LAND 2413 Landscape Studio 10 GRADUATION STUDIO Assessment 3 Graduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700
Theoretical Framework
Research Question:
How can we increase social interactions by designing landscape environment for pedestrian in the neighbourhood ?
neighbourhood form
tend to walk more
physical environmental characters walking for transport density neighbouhood walkability
Theoretical framework
e a nc h En
social interaction
neighbourhood social environment
negative
walking for leisure
ability to walk to leisured places easy walking paths useful leisured places within walking distance
establish trust and reception between residents
Fundamental sense of community
a more stable community
social capital
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Site Selection Regional Scale N
1:25000 0
250 500 750 1000 1250m
Sydney Olympic Park Town Centre
Selected Site North Strathfield
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Site Selection Local Scale N
1:2000 0
20
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60
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100m
North Strathfield Station Selected Site
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Site Analysis St e n i a r Lor
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Local Context
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LEGENDS: Residential Buildings
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Leftover Area
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Other Railway Corridor Train Station
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Bus Stop ank Wellb
North Strathfield
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Site Boundary Local Heritage Item Neighborhood Center
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75 100 125m
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Site Analysis North Strathfield Station Local Demographics HOUSEHOLD
AGE STRUCTURE
HOUSING
TRANSPORTATION
Units
Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Site Analysis Transportation LEGENDS: Site Boundary Walking Track Railway Corridor Train Station Train Station Entry Mixed Roads: Main Road Secondary Road
N 1:2000 0
20 40
60
80 100m
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Site Analysis Heritage LEGENDS: Site Boundary Ornamental Garden H e r i ta ge Tra i n Platform Heritage Platform Building
North Strathfield Platform Building
Local Heritage Trees Key Existing Trees
The Ornamental Garden Entrance To North Strathfield Railway Station From Queen St
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North Strathfield Station 1933 Platform
1:2000 0
Lophostemon confertus
Corymbia calophylla
20 40
60
80 100m
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Site Analysis Site Characters Materials
Materials: Northern Site Northern Site Main Characters 1 2 3 Red Brick Concrete Wooden Sandstone Asphalt Strip Wall Bench Wall Road Eastern Entry to Station
Concrete Paving
4
1
2 3 4 Traffic Island
Metal Fence
Glass Wall
Red Brick Metal Asphalt Crossing Handrails Road
Concrete Paving
5
7
6
Car Parking 6
Southern Site
Red Brick Concrete Yellow Brick Wall Wall Wall
Seating Area
5
Stone Trashbin Planting Bed Edge
Wooden PVC Metal Bench Awning Bike Rack Main Architectural Facades
Railway Seating Area Corridor Eastern Entry of Station Main Characters
7 8 9
Metal Fence
Asphalt Road
Concrete Paving
10
Elevator & Stairs
Ornamental Garden
Vegetation Hedge
Southern Site Main Characters 8 9 10
Bike Parking
Bench with Awning
Fences to block the Leftover Spaces LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 8
Site Analysis Site Characters Vegetation
Vegetation Species
Main Vegetation Photos On the Site
Angophora floribunda
Corymbia ficifolia
Auranticarpa rhombifolia
Fraxinus graffithii
Brachychiton acerifolius
Cinnamomum camphora
Corymbia calophylla
Grevillea robusta
Lagerstroemia indica
Lophostemon confertus
Lophostemon confertus along fence line
Auranticarpa rhombifolia On the Western Side of Station
Corymbia calophylla and Auranticarpa rhombifolia On Lophostemon confertus along the Station fence line
Vegetation Colour January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS Constraints Views Views Fences
Noises Main Noisy Street Noises Decibel Level Noises Frequency Level
Limited Pedestrian Access Train Station
Views The existing views from nearby building blocks to the site are blocked by vegetation and fences. Noises The railway corridor and the two streets bounded the site are the main noise sources, which affect nearby buildings blocks. Limited Pedestrian Access The only pedestrian access to the train station is on the eastern of the station and accesses from Queens Street. The transportation modes of the site is shared roads that there has some conflicts between pedestrian flow and vehicle movement.
