PROJECT B - CONCISE ADR PRESENTATION EXPERIENCE POINT - ALASTAIR DE FEGELY MASTERS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCH 1365, RMIT 2012
POINT LONSDALE COASTAL LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE
INTRODUCTION COASTAL LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE
Point Lonsdale is a coastal landscape that I have visited for as long as I can remember. The Point Lonsdale landscape is a completely unique landscape experience to any other coastal environment that I have encountered before, this is primarily through the continually changing natural landscape that surrounds Point Lonsdale. This surrounding landscape defines the town for me, whenever I think of Point Lonsdale the images I see are of the surrounding natural landscape. This is because of the disconnection that is occurring between the built and natural environments. How can my skills of a landscape architecture masters student start to integrate the built and natural environments of Point Lonsdale to enhance the perception of Point Lonsdale’s town character?
EXPERIENCING CHANGING LANDSCAPES
POINT LONSDALE COASTAL LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE
TERMINOLOGY & CONTENTS EXPERIENCE POINT_3225
Coastal Town Character – Coastal town character is a perception of a town’s values/attributes derived from members with a close affiliation to the town, in relation to the town’s association with both the built and the surrounding natural environment.
DESIGN RESEARCH QUESTION - PAGE ...
Built Environment – The developed landscape of Point Lonsdale. Includes all infrastructure roads, walking paths, housing, shopping facilities and public facilities.
CHAPTER 2 - POINT LONSDALE TOWN CHARACTER - PAGE...
Natural Environment – The undeveloped landscape that surrounds the developed landscape of the built environment. Point Lonsdale’s natural environments consist of Bass Strait & Port Phillip Bay Coastal Systems, Point Lonsdale Dune Environment and Swan Bay ecosystem. Sense of Place – a unique experience that user has with a landscape environment. The experience can be either a visual or physical interaction. Although the landscape in which the user interacts with must be completely unique to any other landscape the user has associated with before. Placeless – Placeless refers to the qualities of a town (generally linked to aesthetical values) and is the declining perception for either an individual’s or communities values of a place or landscape. Land locked – The physical location of a town is entirely surrounded by natural landscape. See surrounding natural environment above. The above definitions directly relate to the entire body of works within Changing Point_3225 and are a result of knowledge gained throughout all texts outlined in the references chapter.
ABSTRACT - PAGE .... CHAPTER 1 - COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER - PAGE...
CHAPTER 3 - UNIQUE URBAN & NATURAL ENVIRONMENTQUALITIES - PAGE... - Point Lonsdale Natural Environment Characteristics - Point Lonsdale Urban Environment Characteristics CHAPTER 4 - POINT LONSDALE DEVELOPMENT - Stockland Development at Point Lonsdale - Proposed Changes to Urban Environment CHAPTER 5 – CONNECTING URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS - PAGE... - Connecting built & natural environments CHAPTER 6 - ACCOMODATING POINT LONSDALE DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES - PAGE 89
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EXPERIENCE POINT_3225 DESIGN RESEARCH PROJECT
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CHANGING POINT_3225 ENHANCING & CELEBRATING THE CONNECTING BETWEEN URBAN & NATURAL COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
CONNECTING URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
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ABSTRACT ENHANCING AND CELEBRATING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN URBAN & NATURAL COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
EXPERIENCE POINT_3225 DESIGN RESEARCH PROJECT
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The appeal of living along Victoria’s coastline is becoming increasingly popular with the Bass Strait coastal region experiencing a population growth of 3.7% and the Great Ocean Road Region experiencing a 2.8% population increase between 2010-2011, placing these two regions in the top six growth areas of Victoria. The Great Ocean Road also attracts on average seven million tourists per year, three million more tourists than any other region in Victoria. Coastal towns throughout the Great Ocean Road region are diversely unique in identity; this is expressed through coastal town character, generated through the perception of a town’s values and attributes in relationship to coastal landscapes. This perception is generated through the experience either an individual or community encounters within the built and natural environments of a coastal town. Coastal towns along the Great Ocean road are continually changing and developing within the urban environment to accommodate the pressures caused by the increase in population and tourism. For many coastal towns the development of the urban environment has affected the town’s relationship with the surrounding natural environment, resulting in a physical disconnection between the urban and natural environments and also a weakening of coastal town character. Point Lonsdale is a small coastal town located at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay, which means that the town’s edge is situated along the Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait coastal systems, a coinciding relationship that sees the physical form of the coastal edge continually changing/redefined. This relationship of having a town located at the intersection between Port Phillip Bay and the Bass Strait Coast is unique to Point Lonsdale when compared with any other coastal town along the Great Ocean road. How can an understanding of Point Lonsdale’s unique coastal landscape be articulated to enhance the connection between the urban and natural environments and therefore generate a greater experience of individuals encountering the Point Lonsdale coastal landscape?
