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54 Beau Davis, s3365858
A r r i v a l - E p p i n g , V I C :No sense of locality or identification of arrival at Epping within platform design.
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76 Beau Davis, s3365858
U n w e l c o m e d r e p l a c e m e n t :“The old station with the nice ramp was much better.” - disgruntled elderly woman requiring assistance with heavy luggage. Elevator out of order.
20120720.0123
98 Beau Davis, s3365858
E p p i n g R a i l w a y S t a t i o n :Emerging from the railway below, the architecture of mobility and accessibility explicitly establishes its presence within the wider urban context, here I am.
20120720.0124
1110 Beau Davis, s3365858
N M I T S t u d e n t C e n t r e :Street frontage and interface with pedestrians limited, architectural resolution quite dislocated from local identity.
20120720.0125
1312 Beau Davis, s3365858
I n f o r m a t i o n :Access to the “public” information centre appears quite oppressive.
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1514 Beau Davis, s3365858
C o o p e r S t r e e t :View of the hills in the general direction of the site.
20120720.0201
1716 Beau Davis, s3365858
T a l l e s t S t r u c t u r e s :Churches, as per historic times, peak above all other buildings within Epping.
20120720.0203
1918 Beau Davis, s3365858
O u t d a t e d & u p g r a d e d :Public transport routes retain inefficient and infrequent points of access with revi-sions only made to the frequency of arrival. Remains underutilised.
20120720.0204
2120 Beau Davis, s3365858
T y p i c a l d e t a c h e d d w e l l i n g :Condition and style of the majority of dwellings located within the inner-urban neighbourhood of Epping.
20120720.0205
2322 Beau Davis, s3365858
T y p i c a l d u p l e x :More recent, yet quite outdated, subdivisions and housing align with a lower de-mographic and centre on higher affordability. Epping an outer suburb.
20120720.0206
2524 Beau Davis, s3365858
H e a v y v e h i c l e s / t r a f f i c :The Boral Quarry located just out of town congests traffic flow and heightens traffic noise levels, particularly along High Street.
20120720.0207
2726 Beau Davis, s3365858
C i v i c I d e n t i t y :Civic, cultural and the public sectors of Epping establish presence within the his-toric architectural buildings, heritage.
20120720.0208
2928 Beau Davis, s3365858
I n t e r s e c t i o n :At the meeting of two major movement corridors exists a point of exchange, retail, professional services and product sales.
20120720.0209
3130 Beau Davis, s3365858
S u r f a c e - l e v e l :Locality frontages and surface level restorations describe the extents of works completed to rejuvinate Epping.
20120720.0210
3332 Beau Davis, s3365858
A r t e r i a l & l a n e w a y :Separated by a vegetated buffer, a private ‘backstreet’ backs onto the main thor-oughfare through Epping.
20120720.0211
3534 Beau Davis, s3365858
M a n ‘ s b e s t f r i e n d :A farmers cattle=dog waits patiently on the passenger seat of the truck.
20120720.0212
3736 Beau Davis, s3365858
R u i n s :A cemetery lies dormant adjacent the main road, silently reclaimed by nature.
20120720.0213
3938 Beau Davis, s3365858
F o r g o t t e n c e m e t e r y :Entering the cemetery beyond the first row of tombstones deprives levels of vi-sion towards the main thoroughfare.
20120720.0215
4140 Beau Davis, s3365858
O d d a d j a c e n c i e s :Bordering the south-western perimeter of the cemetery is Epping’s sporting and recreation grounds.
20120720.0218
4342 Beau Davis, s3365858
R e c e n t a d d i t i o n :A new housing division adds to the road infrastructure attached to the existing infrastructure conditions.
20120720.0221
4544 Beau Davis, s3365858
C u t & P a s t e :A housing division reflects the developers interest in maximising profit. Mass production.
20120720.0222
4746 Beau Davis, s3365858
L i f e o n t h e e d g e :Housing and parklands intersected by the hazard of high voltage electrical lines.
20120720.0223
4948 Beau Davis, s3365858
N o s i g n s o f l i f e :Overgrown and isolated, a dwelling on the outskirts of Epping.
20120720.0224
5150 Beau Davis, s3365858
O u t s k i r t s :The existing condition of housing on the northern edge of town.
20120720.0225
5352 Beau Davis, s3365858
D e p r e s s :The entrance to a display village for the “Lyndarum” community.
20120720.0226
5554 Beau Davis, s3365858
C r o s s e d w i r e s :Mains supply of power crossing above Epping’s power grid.
20120720.0229
5756 Beau Davis, s3365858
I m p o r t e d :A recent property addition fronting onto High Street entirely encircled and se-cluded behind by folliage, all but from this vantage point, grand entrance.
20120720.0230
5958 Beau Davis, s3365858
E n d o f t h e l i n e :Power lines reaching to nowhere, in front of the distant hills overlooking Epping and the Melbourne skyline beyond.
20120720.0231
6160 Beau Davis, s3365858
F a r m f o r e g r o u n d i n g p r o g r e s s :Remaining farmlands become enclosed by subdivisions upon land sold to de-velopers, people replace livestock.
20120720.0233
6362 Beau Davis, s3365858
J o u r n e y c o n d i t i o n :The road to the site as it exists on June 20, 2012, overlooking the north-western division of the site.
20120720.0234
6564 Beau Davis, s3365858
E x i s t i n g c o n d i t i o n :The site as it exists on June 20, 2012, overlooking a typical portion of the site on the western side of Epping Road.
20120720.0235
6766 Beau Davis, s3365858
R o a d w o r k s :The site under construction works, cables being laid for electrical infrastructure.
20120720.0236
6968 Beau Davis, s3365858
T o w n c e n t r e :The main intersection central to the proposed development.
20120720.0236
7170 Beau Davis, s3365858
S e m i c o m p l e t e d :Works on the subdivision labelled “Eucalypt” are coming to the end of the cur-rent stage of completion. Opposite Lyndarum along Epping Road.
20120720.0305
7372 Beau Davis, s3365858
T e r r a i n :The site features an uphill slope from the main road westward.
20120720.0306
7574 Beau Davis, s3365858
R e t u r n :Congestion along the main road during peak hour traffic. approx. 15;00
20120720.0309
Beau Davis, s3365858