Train Station Entry A re a w i t h H e av y Pedestrian Flow and Conflict with Vehicle Movement Pedestrian Routes Share Roads
N 1:5000 0
50 100 150 200 250m LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 10
OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS Constraints Limited Open & Leisured Spaces Retails Green Open Spaces
5mins- Walk Isochrones Bus Stop Pedestrian Route To The Bus Stops
Limited Open & Leisured Spaces The existing leisured and open space of this neighbourhood is extremely limited that only dominants about 3% of this area. 5mins- Walk Isochrones There's no bus stop nearby the train station, and the existing bus stops is out of the 5mins -walk boundary.
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Site Boundary Train Station
1:5000 0
50 100 150 200 250m LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 11
OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS Opportunities
1 Views
2 3 4
1. Views From Northern Residential Area 2&4. Views From Eastern Residential Area 3. Views From Retails Frontage 4. Views From Southern Residential Area
5 Vegetation Sound Buffer Opportunities Preserved Heritage Trees Tree Canopy Plant Strips For Safety Concerns
Transportation Bus Stop
Views - Visual Connections from each intersection crossings of nearby building blocks to the site Vegetation - Sound vegetation buffer along the railway corridor on the western of the site - Shade trees on the northeastern of the site - Retain and preserve the existing local heritage trees on the southeastern of the site - Plant strips to seperate pedestrian flow and vehicles Transportation - More connective pedestrian circulation - Links the train station to the bus stops by cycles - More demands of bike parkings nearby the station for exchanging - Demands for improvements of the two main connected pedestrians' environment
Bike Parking
N
Existing Pedestrian Access to the Site
1:5000
Pedestrian Circulation Access Opportunity Pedestrian Environment Improvement Opportunity Main Cycle Route Links
0
50 100 150 200 250m LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 12
The site haven't been reasonable used, the only green open space is the small ornamental garden in front of the station, and another functional space in this site is the park & ride. The leftover vacant spaces have great opportunities to be improved to the multi - functional spaces and served to nearby neighbours for daily activities. OPPORTUNITIES Study Area for the College& Working Space for People when Waiting
N 1:4000 0
40 80 120 160 200m
Seatings for Retails
Gathering Space for Nearby Residents
OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS Open Space NORTH STRATHFIELD STATION AREA MAIN DEMOGRAPHICS Couples with Children Couples without Children Age: 25 - 49 Travelled to Work by Walk or Public Transport
Play Space for Nearby School Kids with Their Parents
CONSTRAINTS
N
Leftover and Vacant Space
1:2000
Ornamental Garden Park and Ride
Sea ting
0
20 40
60
80 100m
s fo
rW aiti
ng
Tra in
School Train Station Retails
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WHY THIS SITE NEED TO BE UPGRADED?
TAP3
The NSW Government is committed to facilitating and encouraging use of public transport. For example, improve trains by upgrading stations to be more accessible, and improving interchanges around stations with other modes of transport such as buses, bicycles and cars.
Transportation Transit Systems
To be continued...
T1 North Shore, Northern & Western Line, North Strathfield Train Station
Meet The Demands Of Growing Population The Transport Access Program is an initiative to provide a better experience for public transport customers by delivering accessible, modern, secure and integrated transport infrastructure.
ACCESSIBLE √ Done
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VISIONS, DESIGN PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES
Design Principles
1. Neighbourhood Transport Exchange Centre
2. Walkable
Upgrade North Strathfield Station to a neighbourhood transport exchange centre as NSW Transport Access Program third stage required.
Improve the pedestrian environment fo r b o t h t ra n s p o r t e d a n d l e i s u r e d walking of North Strathfield Station’s nearby neighbourhood and construct the neighbourhood to a walkable neighbourhood to encourage the social interactions between neighbours.
