SWINBURNE STATION ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 5 SEMESTER 2 - 2019 BACHELOR OF DESIGN (ARCHITECTURE) Unit Convenor - Dr Ian Woodcock Jordan Veniamakis - 101144488
Abstract
My main concept idea is to diminish the divide that sits between the north and south sides of the campus. This divide takes a physical form in the embankment of the railway. Another desire is to create a more integrated community between the people of Hawthorn and the students of Swinburne through design. This first design concept was based aeround the idea of lifting the whole railway up into the sky and leaving the underneath for all programming and leaving a lot of space to work with.
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Contents
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ABSTRACT PRIOR RESEARCH: MAPPING AND MOBILITY PRIOR RESEARCH: URBAN SPACE AND STATION SCALE PRIOR RESEARCH: SITE ANALYSIS TO STATION SCENARIOS PRECEDENT STUDY DESIGN RESPONSE AND 2040 REQUIREMENTS INITIAL DESIGN RESPONSE NEW DESIGN PROPOSAL PROPOSED SITE PROGRAM TRAIN TRACK AND PLATFORM CONFIGURATION CONSTRUCTION PROCESS GROUND FLOOR INTERACTION GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANS LONGITUDINAL SECTION VIEW RAILWAY BREAKDOWN BUILDING FAÇADE DESIGN BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF PROPOSED SITE RENDERS APPENDIX
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Prior Research: Mapping and Mobility We started by gaining some experience when it came to public transport and the Melbourne Metro system. Venturing out to visit various existing stations provided and insight to how commuters experience their mornings, days and nights on PTV and how we could improve the experience that Swinburne Station can give someone. Stations that I visited via the train were Carnegie, Richmond, Glen Waverley, Burnley and Glenferrie, in that order.
Image from Metro: https://www.metrotrains.com.au/maps/
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Carnegie Station Never visited Carnegie station before, surprised by the architecture of a train station in comparison to what I am used to. Entrance from Morton Avenue side is quite open without a lot of guidance. Very open concrete path between station and car parking and no signage. Inside there are open gates which assumed are normally closed. Still no signs indicating where to go to get to any specific platforms. As a new visitor I found it quite difficult in an off peak time to navigate through the station without metro staff there to help guide Platform experience when waiting for the train was quite pleasant with sky views and surrounding suburb views. Not a lot of seating to wait for trains however which is surprising for the size of the platforms.
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Richmond Station I have been to Richmond station many times over so the station wasn’t a surprise to me but it’s not often that I do go there. The platforms are quite open and well shaded from the weather, but quite basic and also without a lot of seating. It’s quite clear on where to go from exiting the train, straight to the end of the platform and down the stairs to exit. The view from the actual train as you take off from Richmond showcases the river and then further sights of the city. The hallways underneath don’t incite a great ambient or comfortable experience when passing through the train station. It has very warm/yellow lighting and very low lit. I can see how it could feel very unsafe at night when passing through.
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Glen Waverley Station No cover on the actual platform of the Glen Waverley Station. It’s not until you enter the actual station itself that you have shelter. The station inside has clear and concise signage around to guide you to where you want to travel. There are a lot of shops and restaurants surrounding the station. I noticed that the station was quite busy and popular assuming because it’s the end of a train line and it is in the centre of Glen Waverley. We encountered a massive group of school kids getting off of the train at this time we wanted to get on and the station was very congested to the point that we nearly missed our train trying to get to the platform which I found was an enormous issue of access.
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Burnley Station Burnley station had quite a cold feeling. We only stopped there for a train change because the train we were on originally was for express to the city. This was a little frustrating not having a direct link from line to line and having to travel so far into the city to get back out to Hawthorn. There was practically no shelter on the platforms and barely any seating for commuters to wait. Similar to Richmond, there were underground tunnels that felt very eerie with the lighting available in there. Something that I found about Burnley that was significant over Carnegie, was that there was more visible signage to be able to gain some direction.
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Glenferrie Station Glenferrie station is a station that we are around frequently and would use as a first point of contact if we were to be travelling via PTV from uni. There is great guidance from the uni into the station with this large sign on a window being one example. It’s an older station with not many services or amenities e.g. two myki machines where the lines can bank right up to the cafe opposite the station. The lines to get through the gates are always very packed especially in the peak times. This is a station that could definitely be improved to create a more memorable and pleasurable experience for it’s commuters and users.
