Westside 'pop-up' village

New opening date is Canberra Day (this year).
All about it today’s Canberra Times.

Sandman said :

dungfungus said :

While I generally agree to all the problems you have cited I am concerned about the structural integrity of these ticky-tacky theme boxes.
I fear they will have the same latent problem that jumping castles have in strong winds when they become airborne castles.
Oh well, the seasonal strong winds of August and September will soon be with us and we will see if they remain anchored to the ground – I doubt iff they will as they are in a very wind exposed position.
No doubt Mark McCabe will have his fun police there 24/7.
Someone else made the comment that the site will become “the new alcoholic frolic”. This is sadly true because for an outdoor social venue to be successful in Canberra there must be more than adequate alcoholic beverages available.

A 20 footer weighs close to 3 tonnes, empty. I doubt our little Canberra breezes are going to be too much of a threat.

I am not talking about

Sandman said :

dungfungus said :

While I generally agree to all the problems you have cited I am concerned about the structural integrity of these ticky-tacky theme boxes.
I fear they will have the same latent problem that jumping castles have in strong winds when they become airborne castles.
Oh well, the seasonal strong winds of August and September will soon be with us and we will see if they remain anchored to the ground – I doubt iff they will as they are in a very wind exposed position.
No doubt Mark McCabe will have his fun police there 24/7.
Someone else made the comment that the site will become “the new alcoholic frolic”. This is sadly true because for an outdoor social venue to be successful in Canberra there must be more than adequate alcoholic beverages available.

A 20 footer weighs close to 3 tonnes, empty. I doubt our little Canberra breezes are going to be too much of a threat.

I wasn’t referring to “our little Canberra breezes”, I was referring to extreme high winds (you know, the ones that are being excacerbated by man made climate change).
Even a 40′ container can be tipped over: http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2014-01-23/article-3587284/High-winds-blow-shipping-container-into-St.-John%26rsquo%3Bs-harbour/1
Why take a chance?

dungfungus said :

While I generally agree to all the problems you have cited I am concerned about the structural integrity of these ticky-tacky theme boxes.
I fear they will have the same latent problem that jumping castles have in strong winds when they become airborne castles.
Oh well, the seasonal strong winds of August and September will soon be with us and we will see if they remain anchored to the ground – I doubt iff they will as they are in a very wind exposed position.
No doubt Mark McCabe will have his fun police there 24/7.
Someone else made the comment that the site will become “the new alcoholic frolic”. This is sadly true because for an outdoor social venue to be successful in Canberra there must be more than adequate alcoholic beverages available.

A 20 footer weighs close to 3 tonnes, empty. I doubt our little Canberra breezes are going to be too much of a threat.

chewy14 said :

Maya123 said :

dungfungus said :

Mark of Sydney said :

watto23 said :

I eagerly await for people to explain why they think this is a bad idea! I think the location is not ideal, but at the same time a test of the city to the lake plan as well.

Yes, the usual whining suspects are slow off the block today — would have expected complaints by now that:
– it will be destroyed during the next bushfire or riot
– it won’t work in Canberra’s extreme climate (made even worse by the coming Ice Age)
– it should be in Tuggeranong
– there won’t be enough parking
– what a terrible waste of money by Labor-Green-developer-hipsters
– and it’s all John Stanhope’s fault.

While I generally agree to all the problems you have cited I am concerned about the structural integrity of these ticky-tacky theme boxes.
I fear they will have the same latent problem that jumping castles have in strong winds when they become airborne castles.
Oh well, the seasonal strong winds of August and September will soon be with us and we will see if they remain anchored to the ground – I doubt iff they will as they are in a very wind exposed position.
No doubt Mark McCabe will have his fun police there 24/7.
Someone else made the comment that the site will become “the new alcoholic frolic”. This is sadly true because for an outdoor social venue to be successful in Canberra there must be more than adequate alcoholic beverages available.

Shipping containers are used for cyclone protection. Are those the winds you are referring to?

I visited the shipping container shopping centre in Christchurch, set up after the earthquake. VERY stylish; nothing remotely “ticky-tacky”.

+1. If it’s anything like the one in Christchurch then it will be great.

But we haven’t had an earthquake so we don’t need it.

Maya123 said :

dungfungus said :

Mark of Sydney said :

watto23 said :

I eagerly await for people to explain why they think this is a bad idea! I think the location is not ideal, but at the same time a test of the city to the lake plan as well.

Yes, the usual whining suspects are slow off the block today — would have expected complaints by now that:
– it will be destroyed during the next bushfire or riot
– it won’t work in Canberra’s extreme climate (made even worse by the coming Ice Age)
– it should be in Tuggeranong
– there won’t be enough parking
– what a terrible waste of money by Labor-Green-developer-hipsters
– and it’s all John Stanhope’s fault.

