Sustaining Granville - Urban Design Portfolio

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School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Sustaining

GRANVILLE A Masterplan for the Future ARCH9001 Urban Design Studio: Urban Precinct | Unit Coordinator: Deena Ridenour | Tutor: Ben Nacard | Group A: Evan - Bessie - Jason - Terra

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Regional Context Diagram Key Issues

Westmead

• Granville is located in the south east of Parramatta. In the recent council amalgamation, the precinct is divided into two councils. The northern part of the railway is included in the City of Parramatta Council, while the Southern part belongs to the Cumberland Council. This becomes a constraint for formulating an integrated plan for the whole precinct because each council has its own plan.

• The location makes Granville the first precinct that is included in the Parramatta Road Corridor Plan.

• There are four major destinations surrounding Granville which could potentially attract people to visit or live in Granville, which are the Parramatta CBD, Sydney Olympic Park, Auburn Botanic Garden and Merryland Town Centre.

Parramatta Park Western Sydney University

Parramatta CBD

CITY OF PARRAMATTA 3km 2km 1km

Cycle 908

Granville

Merrylands

Sydney Olympic Park N60

Council Boundary Parramatta Road Corridor Train Line and Station Bus Route

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL Auburn Botanic Garden

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Existing Open Space Main Centres Town Centre

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Summary of Analysis STRENGTH • • • •

Thriving southern main street Active train station with shops Swimming pool & community centre Unique character of low density residential area in the west part • Good amount of vegetation in the residential neighbourhood and parks • Good amount of heritage items that signify the identity of the place

WEAKNESS • • • • • • •

Disconnect main street Decaying northern main street Lack of public car parking Car park in prominent area Lack of public parks Low cleanliness Dangerous pedestrian crossing

OPPORTUNITY • Open space above the railway could be reclaimed as public open space • New major development is being conducted in the northern precinct • Major destinations are concentrated and can be well-connected by pedestrian links • The discontinue Clyde-Camelia railway could be reclaim as public open space • Underutilised Duck Creek

CONSTRAINT Site Boundaries

Traffic Congestion on the Bridge

Thriving South St

Potentialy Reclaimed Area

Railway

Train Station

Decaying Good St

Swimming Pool & Community Centre

Disconnect Main Street

Duck Creek

Car Park

Big Street with no Public Transport

Key Destination

Flooding Area

Green Open Space

Major Development

New Town Centre Boundaries

Low Density Residential

Heritage Conservation Area

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• Different local municipalities with different plans for the northern and southern parts of the precinct • Topography - the railway and the main streets are relatively in the same elevation.

• Lack of public transport on The Avenue and Railway Parade • Heritage items and conservation area might hinder redevelopment 3

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Vision + Objectives + Design Principles

VISION Integrated north and south town centres by connecting diverse small centres into one big prominent centre with a distinct identity and a sense of community that the residents proudly to call ‘HOME’

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OBJECTIVE

To connect Good St and South St with direct pedestrian link.

To improve the landscaping and safety of the parks, creek corridor and public spaces

To create an integrated town centre with a unifying character of the place

• Amalgamating the north and south blocks to create a superblock • Transforming Good Street and South Street into commercial shared space

• Enlarging the Memorial Park into Regional Park • Introducing Pop-up Market on the Granville Boys High School green space • Improving the Duck Creek corridor • Creating rooftop gardens over the superblock

• Adding a vehicle and pedestrian bridge on the east side of the town centre • Creating a pedestrian boulevard alongside the enlarged memorial park • Creating green boulevard on the Hutchinson and Jamieson St • Proposing new pedestrian link and crossings around the town centre

DESIGN PRINCIPLE

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Objective 1: Connecting South St and Good St Amalgamating the north and south blocks to create a superblock

Transforming Good Street and South Street into commercial shared space

Bell St, Seattle, US

Chatswood Station Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

St. Leonards Station

Bell St, Seattle, US

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Objective 2: Improving the Landscape Enlarging the Memorial Park into Regional Park

Victoria Park Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

Introducing Pop-up Market on the Granville Boys High School green space

Improving the Duck Creek corridor

Glebe Market

Cheonggyecheon River, Seoul

Paddington Market

Cheonggyecheon River, Seoul

Creating rooftop gardens over the superblock

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Objective 3: Integrating the Town Centre Adding a vehicle and pedestrian bridge on the east side of the town centre