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Prior Research: Urban Space and Station Scale This exercise involved combining different sized developments, one being a singular CBD block at 200x200m, a train station and a shopping centre. I chose to go with the CBD block that is in the middle of streets Bourke, William, Collins and King. The shopping centre I chose was Eastland Shopping Centre. Finally the station I chose was Frankston Train Station. With the use of figure-ground maps, I mapped out the different land uses within the Swinburne campus so that I could gauge an idea of the magnitude of the campus from a design perspective.
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Prior Research: Urban Space and Station Scale All placed on a single site, the different sites that I have analysed have surprisingly fit well with one another after taking away features of Swinburne’s campus. Eastland Shopping Centre has taken up a whole strip of Glenferrie Rd shops from Park St to the station. Frankston station occupied basically all of Glenferrie station which is pretty standard for a suburb train station. The CDB block fits with the buildings rearranged of the front of Swinburne’s campus where AMDC, ATC, the library and various other buildings are. I will show how they all interact with Swinburne on their own accord.
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CBD Block Set on a 200m x 200m block (roughly), this block is situated inside the streets of Bourke, William, King and Collins. I chose this part of the city because it’s close to a few train stations (Southern Cross, Flinders and most others) and is also very closely situated around large shopping precincts, restaurants and Melbourne nightilife. Being close to Collins Street, there is also a lot of high end shopping but a lot of corporate workplaces around the area in a dense area. In comparison to Swinburne, this 200m x 200m block is a quarter of the size, but can most likely fit a larger population within it.
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CBD Block The figure ground map highlights at a ground level perspective, access points around the block and that even though you may venture from the main streets, there are still alleyways that allow you to cut through to different amenities in the area. You can see that the RED buildings only take up about a quarter of the Swinburne campus. The buildings that are on that block from the CBD that I have chosen are significantly higher than the ones that are on Swinburne’s campus.
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Eastland Shopping Centre I chose Eastland Shopping Centre, not because it is my favourite, but because I like the way it has a sense of integration with Ringwood Station within it’s close proximity. There is eateries outside with beautiful landscaping and gardens that welcome you to Eastland through the walk from the station. It is also very close to major highways/freeways which creates an ease of transport to and from the centre. In comparison to a shopping centre like Chadstone, it has a greater achievement of access to and from. Chadstone relies solely on buses to get to and from, whereas Eastland has a more popular form of PTV, trains. The centre is surrounded by roads, then car parking and then the centre itself. Within the shopping centre, there is a clear and concise “corridor� to follow throughout to guide people to different parts of the centre. In comparison to somewhere like Swinburne, Eastland features a lot of signage with direction to shops and also information kiosks that would lead you to wherever you needed to go. Swinburne has more rabbit warren styled pathways when cutting through the university.
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Eastland Shopping Centre The figure ground map highlights at a ground level perspective, again, a lot more of a dense area. The RED being Eastland’s representation, shows the sheer size of an almost single building being thrown into the Swinburne campus against a vast selection of smaller and singled out buildings. The main difference seen between the arrangement of Eastland in comparison to Swinburne is the lack of alleys or channels that run through the space to allow better access to different parts of the space.
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Frankston Station I chose Frankston Station because it is a new train station and has undergone a renovation, like Carnegie has. Frankston station has a good integration with the suburb and nearby shops, basically welcoming you straight into the heart of Frankston. The figure ground map highlights at a ground level perspective, an interestingly shaped roof line and then a dominance of train tracks
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Frankston Station I placed Frankston Station on the existing trainline, but not over the top of Glenferrie station because I wanted to see the difference in size, and also the shape of the ground footprint that they both leave. Glenferrie Station from an aerial view does not create much for excitement, but the new Frankston station shows something a little more different with a curve ramp like shape extruding from the entrance. The train tracks however are similar in width, sharing the same amount of space when placed over one another
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Prior Research: Site Analysis to Station Scenarios After conducting a thorough site analysis on the study area (Swinburne Campus) as a class, combined were all the observations and results of what we had found. All relative info is included in the appendix. We grouped into smaller groups and worked as teams of 3-4 to put together a base analysis and some scenarios of where our designs could go.
