A studio project sited in Footscray, this proposal for an urban infill site aimed to push back against the sensory flattening and alienation which often accompanies urban renewal. Through a long program of on-site observation, I identified a characteristic street sociality in central Footscray which will likely be endangered as the area is redeveloped. To resist this erasure, the project proposes a through-way between two important public spaces, dotted with open sitting-out space which can accomodate the area’s existing patterns of use. These public spaces are accompanied by two social housing units which serve the dual purpose of providing convenient, affordable accomodation and extending habitation of the spaces beyond daylight hours.