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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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I n f o r m a t i o n :Access to the “public” information centre appears quite oppressive.

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C o o p e r S t r e e t :View of the hills in the general direction of the site.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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T y p i c a l d u p l e x :More recent, yet quite outdated, subdivisions and housing align with a lower de-mographic and centre on higher affordability.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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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R u i n s :A cemetery lies dormant adjacent the main road, silently reclaimed by nature.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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C u t & P a s t e :A housing division reflects the developers interest in maximising profit. Mass production.

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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.

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N o s i g n s o f l i f e :Overgrown and isolated, a dwelling on the outskirts of Epping.

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O u t s k i r t s :The existing condition of housing on the northern edge of town.

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D e p r e s s :The entrance to a display village for the “Lyndarum” community.

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C r o s s e d w i r e s :Mains supply of power crossing above Epping’s power grid.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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R o a d w o r k s :The site under construction works, cables being laid for electrical infrastructure.

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T o w n c e n t r e :The main intersection central to the proposed development.

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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.

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T e r r a i n :The site features an uphill slope from the main road westward.

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R e t u r n :Congestion along the main road during peak hour traffic. approx. 15;00

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Genuine Fake I, Beau Davis

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