Point Lonsdale is a small coastal town of 2,500 residents with a strong community engagement. A recent Stockland development has provided space for another 1250 residents. This development has generated a negative perception within the community, as residents are concerned that the increasing development will reduce the level of community engagement in Point Lonsdale. The coastal town of Lorne in Victoria has previously experienced pressures caused from population and development increase. Lorne was experiencing a growth rate of 4.8% of permanent residents in 2001, although it was Lorne’s tourism development along with population increases that exhausted Lorne’s infrastructure. Lorne’s foreshore was developed to accommodate the population increases, although this came at a price for the existing community of the township. The Lorne Bowling Club and tennis courts were relocated and replaced with car parking in an effort to accommodate the increasing population. This not only weakened Lorne’s perception within the community but also reduced the existing connection the foreshore had with the foreshore. One of the main challenges facing Point Lonsdale in the future is accommodating the population increase caused by the Stockland development, without weakening the existing strong community engagement and without furthering the disconnection between the natural and urban environments. How can the population increase be accommodated whilst generating a greater connection between the urban and natural environments of Point Lonsdale’s coastal landscape? Investigating the connection between Point Lonsdale’s urban and natural environments will be developed through five different approaches in order to generate a design research project that interrogates how connections can be made to enhance the experience of Point Lonsdale’s unique coastal landscape, outlined below.
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COASTAL TOWN 01 - ANGLESEA
COASTAL TOWN 02 - LORNE
VICTORIA’S SOUTHERN COASTLINE
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COASTAL TOWN 04 - POINT LONSDALE
COASTAL TOWN 03 - TORQUAY
CHAPTER 1 COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER
COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER PERCEPTION Victoria’s South Western coastline consists of a diverse range of towns when considered in reference to their coastal town character. Coastal town character is a perception of a town’s values/attributes derived from members with a close affiliation to the town, in relation to the town’s association with both the built and the surrounding natural environment. Therefore town character is a perception of a set of ‘attributes that make one landscape different from another 1 and from its surrounding context1,’ a concept that is directly linked to all coastal towns along the Great Ocean road. 1
Convery, I. Corseane, G. Davis, P. (2012): Making Sense of Place [electronic resource]: Mulltidisciplinary Approach. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer. Pg 195
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COASTAL TOWN 01 - ANGLESEA
ANGELSEA HIGH COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER
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Coastal town character can be associated with a town in many different ways and generally there is a high perception of town character for the majority of towns along the Great Ocean Road. For example Angelsea, the perception of the town’s character is positive, as there is a strong connection between both the built and natural environments. For example there is a strong association between the township and the Angelsea River, although neither environment is impaired by the function of the other environment.