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Station Scenario 1 The effort from this scenario was to create a more welcoming experience to a station on the campus. It would be more open and welcoming to the public and would also have direct passage/ walkways to the student residence buildings. Something that we identified wouldn’t work as well with this was that the walkways from the connected building couldn’t be used by the whole general public. It could only be used by residence students which wouldn’t necessarily mean all.
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Station Scenario 2 This station scenario aims to take a role as the John Street Station, in the heart of the campus. IT is to create a hub connection to the GS and BA buildings (maybe flow through BA into the Atrium and Library). Ramp/stair access from down below will allow students to access the station from the most frequently used walkway of the campus to get access straight up to public transport. There would also be access from BA and GS at higher levels directly on to the platforms so that there is that ability to have access to the station by the more general public/students.
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Station Scenario 3 This scenario involves removing existing retail buildings that are along the Glenferrie Road shopping precinct which sits underneath the train station and in-between the train tracks above. This makes space for a courtyard down below and creates a new green space for people who move up and down Glenferrie Road frequently. A space like this creates a more intimate area for commuters who access the train station or students looking to study somewhere green, or general public looking for somewhere nice to sit.
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Precedent Study Kings Cross Station: London Similarities and Inspiration for Swinburne
- Heritage - Viaduct style arches - Brickwork - Old surrounded by new
Interpreted as great integration between old and new. Modern/futuristic design combining to create one space.
Image from Arup: https://www.arup.com/projects/kings-cross-station
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Precedent Study Carnegie Station: Melbourne, Victoria Similarities and Inspiration for Swinburne
- Popularly used train station - A lot of foot traffic passing by and through - Dense suburb of Melbourne - Railway positioned over roads rather than on - Local
New skyrail addition to Melbourne’s Metro system. Great architectural design, open and airy.
Image from SVC: https://svc.com.au/project-items/carnegie-station-linear-park/ Other images from personal collection
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Design Response
From here is where my design began to develop into an architectural form. All the previous study, site analysis, precedent study, spatial exploration, would lead to this design response. This design was also driven by the current 2040 plan that is set now for the future of Hawthorn. The requirements for the 2040 plan is to the right. It was required to include this into my design to be able to accomodate for the growing population. This was my first initial design response which was featured in my mid-semester crit presentation The idea for this design was to create a sky rail which a heritage response to the existing station. Something I struggled with in this design is scale.
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2040 Plan Requirements Program 1 Access 2 Branding + Identity 3 Comfort + Wellbeing 4 Consolidation + Connectivity 5 Environmental Sustainability + Outdoor Learning 6 Equity + Inclusion 7 Formal Teaching Spaces 8 Flexible Learning Spaces 9 Informal + Social Space 10 Library 11 Local + Wider Community 12 Professional Culture + Learning Workplaces 13 Highly Engaged 14 Services + Support 15 Student Residences + Mixed Use 16 Research Hubs 17 Utilisation 18 Safety
Site 690 Glenferrie Rd Glenferrie Station 660 Glenferrie Rd Railway Corridor (Sut) Railway Corridor (Sut) Railway Corridor 647 Glenferrie Rd Council Car Park
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3,200 500 1,000 2,500 2,500 350 1,000 3,500 1,000 300 1,050 6,500 23,400 Floor Area Ratio All on One Site 3.86 3.26 26.29 3.51 11.58 20.89 6.46 0.85
6,070 7,170 890 6,670 2,020 1,120 3,620 27,560
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Initial Design Response
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Initial Design Response
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Existing Site Swinburne Buildings Glenferrie Shopping Precinct Glenferrie Station Existing Railway Surrounding Buildings Roads and Pathways
Current basic uses of the proposed site with most subject to change.
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Proposed Site Swinburne Buildings Glenferrie Shopping Precinct Swinburne Station Old Glenferrie Station Surrounding Buildings Multi-Level Car Park Entrance/Exit to Station Retail opportunities (updated) 690 Glenferrie Rd (updated)
Real drawing on tracing paper placed over the digital rendition of the reformed proposed site.
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Skyrail Design Process This is a series of iterations that I explored to achieve the final design for the glass tunnel skyrail addition.
Experimentation with different horizontal line forms to achieve a skyrail/tunnel to engulf the train line itself.
Organic
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Skyrail Design Process
Manipulated the organic linework to reference against for the barrier walls of the skyrail design.
