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Fish
349 is a project in three parts: the original Georgian building, its
1970's extension and the new plywood and glass armature that connects
them. The impetus for the armature comes from the extended landscape
of the street, its folds, twists and nooks that work their way into
the new interior and position diners relative to pedestrians. In this
way the external space of the street is folded into the intimate space
of a commercial interior in such a way that the interior is experienced
as an extension of that urban condition. The
tool for exploring the contexts of this project has been the line:
the direction of the street, the trajectory of a pedestrian, a line
of sight. These linear explorations result in formal, material and
spatial delineations that vary from careful spatial studies to playful
graphics. At
the point of entry patrons are held in a pocket space defined by the
concrete floor that flips up the wall and back across the ceiling.
This space provides a threshold between the open kitchen to the left
and the dining room to the right. The dining room occupies the entire
ground floor of the Georgian building and this delineation creates
clarity through use about the history of these building objects (Georgian
and 1970's). This if further reinforced by pulling back the textures
of the Georgian structure to reveal original materials: brick walls
and a ceiling of the timber structure and lining to the floor above. In
this transformation of a grocery store into a contemporary fish café,
Terroir have attempted to modify existing fabric in a manner that
brings new clarity to the history of its fabric and the modes of use
in the extended landscape of Elizabeth Street.
2006
RAIA Tasmanian Chapter Awards |
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