STRONG PERCEPTION TOWN CHARACTER - CONNECTION BETWEEN BUILT & NATURAL ENVIORNMENTS
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COASTAL TOWN 02 - LORNE
LORNE LOW COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER
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There are instances of towns along the Great Ocean Road that are experiencing either reduced levels of town character or lacking any perception of town character. Lorne is an example of a coastal town with a reduced level of town character and this can be associated with the increased popularity the town has received over the past decade. Lorne’s township is land locked by the surrounding Lorne State Forest, which provides the town a high level of town character through the relationship between the built and natural environment. Although as the town is land locked it means through the increased popularity in the town, Lorne’s infrastructure /resources were stretched and required reviewing to address the increasing population. This resulted in many of Lorne’s community facilities being converted to more conventional infrastructure to address the increasing population. For example the foreshore Bowling Club was removed and converted to foreshore car parking. This resulted in a greater disconnection between the foreshore and the township but also had a greater effect on the local community’s perception of the town, suggesting that the ‘towns unique character is being lost and replaced by one that 2 is more urban in nature1’.
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Green, R. (2012). Coastal Towns in Transition: Local Perceptions of Landscape Change. CSIRO Publishing Pg. 59
lOW PERCEPTION OF TOWN CHARACTER - REMOVAL OF COMMUNTIY INFRASTURCTURE
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COASTAL TOWN 4 - POINT LONSDALE
POINT LONSDALE POTENTIAL COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER
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When considering the perception of Point Lonsdale’s coastal town character, there is a high level of possibility for enhancing the town’s character, through Point Lonsdale’s location within the natural environment (outlined in the opening abstract). This is directly linked to the perception of the town character expressed through Angelsea, therefore it is important that when addressing Point Lonsdale’s coastal edge infrastructure any design proposal integrates the connection between both the built and natural environments to enhance the experience of being within this unique environment and therefore enhancing Point Lonsdale’s coastal town character. Point Lonsdale is unlike Torquay but similar to Lorne as the town is land locked by Lake Victoria and Swan Bay and currently experiencing growth through developments such as Stockland’s The Point housing estate. Therefore it is important when addressing the existing issues in regards to
PERCEPTION OF TOWN CHARACTER - BUILT ENVIRONMENT ARTICULATING TOWN CHARACTER
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POINT LONSDALE EXISTING UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TOWN - BOTH NATURAL & URBAN CHARACTERISTICS
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CHAPTER 2 POINT LONSDALE COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER
Observing changes that occur within natural coastal environments and understanding how changing landscapes provide unique What makes Point Lonsdale unique in terms of the towns urban and natural environments? How can this be enhanced to provide greater connections between natural and urban environments?
CHARCTERISTICS OF POINT LONSDALE’S UNIQUE COASTAL TOWN CHARACTER
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POINT LONSDALE URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION
SWAN BAY
LAKE VICTORIA
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PARKING AND ROAD ACCESS WALKING ACCESS SPECIAL USE INFRASTUCTURE (NOT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE) RETAIL INFRASTUCTURE
POINT LONSDALE - CENTRAL LOCATION OF EDGE
POINT LONSDALE EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATIONS 01 - DOG BEACH 02 - POINT LONSDALE MARKET
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04 - POINT LONSDALE CEMETERY 05 - POINT LONSDALE FRONT BEACH 07
06 - POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE 07 - POINT LONSDALE BOWLING CLUB 08 - RIP VIEW LOOKOUT
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BASS STRAIT
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12 - POINT LONSDALE BACK BEACH
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SECTION ELEVATION 01 - DOG’S BEACH
SECTION ELEVATION 02 - POINT LOSNDALE MARKET
SECTION ELEVATION 03 - POINT LONSDALE SPRINGS & SPORTING PRECINCT
