Progress of Design 1
Design choice 1 from the previous week's options is the chosen layout that will be further progressed.
This open space plan shows the ground level open space placement, but the exact use of this open space is still in the development stage.
The first movement plan shows the vehicle and padestrian shared street placed in a T shape connecting up Wellesley Street, Cook Street and Morton Street. It however does not connect to Nelson Street due to the contours not allowing that. The remaining networks around the site are all padestrian and cycle only pathways. The amount of pathways and small block sizes create a high level of permeability in the within the site and connecting to the surrounding streets, as the largest block is 50m long so the longest a padestrian would have to walk is 50m.
The shared street layout shows how the street would work. The zig-zag formationhe of the road slows the vehicle speed, creating a safer space for pedestrians and cyclists. The slower speed allows the space to have the main public square, walkways and bike lanes alongside the street. The bike lanes are protected from the road with the curb line, promoting safe cycling, encouraging more people to cycle.
The networks range in width from 4.5m to 19m, this range was planned strategically with the 2:1 ratio in mind so the immediate blocks are no taller than the 2:1 rate. This maximises light access to the site for the longest period of time possible.
The land use maps show a good mix of retail, commercial/office and residential units. These main uses are complimented by smaller uses, such as open space, carparks, supermarket and community space. Currently the mix of residential and commercial/office is about 50/50 on the upper floors but this may need to be adjusted.
The sectional shows how the underground carparks will work alongside the edge of Nelson Street and how it levels out the site, allowing the space to be maximises rather than filled in.
The rough sketch also shows a rough version of how the larger blocks will work, with the first floors being a whole space, but then the upper residential split off to maximise light within. The elevated open spaces in the middle of the split block provides occupants of the block to have additional recreational space, increasing biodiversity through its green infrastructure considerate design. The higher levels also take into consideration the 2:1 ratio with the height and width of the open space so it maximises light.