Memorable street Yajing Yan 3510918 Principal 1: Past memory relate to history
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Big Picture: The Focus Areas Implement areas: Material
Issues: Sub concept: Lack of local identity and street memory. Implement attractive street elements to keep past memory. Reservoir
Vegetation and water
St Joseph The Worker Primary School Mayflower Reservoir
400m
Embracia Reservoir
Maharishi school
Connect Merri creek
Preston Clifton cream brick
400m
Reservoir Views Primary School
Connect Edgar s creek
400m
200m
200m
Stone
Lakeside Secondary College Reservoir primary school
Connect D arebin cree k St Joseph The Worker Primary School
Red brick
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Principal 2: New memory relate to ecology Issues: Less connection with green space and poor street environment
Implement areas:
Sub concept: Improve street environments and connect with green spaces to add new experience.
Merri Creek
Edgars Creek
Vegetation
Darebin Creek Flora and fauna remnant River Red Gums Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora as well as native grasslands that provide habitat for the striped legless lizard that has national faunal significance a wide diversity of bird, mammal, reptiles, fish, frogs and insects.
Flora and fauna Kingfishers, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Echidnas, frogs and reports of platypuses in the upper northern regions and now further south in Coburg Edible species include dandelion, dock, fennel, jerusalem artichoke, numerous brassicas, blackberry nightshade, sorrel, catsear, sowthistle, nettle and many others.
Flora and fauna a scattering of large River Red Gums, smaller trees and shrubs in groups with grasses and wildflowers growing underneath. a wide diversity of bird, mammal, reptiles, fish, frogs and insects.
Indigenous trees, shrubs, grasses and ground covers
Tall trees
River Red Gum Grassy Woodland
Small trees Shrubs Low maintenance and water saving Well adapted to local soil and climate Provide habitat and food for local birds, insects and animals Attractive and come in many shapes and forms for landscaping Are less likely to become a weed
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Uniting AgeWell Preston Allied Health & Therapy Services
Kindergarden
Grassland
200m
Wildflower
400m
Ground cover Stream bed Streamverge
Floodplain
Depression
Preston west primary school
400m
400m
400m
400m
Riparian Slope
Principal 3: New street experience relate to street occupancy
Connect D arebin cree k
Kindergarden
Issues:
Sub concept:
Implement areas:
Poor public life,the amount of people on street and the time people spend on street are little.
Enhance people interaction with streets to generate future memory.
Street activity/Street furniture
400m
Kindergarden
Cheddar Road East Linear Reserve
Surrounding activity areas BT connor reserve Broadhurst Avenue
Edwardes wetland
Preston Lions Soccer Club has four fields. There is a main stadium with grandstand and three local club grounds with pavilion.
Crookston Road
Whitby reserve Mcmahon Road Bushland Playground
Outdoor gym equipment, basketball half court, skate ramps, athletics track Playground Picnics & BBQ’s
Preston Market
Eric Street
Darebin creek reserve
Cramer Street
H.P. Zwar park
Football, cricket, cricket practice nets. Playground
Preston Market has been successfully running for over 45 years and remains one of Melbourne’s traditional markets.
Preston city oval
Sports ground available, Playground, Picnics & BBQ’s
Northland Shopping Center Preston Library
T.W. Blake Park
Four cricket pitches
Gower Street
ay Murr
Road
Scale 1:15000
Legend
Heritage
Oval
Industrial area
Blocks
Green space
Eduction area
Surburb boundary
Water
Commercial area
Connection to schools
Attractive spots
Train and tram stops Train line
Walking distance
Tram line Bus line
Hotspot Corridor 4 Reservior
Corridor 5 Preston
Hotspot one Nature
Close to nature creek area gives high potential to increase memory by make children and elderly experience indigenous street environments. scale 1: 1500
Edgars Creek Residential area More elderly in reservoir
Bus stop Increase connection
Reserve entry points Increase canopy cover. Bushland on streets. Bus stop
Bus stop
Bus stop
Bus stop
Public transport increase the acess ability to reserve.
Bring Indigenous nature to street, Making nature connect to local residents life.
Residential area More elderly in reservoir
Edgars Creek Wetlands Shops Edwardes Lake Park activities such as walking dogs, cycling can be extend to streets.
Detail Plan B’
Principal 1
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Principal 2
Edgars creek
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4
Permeable paving Heritage material cream brick
1 7
2
Indeginous grassland
3
New planted indigenous tree
4
Raingarden
5
Existing deciduous tree
6
Indigenous grassland ramp
Principal 3 12
9 8 11
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Hotspots phasing Year 1 Maximum increase street canopy cover
Nature close to residents section AA’ scale 1: 150
Year 2 Implement all levels of indigenous vegetation (Trees, Shrubs, Grasses) to street
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1400
2500
2500
1400 2500 1500 1200
Nature connect green spaces section BB’ scale 1: 150 Year 3 Consider not only the footpath but also private yards and connect to Edgars creek.