SECTION ELEVATION 04 - POINT LONSDALE CEMETERY
SECTION ELEVATION 05 - POINT LOSNSDALE FRONT BEACH
SECTION ELEVATION 06 - POINT LOSNSDALE FORESHORE
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POINT LONSDALE URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION
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LAKE VICTORIA
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PARKING AND ROAD ACCESS WALKING ACCESS SPECIAL USE INFRASTUCTURE (NOT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE) RETAIL INFRASTUCTURE
POINT LONSDALE - CENTRAL LOCATION OF EDGE
POINT LONSDALE EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATIONS 01 - DOG BEACH 02 - POINT LONSDALE MARKET
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04 - POINT LONSDALE CEMETERY 05 - POINT LONSDALE FRONT BEACH 07
06 - POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE 07 - POINT LONSDALE BOWLING CLUB 08 - RIP VIEW LOOKOUT
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12 - POINT LONSDALE BACK BEACH
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SECTION ELEVATION 07 - POINT LONSDALE BOWLING CLUB
SECTION ELEVATION 08 - RIP VIEW LOOKOUT
SECTION ELEVATION 09 - POINT LONSDALE PIER & TOC H
SECTION ELEVATION 10 - POINT LONSDALE LIGHTHOUSE & TOC H
SECTION ELEVATION 11 - LONSDALE STREET & GUN EMPLACEMENTS
SECTION ELEVATION 12 - POINT LONSDALE BACK BEACH
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POINT LONSDALE UNIQUE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POINT LONSDALE’S EDGE CONDITION
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UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF POINT LONSDALE’S SURROUNDING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
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SAND MOVEMENT WATER ENTERING INTO BAY FORCES SAND INTO THE BAY AND ALONG THE EDGE OF THE FORESHORE
SAND MOVEMENT SAND MOVES ALONG FORESHORE GULLY TOWARDS ENTRANCE TO PORT PHILLIP BAY
BASS STRAIT
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SWELL ENTERS TOWARDS LAND SWELL FROM BASS STRAIT ENTERS DIRECTLY AT POITN LONSDALE SOUTHERN COASTLINE
POINT LONSDALE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS OF LONGSHORE DRIFT
WATER MOVEMENT WATER REFRACTS AROUND THE HEADLAND AND ENTERS INTO THE BAY. GENERATING SURF IF ENOUGH SWEEL ENTERS THE HEADS.
SEDIMENT DEPOSIT LOCATION LONGSHORE DRIFTING ALONG POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE
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Long-shore drift is continually redefining the coastal edge of Point Lonsdale. The process of long-shore drift at Point Lonsdale, results in sand continually deposited and removed from the shore edge. Therefore the useable surface of the coastline is always changing.
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE The first condition that sees the Point Lonsdale edge condition continually changing/redefined is through the process of long-shore drift. Long-shore drift is the process of sand being continually removed and deposited along the foreshore edge and this occurs through the movement of sand in the oceans water currents. Sand is continually redeposited along the Point Lonsdale Bass Strait coastal edge. Although when there is a high amount of swell entering the Port Phillip Bay, sand is directed into the bay and deposited along the foreshore edge. Depending on the strength of the swell entering the bay, sand is either deposited on the foreshore or removed, therefore continually re-defining the foreshore edge condition. How can this changing landscape provide users with a greater understanding of the function of the surrounding natural environment?
LONGSHORE DRIFT - CONTINUALLY REDEFINING THE FORESHORE EDGE
POINT LONSDALE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS OF LONGSHORE DRIFT MAPPING OF CHANGING COASTAL EDGE
NORTH SCALE 1:5,000 @ A1
SAND DEPOSITED ON FORESHORE EDGE SECTION LINE
ROCK EXPOSED ON FORESHORE EDGE
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SECTION ELEVATION (EXISTING EDGE) - SAND DEPOSITED ON FORESHORE
SAND DEPOSITED ON FORESHORE - NO INTERACTION
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09 DECEMBER - 2011
28 JANUARY - 2012
25TH FEBRUARY - 2012
SECTION ELEVATION (EXISTING EDGE) - ROCK EXPOSURE ON FORESHORE
ROCK EXPOSED ON FORESHORE - NO INTERACTION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
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POINT LONSDALE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT TYPICAL HIGH TIDE WATER LEVEL
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Point Lonsdale’s location close to the entrance to Bass Strait sees the foreshore continually receive large swell and tidal conditions. Therefore continually redefining the coastal edge condition.
