Abstract

Peter the pelican, is normally found around the periphery of the city where it is closer to the trees and the river. There are times where we find Peter resting on top of the lamppost. A view that shows a commensalism relationship between fauna and the urban amenities and that it is possible for wildlife to live and grow in the urban fabric. The urban developments are pushing the native wildlife to the periphery of Western Australia, and urban zones are expanding uncontrollably according to Richard Weller’s “2100 Made in Australia” (Weller and Bolleter 2013) and Western Australia Planning Commission’s Direction 2031(DP and WAPC 2010). The growth consequently caused a loss of natural habitats and the natural environment to be separated further and further apart by the ever expending built environment (Weller and Bolleter 2013).The main objective of this thesis is to respond by challenging the existing urban design concepts by creating a wild life corridor, to increase biodiversity and to allow for a symbiotic relationship between the built and natural environment, which we live in. Therefore this thesis aims to explore architectural methods of restoring the ecosystem’s health, by protecting what is left and reconnecting fragmented natural environment, creating a symbiotic relationship through urban archipuncture between urban amenities, flora, fauna and the populace of Perth. Practicing Urban Archipuncture, focuses on multiple small interventions (urban facilities for example kiosks, news-stands, transit points) in an existing urban precinct that can shift the community’s idea of what is permissible, desirable and possible to provide transformation point for a new trajectory of development.