After deciding to target young people in Brisbane, I had a look at the behaviours and movements of young people in the city. I noticed that there is a large group of young adults hanging around Queen st mall that are into the music scene. They used to hang around the front of Hungry Jacks just sitting on the ground near the bins but now they seemed to have moved to the new seating area on Albert st outside the Rocking Horse music store.
I came up with the idea to create a building were these young people could go instead of doing nothing, sitting in the mall. The building would be a cultural hub for youth and would include band practise rooms, art studios, stages, galleries, cafe, bar and seating areas spilling out onto the street. It would embrace the new pedestrianised street by having open spaces such as outdoor stages and seating areas. I spoke to a few students and asked them what they thought of the idea and what they would like to see more of in the city. One student responded "sounds like a good idea, would be cool to have a space were you could mingle with people of all creative backgrounds". Another student responded that "entertainment and music could be a good reason for people to populate these pedestrianised streets".
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