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© Haus of Vincent
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Neighbourhood Upgrade
Three-Stage Transformation
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01. Existing Street
A typical mixed-use block is shaped around cars.
Narrow footpaths, scattered planting, fast movement.
The architecture holds character, but the public realm feels thin.
02. Street Under Transition
The ground begins to open.
New paving, safer crossings, temporary edges, and early planting.
Traffic calms down, and people start reclaiming the street.
03. A Fully Reframed Block
The road becomes a shared civic space.
Green structure replaces asphalt, light transit moves through the centre,
and a network of small plazas, play spaces, and shaded pockets redefines daily life.
Street-to-Courtyard Transformation
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01. Existing Condition
A dense residential block defined almost entirely by cars.
Long façades, hard surfaces, little shade, and a street that works more as a traffic corridor than a shared space.
Daily life happens at the edges quickly, fragmented, and disconnected.
02. Transition Phase
The ground begins to shift.
Planting strips appear along the circulation routes, pavements widen, and pockets of public space open between the buildings.
Movement slows down. People start using the spaces they once passed through.
The block hints at a different future, but the traces of the old layout remain.
03. A New Courtyard Landscape
The entire centre of the block becomes a continuous green system—part garden, part playground, part mobility corridor.
Pedestrians, bicycles, and light transit weave through soft terrain, shaded seating areas, and communal spaces.
The buildings stay the same, but the life between them changes completely.
A neighbourhood that once revolved around roads now revolves around people.
Riverside Upgrade
01. Existing Condition
The river edge primarily functions as infrastructure fast traffic, narrow sidewalks, and a distinct boundary between the street and the water.
People move through the space, but there is no reason to stay.
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02. Transformed Street Edge
The asphalt is reduced and reorganized.
A broad pedestrian edge replaces the former curb, with continuous planting, benches, and slower movement.
The river becomes an integral part of everyday life, rather than just a backdrop.
A small shift in ground design changes the character of the entire waterfront.
The Activated Edge
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01. Existing Condition
The site begins as a hard, vehicle-dominant edge.
A long slab of asphalt sits between the building and the street, with little shade, little softness, and almost no space for people.
Movement is fast and one-directional.
02. Early Reworking
The ground starts to open up.
Planting strips, small trees, and light seating begin to break the linear surface.
The boundary between building and street loosens, and the pace of movement slows.
People occupy corners that previously had no purpose.
03. A Shared Garden Edge
The entire frontage becomes a continuous landscape, part garden, part path, part informal gathering space.
Circulation weaves through planting and shaded pockets, rather than running along a single curb line.
The building stays the same, but its relationship to the ground is completely rewritten.
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