Spread out to whole street
1500
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A
10
3
1400
2500
2500
1400 2500 1500
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Pedestrian crossing
8
Cycle lane
9
Grass buffer
10
Residential driveway
11
Bench
12
Slow down ramp
scale 1: 200
Hotspot two Commercial
Close to commercial areas and green space gives high potential to increase memory by add more spaces for local residents to street interaction. scale 1: 1500
T W Blake Park
Encourage local residents stay and walk on streets.
Furniture Shops Enhance park entrance quality Commercial area bring people, required more sitting areas Street and park lack of connection, no vegetation or grass on footpath
Park entry point
Encourage workers stay and walk on streets.
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B’
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A’
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Detail Plan
Principal 1 1
T W Blake Park
Heritage material red brick
Principal 2
1 2 9
8 3
11
5 7
10 6
4
Parklet seatings
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C
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2
2
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Hotspots phasing
section AA’ scale 1: 150
Year 1 Improve footpath environment
1700
4100
1400
3000
3000
1400 2100
2000
1700 Year 2 Enlarge activity areas by add Parklet (seating areas, raingarden)
Parklet ecology section BB’ scale 1: 150
Year 3 Connect to TW. blake park and surrounding commercial areas
1700
2100
2000 1400
3000
3000
1400
4100
1700
Pedestrian crossing in front of park entry section CC’ scale 1: 150
Spread out to whole street
1700
2100
2000
8800
4100
1700
2
New planted tree
3
Raingarden
4
Existing evengreen tree
Principal 3 5
Cycle lane
6
Driveway
7
Pedestrian crossing
8
Bench
9
Seating areas
10
Bike parking
11
Car parking
scale 1: 200
Hotspot three Community
Close to schools and community areas gives high potential to increase future memory for children and incease street interaction for parents scale 1: 1500
Car park Post Office
Car park
Preston library
Town Hall
Attractive green space connect to street can be added on other community spaces
Attractive green space connect to street can be added on other community spaces
Attractive green space connect to street can be added on other community spaces Heritage materials can be apply on street
Kindergarden
Childcare Center
Attract kids Tram stop
No pedestrian crossing in the middle Should implement vertical walkability
Schools entries
Family dental
Church
Attract students
Attract residents come to street and participate in community.
Heritage materials can be apply on street
Preston High School
B
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C’
3
3
Preston Library
3
Detail Plan
Principal 1
Darebin Childcare and Kindergarten
1
Heritage material red brick
2
Permeable paving red brick with grass
Principal 2
1 5 12
10
2
8
3
4 7 14
13
9
11
Preston High School
3
Parents pick up area
Hotspots phasing
section AA’ scale 1: 150
Year 1 Footpath improvement (attractive heritage material and vegetation)
1800
3400
1200
6000
1200
3400
1800 Year 2 Maximize activity areas by reducing park lanes Proposed car parking in surrounding streets
Parents waiting area section BB’ scale 1: 150
Year 3 Connect to kindergargen and surrounding community buildings Changed road material to slow down speeds and can close road for street festival 1800
3400
8400
3400
1800
Children play area section CC’ scale 1: 150
Spread out to whole street
1800
3400
8400
3400
1800
New planted tree
4
Raingarden
5
Existing tree
Principal 3 7
Cycle lane
8
Parents waiting area
9
Driveway
10
Children street play sandpit
11
Seating areas for high school students
12
Children street grass dune
13
Red brick slow down area
14
Pedestrian crossing
connect with children playground in front of library
scale 1: 200
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B
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A
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Emergent Fields: Heritage material Reservoir heritage material clinker brick
clinker red brick
Indigenous plants the perimeter plantings of rows of and other mature specimen plantings
Preston heritage material
cream brick
bluestone
timber weatherboard house
clinker red brick
white brick
face red brick
terracotta tile roof
Indeginous trees
Emergent Fields: Encourage intense spaces and urban ecologies
Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum
provide oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide provide shade and reduce the ‘urban heat island’ effect reduce run off from storms promote rainfall through respiration provide habitat for birds and animals beautify the environment increase property values
Past and New Memory
Indigenous trees remind people past memories. New native trees add more shade for streets. New exotic trees are deciduous trees add color in autumn. Most of the selections attract birds and butterflies.
Shade add Beauty
Shade provides cool effect. Increased the time people willing to spend on street.