The second condition that sees the Point Lonsdale edge condition continually changing is through tidal movements. The average low tide for Point Lonsdale is 0.55m and the high tide level is 1.65m, although there is a period when the tidal movement fluctuates, causing a minimum tide of 0.2m and a maximum tide of 2.2m. This tidal fluctuates only occurs every eight years on average, how can the coastal edge provide a more interactive experience when this occurs?
LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE - MAXIMUM TIDE EXPERIENCE
MINIMUM TIDE - POINT LONSDALE MINIMUM 0.2m TIDE LINE
NORTH SCALE 1:5,000 @ A1
POINT LONSDALE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT TIDAL TRANSITIONS
SEA LEVEL RECORDINGS - PORT PHILLIP BAY HEADS (POINT LONSDALE)
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SEA LEVEL RECORDINGS - PORT PHILLIP BAY HEADS (POINT LONSDALE)
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MAXIMUM 2.2m TIDE LINE
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POINT LONSDALE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT SWELL VARIANCE CONDITION
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Still photo investigation at Point Lonsdale foreshore precinct, 105 photos taken every 30 seconds. 34 visitors recorded. Visual experience of intersection of coastal landscapes.
The third condition that sees the Point Lonsdale continually changing is through the occurrence of swell entering into Port Phillip Bay and transforming the foreshore edge into a surf beach environment. When there is large enough swell entering Port Phillip Bay, the refractive qualities in water enable the swell to refract around the Point Lonsdale headland and as the swell enters shallow water waves start to form in the foreshore area. In certain instances the swell entering the bay is large enough that the waves are surf able and this completely redefines the function of the foreshore beach. How can this experience be used to interact users along the foreshore edge and provide a unique encounter either visually or physically? LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE - SWELL VARIANCE CONDITION
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POINT LONSDALE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WATER MOVEMENT MAPPING
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POINT LONSDALE EROSION OF FORESHORE LONGSHORE DRIFTING OCCURS ALONG POINT LONSDALE, THROUGH THE NARROWS AND DEPOSITED AT QUEENSCLIFF
SAND MOVEMENT WATER ENTERING INTO BAY FORCES SAND INTO THE BAY AND ALONG THE EDGE OF THE FORESHORE
SAND MOVEMENT SAND MOVES ALONG FORESHORE GULLY TOWARDS ENTRANCE TO PORT PHILLIP BAY
BASS STRAIT
PORT PHILLIP BAY
SWELL ENTERS TOWARDS LAND SWELL FROM BASS STRAIT ENTERS DIRECTLY AT POITN LONSDALE SOUTHERN COASTLINE
WATER MOVEMENT WATER REFRACTS AROUND THE HEADLAND AND ENTERS INTO THE BAY. GENERATING SURF IF ENOUGH SWEEL ENTERS THE HEADS.
SECTION ELEVATION (EXISTING EDGE) - LOW WATER MOVEMENT
TYPICAL WATER MOVEMENT - NO INTERACTION WITH EDGE CONDITION
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POINT LONSDALE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WATER MOVEMENT MAPPING
SECTION LINE
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SECTION ELEVATION (EXISTING EDGE) - SURF ENTERING HEADLAND
SURF ENTERING FORESHORE - NO INTERACTION WITH EDGE CONDITION
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POINT LONSDALE UNIQUE URBAN CHARACTERISTICS OF POINT LONSDALE’S EDGE CONDITION
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POINT LONSDALE COMMUNITY URBAN CHARACTERISTICS
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POINT LONSDALE URBAN CONDITIONS FORESHORE PRECINCT - COMMUNITY HUB
