Silver Top Taxi HQ

from urban morphology

to building typology

the fire - 28 July 2009........

Silver Top Taxis as it was........

the aftermath........

Melbourne founded 1835 | Joseph Gange establishes company 1850

History of Silver Top Taxi is synonymous with Melbourne

parallel history

Melbourne - urban morphology

the Hoddle Grid

green / open spaces…the city’s lungs

design metaphors

Hoddle Grid green / open space

the site

Hoddle Grid transposed

Hoddle Grid translated

green spaces translated……..

Hoddle Grid Facade

blank facade

Hoddle Grid

Hoddle Grid transposed

grid rhythm translated

western sun shading

entries defined

taxi museum

stairs

inside & outside

the ubiquitous hook turn

reception

courtyard

break-out / kitchen

call centre (industrial context translated……..)

industrial context……..

graphic overlay……..

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