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: medium to fast Height: 14m Canopy Widths: 11m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate to low Form: Oval
banksia marginata silver banksia
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
Allocasuarina littoralis Black She-oak
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: moderate Height: 12-15m Canopy Widths: 5m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate Form: oval
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Urbanite Ash
Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm
Origin: Northern America Growth Rate: moderate Height: 15m Canopy Widths: 8m Type: Deciduous Shade casts: moderate to high Form: Round
Origin: eastern Asia Growth Rate: Fast Height: 13m Canopy Widths: 10m Type: Deciduous Shade casts: moderate to high Form: Branches Ascending
Feature trees
Native trees
Acer buergerianum Trident Maple
Origin: Eastern China and Korea Growth Rate: Slow to moderate Height: 6m Canopy Widths: 6m Type: Deciduous Shade casts: moderate Form: Branches Ascending
Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong Tree
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: Slow to moderate Height: 8-10m Canopy Widths: 10m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate to high Form: Round
Feature trees
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: Fast Height: 8m Canopy Widths: 7m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate Form: Oval
Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: Fast Height: 8-10m Canopy Widths: 12-15m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate Form:Horizontal Branching
Deciduous trees
Acacia implexa Lightwood
Tristaniopsis laurina Kanooka Gum
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: moderate Height: 7m Canopy Widths: 5m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate Form: Oval
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: moderate Height: 11m Canopy Widths: 8m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate to low Form:oval
Origin: Australian Growth Rate: fast Height: 6-8m Canopy Widths: 4-5m Type: Evergreen Shade casts: moderate to low Form: oval
Brachychiton acerifolius Illawarra Flame Tree Origin: Australian Growth Rate: slow Height: 12m Canopy Widths: 6m Type: Deciduous Shade casts: moderate to high Form: Round
Feature trees
Feature trees
Buffer and Beauty
Use layered planting to create visual interest within a landscape. Protect pedestrian safety by separate pedestrian zone and cycle lane. Reduce noise from cars.
WSUD
Provide teaching value for people to understand water sensitive urban design. Provide cooling effect. Manage stormwater reuse to irrigation.
1m 0.9m 0.8m 0.7m 0.6m 0.5m 0.3m 0.2m 0.1m 1m 0m 0.9m 0.8m 0.7m 0.6m
Bike lane
Fliter media
Submerged zone Transition layer Drainage layer
reused for irrigation
stored in tanks beneath the bridge
�ows are contained and ltered through the stream
0.5m 0.3m
Brachyscome cardiocarpa Visual WSUD Swamp Daisy Daisy (Asteraceae)
1m 0.2m 0.9m 0.1m 0.8m 0m 0.7m
Fliter media
0.6m
Submerged zone Transition layer Drainage layer
0.5m 0.3m
New Memory
Allow children to touch, smell. taste and play with vegetations; Attract butterflies, birds and more wildlifes to create new memory for children.
Nature strip
Children can play in street gardens. smell Lily fragrance, blow flower balls, touch plumes. A interaction space for both children and adults.
Wahlenbergia communis Visual WSUD Tufted Bluebell Scatter Plant
Poa labillardieri Visual WSUD Common Tussock Grass Spikes and Spire
Quite drought tolerant and are very easily cultivated in any bright sunny position with light well-drained soil
Not quite noticeable but provides a ‘splash’ when present.
Origin: Australia Size: 0.15-0.45m x 0.2-0.25m Flowering: June-Feb Biology:Perennial Wildlife:Butterfly Attracting
Origin: Australia Size: 0.15-0.5m x 0.15m Flowering: Oct-Mar Biology:Perennial Wildlife:Bird Attracting
Craspedia variabilis Common Billy Buttons
Visual Blow WSUD Balls and Buttons
Growing upright to the sky ideal for softening hard surfaces and for colour contrasting with other plants.
Important for pollination
Origin: Australia Size: 0.7-0.9m x 0.5-0.6m Flowering: Oct-Feb Biology:Perennial Wildlife :
Origin: Australia Size: 0.3-1m x 0.2-0.5m Flowering: Oct-April Biology:Perennial Wildlife:Butterfly Attracting
Dichelachne crinita Long Hair Plume Grass
Touch WSUD Plumes Break up solid planting by being more transparent Origin: Australia Size:0.3-1.3m x 0.3m Flowering: Oct-Dec Biology:Perennial Wildlife:
Bike lane
reused for irrigation
stored in tanks beneath the bridge
�ows are contained and ltered through the stream
0.2m 0.1m 1m 0m 0.9m
Bike lane
0.8m 0.7m 0.6m 0.5m 0.3m 0.2m 0.1m 0m
Bike lane
Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass
Visual Grassland
create a native lawn
Origin: Australia Size: 20cm Flowering: Oct-Feb Biology:Perennial Wildlife :Seeds are eaten by native birds and leaves by caterpillars.
Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily
Smell Visual Scatter Plant Not quite noticeable but provides a ‘splash’ when present. an attractive species with fragrant flowers. food plant. The plump, round corms were traditionally eaten by Aboriginal people. Origin: Australia Size: 0.2-0.5m x 0.3m Flowering: Sep-Dec Biology:Perennial Wildlife:
Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily
Smell Visual Scatter Plant
Stylidium graminifolium Visual Grass Leaf Trigger Plant Spikes and Spire
Senecio quadridentatus Cotton Fire Weed
Touch Blow Balls and Buttons
Mentha australis River Mint
Taste
Not quite noticeable but provides a ‘splash’ when present. Grow well under trees. Chocolate fragrance is very obvious.
Growing upright to the sky
Important for pollination It covered in dense white cottony hairs. Children can blow and play with flowerheads.
The leaves have a fresh minty flavor and can be used for teas, and in recipes where exotic mint is used, such as salads, sauces etc.
Origin: Australia Size: 0.2-1m x 0.2-0.8m Flowering: Sep-Dec Biology:Perennial Wildlife:
Origin: Australia Size: 0.2-0.75m x 0.2-0.3m Flowering: Aug-Nov Biology:Perennial Wildlife:Bird Attracting
Origin: Australia Size: 0.4-1m x 0.5-1m Flowering: Oct-Mar Biology:Perennial Wildlife: Butterfly Attracting
Origin: Australia Size: 0.4-0.7m x 0.3-1m Flowering: Sep-Mar Biology:Perennial Wildlife:Butterfly Attracting
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Surface methods: street occupancy minimum to maximum 1
Residential streets footpath
2
Benedito Abbud e Felipe Abbud
Residential streets footpath
3
Parklet
Amir Avenue
People interation space: 41.6%
People interation space: 12.5%
Mixed use streets footpath
People interation space: 43% Pedestrian zone: 1.8m
Pedestrian zone: 1.5m
Pedestrian zone: 1.5m
Activities: Walking, Jogging
Activities: Walking, Jogging, Sitting waiting, Strolling
Seats: No
Seats: Yes
Other infrastructures: Rain garden, on street parkings
Other infrastructures: Rain garden, on street parkings
Street environment: Small trees (less than 9m)
Street environment: Small trees(less than 9m), Medium trees(9m to 15m)
Material: Permeable paving, Concrete, Grass
Material: Permeable paving, Concrete,Timber, Grass
Material: Permeable paving with grass, Concrete, Timber, Rubber
Lighting: 6m height
Lighting: 6m height
Lighting: 6m and 8m height
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Activities: Walking, Jogging, Sitting waiting, Strolling, Children playing Seats: Yes
5
Mixed use streets footpath
Other infrastructures: Rain garden, Children playground Street environment: Medium trees(9m to 15m), Tall trees(large than15m)
Commercial streets footpath
Rundle Mall in Adelaide
Passeig De St Joan Boulevard
People interation space: 49%
People interation space: 55%
Pedestrian zone: 2.5m
Pedestrian zone: 4m
Activities: Walking, Sitting waiting, Strolling, Sitting eating, Shopping
Activities: Walking, Sitting waiting, Strolling, Sitting eating, Shopping
Seats: Yes
Seats: Yes
Other infrastructures: Rain garden, Outdoor tables and chairs
Other infrastructures: Tree pits, Outdoor tables and chairs
Street environment: Medium trees(9m to 15m)
Street environment: Small trees(less than 9m), Medium trees(9m to 15m)
Material: Permeable paving, Concrete, Timber
Material: Permeable paving, Brick pavement
Lighting: 6m and 8m height
Lighting: 8m height
Activities relate with demographics Proposed Corridor 4
Proposed Corridor 5
Far from activity spaces
Some area far from activity spaces
More Children and elderly
Less children and elderly , more adults Dense history
History more connect to environment
Walking, Jogging, Sitting waiting, Strolling, Children playing Walking, Jogging, Sitting waiting, Strolling, Children playing, Sitting eating, Shopping, Street events
System of Implementation: Phased implementation over time Phasing 1
1 year
Hotspots
Phasing 2
2-3 years
Implementation
Phasing 3
3 -5 years
Development
Phasing 4
5-10 years
Adaptation
Make sure residents can access acitivies with in 10min
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Footpath improvements in five existing hutspot.
Install in area has high potential but have poor street environment.
Spread out stratergy to area lack of activities, lack of green space and lack of memory.
Consider the street types and spread out strategy to whole street.
Implement stratergy to whole street
Corridor 4
Corridor 5
Residential street stratergy
Commercial streets stratergy
Community streets stratergy
Hotspot one Nature
Hotspot two Commercial
Hotspot three Community