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LAKE VICTORIA
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PARKING AND ROAD ACCESS WALKING ACCESS SPECIAL USE INFRASTUCTURE (NOT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE) RETAIL INFRASTUCTURE
POINT LONSDALE - CENTRAL LOCATION OF EDGE
POINT LONSDALE EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATIONS 01 - DOG BEACH 02 - POINT LONSDALE MARKET
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ACTIVATING POINT LOSNDALE EDGE - CONNECTING URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIR - REDUCING DENSITY AT FORESHORE
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PORT PHILLIP BAY
POINT LONSDALE - CENTRAL LOCATION OF EDGE RETIAL PRECINCT
STRONG COMMUNITY INTERACTION - BOWLING CLUB ACCESSABLE TO POINT LONSDALE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
POINT LONSDALE EDGE CONDITION HEVAILY VEGETATED AREAS PUBLIC INFRASTRCTURE PARKING AND ROAD ACCESS WALKING ACCESS SPECIAL USE INFRASTUCTURE (NOT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE) RETAIL INFRASTUCTURE
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CHAPTER 3 - DEVELOPING POINT DEVELOPMENT TO POINT LONSDALE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Accommodating pressures from population increase caused from urban development whilst enhancing the connection between urban and natural environments. How can coastal landscapes accommodate development to the built environment without furthering the disconnection between urban and natural environments? IMAGERY USED BY STOCKLAND TO PROJECT THE EXPEREINCE OF LIVING AT POINT LONSDALE
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POINT LONSDALE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
THE POINT - STOCKLAND DEVELOPMENT THE POINT - STOCKLAND DEVELOPMENT 598 RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS 1,256 RESIDENTS (2.1 AVG. RESIDENTS PER POINT LONSDALE DWELLING) 957 MOTOR VEHICLES (1.6 AVG. MOTOR VEHCILES PER POINT LONSDALE DWELLING) 170 RETIREMENT VILLAGE UNITS 204 RETIREMENT VILLAGE RESIDENTS (1.2 AVG. RESIDENTS ESITMATE) *PROPOSED AGED CARE FIGURES NOT RELEASED
POINT LONSDALE GOLF CLUB DEVELOPMENT
POINT LONSDALE GOLF CLUB DEVELOPMENT 100 RESIDENTIAL LOTS 210 RESIDENTS (2.1 AVG. RESIDENTS PER POINT LONSDALE DWELLING) 160 MOTOR VEHICLES (1.6 AVG. MOTOR VEHCILES PER POINT LONSDALE DWELLING)
POINT LONSDALE DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS - 2011 2466 PERMANENT RESIDENTS 9,000 RESIDENTS (PERMANENT + SEASONAL RESIDENTS) 2,281 PRIVATE RESIDENT DWELLINGS 3,650 MOTOR VEHICLES (1.6 AVG. PER RESIDENTS)
POINT LONSDALE ESTIMATED GROWTH 1,670 RESIDENTS 868 RESIDENTIAL LOTS/DWELLINGS 1,117 MOTOR VEHICLES
POINT LONSDALE ESTIMATED GROWTH FIGURES 3,670 PERMANENT RESIDENTS 10,000 RESIDENTS (PERMANENT + SEASONAL RESIDENTS)
SCALE - 1:10,000@A1
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POINT LOSNDALE DEVELOPMENT & LOCATION TO SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
PROPOSED STOCKLAND INFRASTUCRTURE OCEAN GROVE INFRASTRUCTURE 02
QUEENSCLIFF INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATION TO STOCKLAND
INFRASTRUCTURE 01 - COMMUNITY CENTRE & MEETING CENTRE
OCEAN GROVE INFRASTRUCTURE 01
INFRASTRUCTURE 01 - SUPERMARKET, CAFE & SHOPPING = 4.87KM
INFRASTRUCTURE 02 - CONVIENCE RETAIL STORE
INFRASTRUCTURE 02 - SPORTING COMPLEX = 4.51KM THE POINT - STOCKLAND DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE 01 & 02 LOCATION OCEAN GROVE INFRASTRUCTURE 04
QUEENSCLIFF INFRASTRUCTURE 01
OCEAN GROVE INFRASTRUCTURE 03
QUEENSCLIFF INFRASTRUCTURE 02
POINT LONSDALE INFRASTRUCTURE 03