Current Design
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Viaduct Railway Structure
Keeping with the existing style of Glenferrie Station and bricked archways, maintains a sense of street character and heritage tribute to the area. Allows space for potential retail/hospitality in a viaduct
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Isometric Spatial Plan This exploded isometric view is showing the main station which will be situated in the middle of the campus.
Glass Noise Barrier Curvaceous in an organic form to accent the viaducts. Each post is spanned five metres apart, running the whole skyrail and mellowing noise into the University. Railways and Platforms Four railways allowing four trains and expansion of population. Ramps to Platforms Ramps connecting the train station to the platforms. Swinburne Station Spanning between both ends of the station to connect both ends of the University. Acess into the station is a challenge that I am facing as to how to configure vertical access points. Viaduct Supports for Swinburne Station Accenting the existing heritage of Glenferrie Station, the viaducts allow for potential rentable space underneath and keeps neighbourhood character.
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Site Longitudinal Section
Before
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Bird’s Eye View of Proposed Site John Street Entrance to the Swinburne Station
Car Park entrance to the Swinburne Station
Multi-level car park
Multi-level extension on the top of existing retail
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Eye Level View
View from the platform on the top of the train station.
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Eye Level View
View from the Don Arcade/690 Glenferrie Rd area.
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New Design Proposal
I revisited my design proposal after the midsemester crit and changed a few things, mainly the height of my railway and left the skyrail idea. Once I brought my design down to a more workable scale, I developed the following.
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New Design Proposal
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Proposed Site Program Swinburne Buildings Glenferrie Shopping Precinct Swinburne Station Entrances Potential Retail Development Research Hubs New Multi-Level Car Park Inclusive Space/Pathways Open Community Spaces Open/Formal Teaching Spaces North and South Access Points
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New Train Track Configuration
Reconfigured the train lines so that four are now lined up as close as possible to one another.
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Platform Configuration
Platform 2 and 3
Platforms 2 and 3 and on one large platform which is planned to always be a “stopping all stations� platform. This is positioned in the heart of Swinburne, prioritised for students arriving to and leaving the campus. There is also direct
Platform 1 and 4
Platforms 1 and 4 are the platforms that will run all stops and express lines. This allows regular users to plan where they will be accessing and leaving the sation. These platforms link directly to Glenferrie Rd and the current heritage Glenferrie Station.
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Construction Process
Existing Site
This is an image of the existing site for context to what the construction process will entail.
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Construction Process
Stage 1
Remove all existing train lines and platforms except for Platform 1 as it can remain as it is. This will then involve removing the embankment under the existing train line and then extending the platform over Glenferrie Road.
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Construction Process
Stage 2
Train lines 1 and 4 will be put back in to start running trains through the station to speed up travel for commuters that travel through Hawthorn. Programming underneath the railway will start to be constructed for the public and th university.
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Construction Process
Stage 3
The mixed use Research Hub building that is proposed in the centre of the site will start construction allowing tunnel space for the train lines to follow through.
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Stage 4
Construct train lines and platforms 2 and 3 to start allowing full access through the train stations. The previous construction of the Research Hub building will hopefully allow uninterrupted continuous train access through the rest of the construction.
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Construction Process
Stage 5
The remaining amount of the Research Hub building will be constructed to it’s full height along with the walkway access between each building.
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Stage 6
The facade of the buildings and the glass tunneling that runs the length of the train line will be installed from pre-fabricated materials off site to ensure a quicker construction process.
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Ground Floor Interaction Surrounding buildings
GS Ground Floor Will be treated as a main gateway to the train station area. There will be an open underpass to travel from the north and south side of the train line.
AR Ground Floor Still will remain as a main access point to the railway corridor as is. Potential redevelopment of this building to tie in with new development of the campus.
SR Ground Floor An old Swinburne building which will remain how it is, segregated from the railway coridor.
44WM Ground Floor Remain an apartment building for student accommodation.
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Ground Floor Interaction Surrounding buildings
AD Ground Floor Re-designed to have access to the northern side of the building and access to the railway corridor.
BA Ground Floor No access to the railway corridor, but close access through the main circulation to the John Street entrance to the train station.
SPS Ground Floor No access to railway corridor due to garage being located on the south side of the building closest to the train line
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Ground Floor General Arrangement All situated underneath the train line where the previous embankment sat. This is shown with surrounding ground floor buildings and their main access points.
