What is place?

At PACASA we believe place is defined by three things; location, locale, and attachment.

Location is easy enough to understand. The suburb, its schools, facilities, restaurants, cafes and local businesses, all elements that bring people warmth and a sense of familiarity.

Locale refers to the physical shape of a place – the walls of a room, the buildings in a city, even the personal belongings, artwork, furnishings and materials that bring comfort.

Attachment however is a feeling that is far less tangible but in a sense far more important. When one describes a setting as “their place,” it’s this attachment they are referring to. It’s a sense of familiarity, an understanding of the world around them. It’s all of these elements in combination that define place and explain why as humans we are drawn to architecture that “speaks to us” that welcomes us and that most importantly – makes us feel at home.

Once we answered these questions we knew we were defining a place of beauty that is more than just superficially attractive.

Enjoy a snippet of our Place Inspirations below.

Spaces Inspired by Featherstone House

The concept of Featherstone House, which resonated for the brief for MERRIPARK3070 was to create adaptable, interlinked spaces where one could enjoy the open green space from all living areas of the house. Inviting nature in and allowing soft light to illuminate the space at all times.

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Inspired by the High Street Northcote buzz

Northcote lives and breathes the buzz. It’s a community as diverse as the architecture creating it. However, the one thing that all of Northcote has in common is a strong sense of social place.

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INSPIRED BY THE HERITAGE OF RICHMOND

One of Melbourne’s earliest residential enclaves for wealthy industrialists, distinguished politicians, surgeons and professionals, Richmond Hill was the city’s original ‘establishment’ suburb.

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