While I generally agree to all the problems you have cited I am concerned about the structural integrity of these ticky-tacky theme boxes.
I fear they will have the same latent problem that jumping castles have in strong winds when they become airborne castles.
Oh well, the seasonal strong winds of August and September will soon be with us and we will see if they remain anchored to the ground – I doubt iff they will as they are in a very wind exposed position.
No doubt Mark McCabe will have his fun police there 24/7.
Someone else made the comment that the site will become “the new alcoholic frolic”. This is sadly true because for an outdoor social venue to be successful in Canberra there must be more than adequate alcoholic beverages available.

Shipping containers are used for cyclone protection. Are those the winds you are referring to?

I visited the shipping container shopping centre in Christchurch, set up after the earthquake. VERY stylish; nothing remotely “ticky-tacky”.

+1. If it’s anything like the one in Christchurch then it will be great.

800K for some shipping containers?

Mark of Sydney said :

watto23 said :

I eagerly await for people to explain why they think this is a bad idea! I think the location is not ideal, but at the same time a test of the city to the lake plan as well.

Yes, the usual whining suspects are slow off the block today — would have expected complaints by now that:
– it will be destroyed during the next bushfire or riot
– it won’t work in Canberra’s extreme climate (made even worse by the coming Ice Age)
– it should be in Tuggeranong
– there won’t be enough parking
– what a terrible waste of money by Labor-Green-developer-hipsters
– and it’s all John Stanhope’s fault.

and in the interests of being ecumenical….so they’ve finally found a use for Kate’s futsal slab! Looks a bit carnie (pun partially intended) to me, but as Abraham Lincolm memorably said, people who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.

“Westside @ Acton Park, a ‘pop-up’ village at West Basin on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, will dramatically change the way Canberrans engage with public spaces.”

In the same way that who ever wrote this drivel has “dramatically changed the way they engage with the English language” one presumes.

FFS speak plain English, this nonsense talk really puts you off the good idea it’s selling.

http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/

Maya123 said :

dungfungus said :

Mark of Sydney said :

watto23 said :

I eagerly await for people to explain why they think this is a bad idea! I think the location is not ideal, but at the same time a test of the city to the lake plan as well.

Yes, the usual whining suspects are slow off the block today — would have expected complaints by now that:
– it will be destroyed during the next bushfire or riot
– it won’t work in Canberra’s extreme climate (made even worse by the coming Ice Age)
– it should be in Tuggeranong
– there won’t be enough parking
– what a terrible waste of money by Labor-Green-developer-hipsters
– and it’s all John Stanhope’s fault.

While I generally agree to all the problems you have cited I am concerned about the structural integrity of these ticky-tacky theme boxes.
I fear they will have the same latent problem that jumping castles have in strong winds when they become airborne castles.
Oh well, the seasonal strong winds of August and September will soon be with us and we will see if they remain anchored to the ground – I doubt iff they will as they are in a very wind exposed position.
No doubt Mark McCabe will have his fun police there 24/7.
Someone else made the comment that the site will become “the new alcoholic frolic”. This is sadly true because for an outdoor social venue to be successful in Canberra there must be more than adequate alcoholic beverages available.

Shipping containers are used for cyclone protection. Are those the winds you are referring to?

I visited the shipping container shopping centre in Christchurch, set up after the earthquake. VERY stylish; nothing remotely “ticky-tacky”.

We don’t get cyclonic winds in Canberra but we do get very gusty and strong winds in the spring when we get late cold changes and associated fronts.
The containers in the artist’s impressions look just like, well, ticky-tacky shipping containers and the origami style roof top looks incredibly flimsy and exposed to winds. I hope I am wrong.

dungfungus said :

Mark of Sydney said :

watto23 said :

I eagerly await for people to explain why they think this is a bad idea! I think the location is not ideal, but at the same time a test of the city to the lake plan as well.

Yes, the usual whining suspects are slow off the block today — would have expected complaints by now that:
– it will be destroyed during the next bushfire or riot
– it won’t work in Canberra’s extreme climate (made even worse by the coming Ice Age)
– it should be in Tuggeranong
– there won’t be enough parking
– what a terrible waste of money by Labor-Green-developer-hipsters
– and it’s all John Stanhope’s fault.

While I generally agree to all the problems you have cited I am concerned about the structural integrity of these ticky-tacky theme boxes.
I fear they will have the same latent problem that jumping castles have in strong winds when they become airborne castles.
Oh well, the seasonal strong winds of August and September will soon be with us and we will see if they remain anchored to the ground – I doubt iff they will as they are in a very wind exposed position.
No doubt Mark McCabe will have his fun police there 24/7.
Someone else made the comment that the site will become “the new alcoholic frolic”. This is sadly true because for an outdoor social venue to be successful in Canberra there must be more than adequate alcoholic beverages available.

Shipping containers are used for cyclone protection. Are those the winds you are referring to?

I visited the shipping container shopping centre in Christchurch, set up after the earthquake. VERY stylish; nothing remotely “ticky-tacky”.