3. Multi – functional Space
Reconstruct the leftover space to a linear semi-enclosed park as a streetscape with a series of multiple functional spaces for nearby neighbours.
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Highlight the transportation role of North Strathfield Station in this neighbourhood, and also improve this station as a transportation exchange centre as TAP required.
VISIONS, DESIGN PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES
Transportation Mode
Objectives
1. Neighbourhood Transport Exchange Centre Transport Amenity
Existing
Proposed
Car - Oriented Mode
Multimodal
Hourly Capacity 19000 people/h x2
19000 people/h x2
1500 people/h x2
14000 people/h x2
Total 42000 people/h
1500 people/h x2
Enlarge the size of bike paring on the southern of the site and build a new bike parking on the northern of the station. Increase car parking spaces along Queens Street rather than build separated park and ride spaces.
Total 69000 people/h The existing transportation mode of the site is single for car – orientated, transform the car -orientated mode neighbourhood to multi -transportation modes by increasing separated cycles on both sides of the Queens Street, and separate the cycle ways from car parking spaces by plant strips.
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VISIONS, DESIGN PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES Objectives
2. Walkable
Movement Put signals or safety signs on the intersection points and plant strips as separation for safety concerns, provide pedestrian circulation for both transported walking and leisured walking.
Build a walkable environment from improving pedestrian environment, circulation connectivity and access of the site.
Connection Provide pedestrian routes for residents from nearby residential blocks accessing to the train stations directly and create entries on the northern and southern of the site. Rather than physical connections, use vegetation buffer or landscaped furniture on the entries as a lead for visual connections and highlight the station as the neighbourhood landmark.
Environment Provide a comfort and wide enough footpath with shade canopy for both easy walk and transported walk. LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 18
VISIONS, DESIGN PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES
Heritage Preserve the existing heritage items and highlight their culture values, for example, the heritage train station building and platform, the local heritage trees. Planting
Plant a vegetation sound buffer along the railway corridor, two plant strips on both sides of streets to separate pedestrians and cycles from vehicles for safety concerns, and local deciduous canopy trees for shading.
Place Create a series of functional programs along with the pedestrian circulations in an opened linear park form.
Objectives
3. Multi – functional Space Transform the vacant and leftover space along the railway corridor of the North Strathfield Train station to multiple functional spaces for nearby residents, working people, college students, school kids and their parents.
Activity Provide the places for a variety of activities, such as meeting and gathering spaces for nearby residents, seating area for waiting the trains and eating or drinking from the retails, play programs for school kids and semi – enclosed outdoor study room for the college students.
Social Provide social spaces along Queens Street for nearby neighbourhood residents to social interactions. LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 19
Design Iterations Design Ideas
Bike Parkings
Car Parking Along the Streets
Proposed Cycle Infrastructure
Pedestrian Environment
Safety Signals on Intersections
Pedestrian Circulation
More Entries to the Station
Nearby Building Blocks to Train Station
Proposed Visual Connections
Street Network Connections
Wide Enough Easy Path
Proposed Tree Canopy
Plant Strips for Seperation
Microclimate
Seating for Waiting & Meeting
Casual Contact
Playground for Nearby Kids
Studying & Working Space
Gathering for Residents
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Design Iterations Plan Processes
Stage 1: Tesing Street Forms
Straight and Wide Leisure Path + Straight Transport Path
Rectangle Angle Leisure Path + Straight Transport Path
Combined Leisured and Transport Path in a Serpentine Form
Curved Leisure Path + Straight Transport Path
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Design Iterations Plan Processes