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Professional Workspace/Rentable
Student Residence
Exhibition Space
Community Space
Open Greenspace
Open Study Areas
Train Station Amenities
Classrooms
Main Access
Toilets
Vertical Access Points
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Platform Level General Arrangement The only form of building at this level is the mixed use building in the centre of the campus which holds open study areas on this level. This level sits where the train tracks pass through the building.
Open Study Areas Vertical Access Points Train Tracks Platforms
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Small Roof General Arrangement
Vertical Access Points
Main Access
All situated underneath the train line where the previous embankment sat. This is shown with surrounding ground floor buildings and their main access points.
Open Greenspace
Toilets
Large Roof General Arrangement
Vertical Access Points
At the very top of the building 45m in the air, there is a rooftop open green space accessible by staff and students. There is also space allocated at the top for exhibition for the research areas beneath. This room is able to be used as a multipurpose space.
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Longitudinal Section View Section down the centre of the train line, longitudinally.
Heritage train station facade remain.
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Student Residence Building and Study Areas
Mixed use Research Hub Building
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Railway Breakdown Breakdown of the Railway
Roof Capping Acts as ventilation from the platforms, to allow hot air to escape the glass tube and increase air circulation.
Glass Tunnel Allows in a lot of natural light to the platforms and appears aesthetic to look at from surrounding buildings. Manages sound pollution from train.
Platforms and Rails 240m Platforms to accomodate to new trains coming within the next 10-20 years. All four rails fit through the tunnel, only rails 2 and 3 are accessible from this part of the station.
Programming Area underneath the train platforms and rails leaves space for all programming with different access points along the centre of the university.
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Building Facade Design The building’s perferated facade inspiration came from Indigineous artworks to reference Swinburne’s Reconciliation Action plan
The actual Indigenous artwork that I derived the perferation from is from another Indigenous art website.
Swinburne Reconciliation Action Plan: https://www.swinburne.edu. au/about/our-university/indigenous-matters/reconciliation-action-
Artlandish-Aboriginal Art Gallery: https://www.aboriginal-art-australia. com/gallery/gallery-artchives/page/8/
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Building Facade Design The density and size of circular additions to the facade changes with the design of the Indigenous artwork chosen. The angulary shape of the facade that drapes over the glass is also based on harsher sun on the NE side of the building, giving more shade to those sides and allowing more light on the SW.
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Glass Elevator Shaft
Glass Staircase
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Bird’s Eye View of Proposed Site
Central Gardens entrance to the Swinburne Station
Train line protective shell
Mixed-use research hub
John Street entrance to the Swinburne Station
Original heritage Glenferrie Station retained as entrance
Glenferrie Shopping entrance to the Swinburne Station
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Appendix - 1
This piece of information influenced the idea of traffic flow and where most commuters that use the train park their car during the day. It was apparent from this that there was a requirement for a more prominent train station car park. Parking in study area - Jordan Veniamakis
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Appendix - 2
Morning High Density Foot Traffic: John st - Wakefield Railway Arcade: South of Railway John St - Art Building - Railway Arcade Don Arcade North of Railway Path Ticket Car Parking Medium Density Foot Traffic: Glenferrie Road Hawthorn Atrium Burwood Road John Street: Swinburne College Low Density Foot Traffic: Alfred St - Columbia St - Frederick St Park St North of Railway Car Park
This information showed us where the most people were walking through the study area. the more densely coloured areas represent where there is the most desnse foot traffic in Swinburne.
Movement Analysis - Laura Sayers
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Appendix - 3 This lighting plan shows where the main sources of light on campus are at night and what would appear the safest parts are to be. From this map, it can be seen that there is not as much lighting in the existing train station area and it can be understood that a lot of people wouldn’t feel safe being in the area. This could correlate with other train stations like Richmond or Burnley.
Lighting Analysis - Jason Trajkovski
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Appendix - 4
Lighting Analysis Photos - Jason Trajkovski
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These are photos from around the campus at night to support the previous lighting plan.
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Appendix - 5 This plan shows where the main three programs are situated. Entertainment, Education, Parking, all mapped out to show where the most parts of the campus are occupied.
Activity Anchors - Aaron Stillitano
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