude Valley and the park on top. There are residential areas surrounding above.

Above: A citycat elevation view of the cliffs.

Above: The longest shed located towards the eastern side of the site.

Above: The western side of the site has the historical building and one of the three sheds.

Above: The closest of the sheds to the Story Bridge and the strong significance of history they both share.

Above: A great view of the possible area where our Folie might be positioned. This view is at ground level taken from the City Cat looking from the City.