Stage 2: Testing How Multimodal Transportation Formed
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Design Iterations Plan Processes
Stage 3: Tesing Where And How To Intersect Leisure Path And Transport Path As Entry Points
Highlight Entry Points
Connect Leiure Path And Transport Path Directly, Entries Nearby And Face To Activities Zone
Highlight Entry Points As A Welcomed Activities Zone And Connect Transport Path To LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Leisure Path Gruaduating Project
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Design Iterations Plan Processes
Stage 4: Tesing How Topography And Vegetation Shaped Sense Of Place
1 2 1
2
1
3 2 1
3
1 2
2
Use vegetation as a buffer and use different levels of terraces to separate semi enclosed and open places. Eastern Part: Opened And Welcomed To Streets And Neighbourhood Western Part: Enclosed For Activities Need Bounded Or Quiet And Private
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Design Iterations Plan Processes
Stage 5: Tesing Locations Of Activities
The Activities Should Nearby Served User Groups LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 25
Design Iterations Plan Processes
Stage 6: Tesing Size Of Places
The Sizes Of Each Places Are Determined By Each Activity And Function LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 26
MASTERPLAN
1:1000@A3
N 1:1000 0
10 20
30
40 50m
9 7
8
10
6 5 3
4
2 1
Legend: 1
Northern Entry
4
Sunken & Enclosed Meeting Area
7
Outdoor Fitness Zone
2
Sunken & Semi - Enclosed Study Area
5
Opened Waiting Place
8
Sunken Children's Playgrond
3
Opened Meeting Area
6
Small Sunken Lawn For Gathering In Front Of The Station
9
Southern Entry
10 Bike Parking Zone LAND 2413 Graduation Studio Assessment 3 Gruaduating Project Yuyue Liang z5083700 27
DETAILED PLAN
A
The Small Sunken Plaza In Front Of The Station
Path k l a dW e t r o sp
Tran
1:200
Leisu
Bike Racks +17.17m
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ath P k l a red W
Amphitheatre 5m +16.3 75m Ramp +16.1
+16.0m Downstairs
Ramp
0
2
4
6
B Lawn For Holding Activities
Water Screen
8
10m
Bench
Seatings and Tables On The Terraces
8m
+18.
Wooden Terrace
+16.3m
B
Kiosk +18.8m
tion e Sta
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Section AA
Sunken Plaza In Front Of The Station 1:200@A3
Corymbia calophylla Vegetation Buffer
Angophora Water Screen floribunda Elevator Of The Station
Small Sunken Plaza
Leisured Path
Multimodal Street
Transport Path
+20.35m Retail
+18.80m +16.30m Bench
+17.00m Lawn
+17.35m
+17.17m
+17.35m
Bike Rack
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Section AA
Sunken Plaza In Front Of The Station 1:200@A3
Asplenium australasicum
Cafe Kiosk
Cynodon dactylon
Bean Sofa
Lagerstroemia indica
Water Screen
+18.80m
Bike Rack
Ramp Slope 1:9
Downstairs Riser: 175mm Going: 350mm +18.80m
Grevillea juniperina
Transport Path +17.35m +17.00m
+16.30m Westringia fruticosa
Amphitheatre Slope 1:4
Lawn For Relax
Terrace
Lawn For Pop -Up
Leisure Path Brachychiton acerifolius
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Photomontage
Outdoor Study Space
This outdoor study space is mainly served for the students from the McDonald College, so the study area is located near the northern entry of the site for less walking distances. The study area needs to be quiete that the vegetation sound buffer would be wider than other activities zone. Also, the sunken space make the area semi -enclosed from the leisured path. Shrubs along the edge of each small study zone are planted for a more private sense.
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Photomontage
Outdoor Meeting Place
The outdoor waiting area is dominantly constructed for nearby residents to meet and contact casually. This place is opened to the transport path and separate from the leisured path by a terrace. All the seatings of this area are face to the focal vegetation ponds which formed a pentagon shape.
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Photomontage
Small Sunken Plaza In Front Of The Station
The small sunken plaza is in front of the North Strathfield Station, people can access to here by downstairs from the leisure path. There is a series of small amphitheatres down from the edge of the leisure path. The site is separated into two parts by the main access to the station. The one is used for gathering and has water screen for people to watch on the lawn. The another one has a cafĂŠ kiosk to sell snacks mainly for working people.