Creating a pedestrian boulevard alongside the enlarged memorial park

Creating green boulevard on the Hutchinson and Jamieson St

Proposing new pedestrian link and crossings around the town centre

Church St, Vermont, US Christina & John Markey Bridge, US

NACTO - Urban Design Street Guide Pearl St Mall, Colorado, US

Pirie Associates Bridge Design Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

Pearl St Mall, Colorado, US

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Structure Plan

Council Boundary Town Centre Boundary Rail Line Existing/New Bridge Heritage Buidlings Active Frontages New/Improved Through Site Links Existing/Proposed High-Rise Existing/Proposed Medium-Height Existing Low-Height New Shared Space New Plaza Over Railway Mixed-use Development New Car Parking New Green Space Existing Basketball Court Residential Boulevard New Pedestrian Boulevard Improved Creek Corridor Existing/New Pedestrian Crossing

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3D Masterplan

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Town Centre Sections A1

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Section A-A1 Super Block

South Town Centre

North Town Centre

1. Residential Area 2. Granville Boys High School 3. South Street 4. New Mixed-use Development 5. New Pedestrian Boulevard 6. Granville Memorial Park 7. New Bridge

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Summary Yield Table The overshadowing study on 21 June at 3 p.m.

Building Height Limit 120 m 82 m 52 m 24 m

Key Design Moves

Highlevel Quantification

Granville is designed to accommodate more people and provide more jobs.

Therefore, a superblock with high FSR is created, and the mixed use area FSR in southern part could be increased, while the blocks near the park could be coverted to make a bigger regional park.

Total Area : 332,045 sqm

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: 766,005 sqm

Non-residential Yield

: 329,375 sqm

Open Space Area

: 95,556 sqm

Community Use

: 20,472 sqm

Total Dwellings

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Total Jobs

: 13,175 jobs

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Superblock: Massing Diagram

Massing Diagram - responding to the site and amenity

Rooftop Garden to create amenity for high density

Jeanne Hachette - Ivry Sur Seine

Generic Form Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

Terraced Form

Namba Park - Osaka

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Superblock: Perspective Views

View from Memorial Park Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

View from Memorial Dr

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Superblock: Plan + Sections

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Main Street: Good Street Bus Shelter

A Tree Pool & Seat

A1 Bicycle Racks Existing Roundabout Public Art Street Trees Ground Pavement Lighting Outdoor Dining

Entrance Landscape

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Key Elements • Removal of any demarcation between pedestrians and vehicles • Removal of all on-street car parking for open-air activities • Addition of bicycle racks • Street furniture and landscaping Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

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Main Street: South St and Russell St B Increase in pedestrian volume

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Decrease in vehicle volume

Increase in consumer spending

Increase safety of the area

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Main Street: Pedestrian Boulevard Spatial Definition A paved pedestrian promenade between Granville Memorial Park and Proposed mixed-use buildings with retail lining the ground plane. It helps residents enter into the nature quickly and also protects them from heavy traffic.

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Section D-D1

Boulevard 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires

Pitt Street, Sydney

Benches and seating

Trees and predestrianscaled lighting

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Granville Memorial Park: Concept Diagram and Plan

Memorial area

Building district

Creek belt

Mixed use/Transition area

Amenity/realx area

Main pedestrian/bikes loop

Church reserve area

Secondary prdestrian road

Gathering/Barbecue area

Design Moves • Fullfill mixed demands, from chiildren to adults and commercial useage and amenity usage.

• Good connectivites in large scale park.

• Create a outdoor destination which can attract visitors from other districts.

• This big park will be divided into several sub-precincts while there are close and mild transition between different precincts.

Building/Edge Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

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Granville Memorial Park: Plan + Sections + Street Evelation D

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Granville Memorial Park: Perspective Views

View of Memorial Park Monument Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

View from RSL Club

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New East Bridge: Plan + Route Map + Program Diagram New Route Maps Pedestrian Route Vehicle Route Through Site Route

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New East Bridge: Sections

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New East Bridge: Perspective Views

View from Clyde St - Memorial Dr Sustaining Granville | A Master Plan for the Future

View from East St

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