10 April 2007

The lakeside kiosks

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Our other local Government, the National Capital Authority, has released plans for two kiosks near Commonwealth Place to be leased out for someone to sell something.

The kiosk buildings will allow for food and beverage sales, although the flexible design could accommodate a range or combination of uses depending on demand. Uses might include souvenirs and crafts, bicycle and/or roller blade hire, deck chair hire, or ticketing and information for lake based activities.

The kiosk buildings (including canopy) are approximately 80 square metres.

The kiosk design draws its design character from the adjacent Commonwealth Place. The open area beneath the canopy is the same height as the clear glass sections of Commonwealth Place. The kiosks will be clad in vertical timber boards. The boards will be of a similar scale and proportion to the ‘U-glass’ walls of Commonwealth Place. In time the boards will turn grey and provide a visual connection between the Commonwealth Place jetties and Commonwealth Place.

So much for form following function! If they build it something will come!

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These structures are truly ABYSMAL. At the very least, they could have reflected the Commonwealth Place buildings by attempting to achieve that sense of physical lightness or that dynamic sweep across the area. Sheer bulky masses, top-heavy and ungainly, without any references to the glass walls or colouration…. Yuck. Utterly disgusting. Shame on you NCA for approving this design – they completely detract from the very promising concepts you started out with.

James-T-Kirk12:58 pm 11 Apr 07

Cool,

We could use them to sell the videos we can only purchase in Fyshwick.

Now, that will raise a few eyebrows.

modern brutalism is fine and can look good, such as the high court

Comment by LlamaFrog — 10 April, 2007 @ 1:36 pm

Quoted for truth.

I actually don’t think the grey wood will be that great an issue — it’d be far better than the gaudy colours of the NMA…

I also like the portable van thing. Those kiosks look ugly, and I bet there will be all kinds of rules from the NCA on how the food vendors can do signage, place chairs & tables etc.

But I do agree that more could be done to encourage people to congregate around the waterfront area.

what a fugly design. How about carts and trailers that come and go with the custom?

The shape of them will be good if any director wants to use the canberra lake for a D-DAY landing scene.

Less special effects will be required.

Is that Aidan B just to the right of the tree?

If Southside gets bunkers, I propose that Northside should get bunkers as well, in order to defend against invasion from the South.

Make it from concrete and mount it on hydraulic arms so it can retract into the ground after hours – thus negating any vandalism issues.

if it actually was concrete, i reckon they would look ok – but i think ive seen that design before, i think the same design is on omaha beach in normandy…

modern brutalism is fine and can look good, such as the high court, but made out of timber it is not the best look going.

The current caravan is a great option, there when the demand is there, gone after hours. Can’t see any real reason to mess it up with what will become another dingy looking eyesore, tagged with grafitti and collecting autumn leaves and spiderwebs.

no doubt some vandal will tag them.

There’s usually a hawker van down there selling coffees and snacks.

“In time the boards will turn grey…” UGLY!!

Like fence palings.

It looks like concrete in the piccie.

I like the idea of being able to buy a drink etc down there. Of course they tried this already once before, built a space, and noone would run it as a cafe, so they gave it to the portrait gallery.

VYBerlinaV8 now_with_added grunt11:37 am 10 Apr 07

Be better off making them a bit smaller, and portable. Then they can be rented short term by businesses and placed in a range of approved spots. Would suit the seasons much better than more ugly Canberra buildings.

These kiosk designs are indeed ugly. Vertical timber board clading – have we slipped into the 70s?

blingblingbears11:23 am 10 Apr 07

“In time the boards will turn grey…” UGLY!!

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