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Photomontage
Outdoor Gym
The outdoor gym is separated from the transport path by the retained heritage tree groups. People can access to the outdoor gym from the transport path under the tree canopy, or upstairs from the leisured path. As the size of this outdoor gym would be small, the fitness equipment would mainly be portable, like wooden racks, jumping box, tyre, cable and battling rope.
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Photomontage
Children's Playground
The children playground is sunken to separate this zone from the leisured path for parents to easier take care of their kids. This playground is mainly served for nearby kids from Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School. This playground use topography and grass to form a set of climbers with trampolines for children engaging into natural elements.
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Model
Plan View
N 1:1000 0
10 20
30
Outdoor Gym
40 50m
Southern Entry
Waiting Area Opened Meeting Space Northern Entry
Study Area
Playground
Sunken Plaza Enclosed Meeting Space
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Model
Perspective View
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Model
Views to Each Activity Zone North Entry
Study Area
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Model
Views to Each Activity Zone Opened Meeting Space
Enclosed Meeting Space
Waiting Area
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Model
Views to Each Activity Zone Sunken Plaza
Outdoor Gym
Playground
South Entry
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Summ
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Site Palette
Fall
Vegetation
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Spring to Summer
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Trees
Shrubs
Groundcover
Grasses
Scientific Name Angophora floribunda Auranticarpa rhombifolia Brachychiton acerifolius Corymbia calophylla Corymbia ficifolia Grevillea robusta Lagerstroemia indica Lophostemon confertus
Common Name Rough-barked apple Diamond-leaf pittosporum Illawarra flame tree Red gum Red flowering gum Silk oak Crepe myrtle Brush box
Asplenium australasicum Fraxinus griffithii
Bird's nest fern Evergreen ash
Grevillea juniperina Westringia fruticosa
Juniper Coastal rosemary
Cynodon dactylon
Bermuda grass
Bloom Colour cream white white red Red, Rose or White red, pink, orange orange red, pink, purple, white white
Bloom Time Nov to Jan Nov to Jan Dec to May Dec to May Dec to May Sep to Nov Dec to May Nov to Jan
Height 30m 25m 20 - 24m 20 - 60m 16m 20 -26m 10m 40m
Uses Shade Street Tree Speciman & Street Tree Hedge Screen Hedge Screen &Hedge Street Tree
light yellow
Evergreen Nov to Jan
0.5 -1.5m 4m
Featured Bound Bound
yellow, pink ,red White
May to Oct Whole Year
0.2 -0.3m 0.4 -0.5m
Speciman Mass Plantings
Evergreen
10 -20 mm
Turf
Quantity 9 10 11 13 15 15 35 8
Site Palette
Vegetation Plan & List
N 1:1000
43
0
10 20
30
40 50m
Trees Angophora floribunda
Corymbia ficifolia
Lophostemon confertus
Auranticarpa rhombifolia
Grevillea robusta
Fraxinus griffithii
Brachychiton acerifolius
Lagerstroemia indica
Corymbia calophylla Shrubs Asplenium australasicum Fraxinus griffithii Groundcovers Grevillea juniperina Westringia fruticosa Grasses
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Cynodon dactylon
Site Palette
Street Furniture &Material
Use Paving
Colour
Materials
Description
Red Grey Dark Grey Yellow Yellow to Orange Grey & Pink Yellow white Red Grey
Brick Concrete Asphalt Sand Wooden Stone Sandstone Stone Plastic Sandstone
Safety Strip Transport Path Street Playground Terraces Plaza Waiting &Meating Area Study Area Outdoor Gym Entrance
Dark Red, Yellow Yellow Blue & Green Grey Grey Orange Street Furniture Silver, Black Black and Silver White, Orange White Silver Yellow
Brick Sandstone Glass Concrete Stone Brick
Residential Buildings Vegetation Pond Elevator Retails Plant Bed Edge Elevator Base
Metal Metal Wooden PVC Iron Wooden
Fences, Handrails, Bike Racks Trashbin Bench Awning Cables for Playgrond Frames For Outdoor Gym
Wall
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