OCEAN GROVE INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATION TO STOCKLAND INFRASTRUCTURE 01 - SHOPPING CENTRE = 6.84KM INFRASTRUCTURE 02 - SPORTING COMPLEX & SCHOOL = 7.86KM INFRASTRUCTURE 03 - HEALTH & SHOPPING PRECINCT = 9.63KM POINT LONSDALE GOLF CLUB DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE 04 - BOWLING CLUB = 10.71KM
POINT LONSDALE INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATION TO STOCKLAND POINT LONSDALE INFRASTRUCTURE 04
INFRASTRUCTURE 01 - SUPERMARKET, CAFE, SHOPPING & BEACH = 2.26KM INFRASTRUCTURE 02 - BOWLING CLUB = 2.72KM INFRASTRUCTURE 03 - HEALTH & SCHOOL = 0.96KM INFRASTRUCTURE 04 - GOLF CLUB = 1.78KM
POINT LONSDALE INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATION TO GOLF CLUB DEVELOPMENT POINT LONSDALE INFRASTRUCTURE 01
INFRASTRUCTURE 01 - SUPERMARKET, CAFE, SHOPPING & BEACH = 1.05KM INFRASTRUCTURE 02 - BOWLING CLUB = 1.07KM INFRASTRUCTURE 03 - HEALTH & SCHOOL = 1.70KM
INFRASTRUCTURE 05 - GANES RESERVE & BEACH = 2.62KM
POINT LONSDALE INFRASTRUCTURE 02 POINT LONSDALE INFRASTRUCTURE 05
INFRASTRUCTURE 05 - GANES RESERVE & BEACH = 0.95KM
SCALE - 1:50,000@A1
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POINT LONSDALE CHANGES TO URBAN ENVIRONMENT - BOWLING CLUB & TOURIST HUB SWAN BAY
LAKE VICTORIA
PORT PHILLIP BAY POINT LONSDALE MARKET LOCATION
POINT LONSDALE
POINT LONSDALE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CHANGES TO URBAN ENVIRONMENT CURRENT BOWLING CLUB LOCATION BOWLING CLUB RELOCATION (POTENTIAL SITES IN 2029) VEGETATED EDGE OF POINT LONSDALE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT LOCATION - TOURIST/COMMUNITY HUB
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BASS STRAIT TOC H SITE GANES RESERVE
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SECTION ELEVATION 07 - POINT LONSDALE BOWLING CLUB (EXISTING CONDITIONS)
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ANTI-PRECEDENT LORNE, VICTORIA
51 LORNE INFRASTURCTURE MAP ACCOMODATING DENSITY OF POPULATION INCREASE AT CENTRE POINT (LORNE FORESHORE)
NORTH 1:20,000@A1
LOUTIT BAY
LORNE - COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE RELOCATED
LORNE EDGE CONDITION HEVAILY VEGETATED AREAS PUBLIC INFRASTRCTURE PARKING AND ROAD ACCESS LORNE - CENTRAL LOCATION OF EDGE
WALKING ACCESS RETAIL INFRASTUCTURE
LORNE - INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTED INTO CENTRAL LOCATION TO ACCOMODATE INCREASING DEVELOPMENT
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POINT LONSDALE - FORESHORE PRECINCT (CENTRE POINT) ENHANCING CONNECTION BETWEEN URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
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CHAPTER 4 - EXPERIENCE POINT ENHANCING EXPERIENCE OF THE BUILT (COMMUNITY) ENVIRONMENT & CONNECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Activating the edge condition between urban and natural environments to enhance the experience of unique coastal landscapes How can the characteristics of Point Lonsdale’s changing natural environment be enhanced to generate a greater interactive experience between natural and urban environments?
POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE PRECINCT
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POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE - PROBLEMS WITH EXISTING FORESHORE EDGE
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3 - PUBLIC FACILITIES REQUIRE REPLACING FOR ADEQUATE USE 4 - FORESHORE SEA WALL RESTRICTS INTERACTION WITH FORESHORE 5 - RECEDING CLIFF EDGE MAY CAUSE RE-LOCATION OF BOWLING CLUB 6 - BOWLING CLUB FACILITY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE GREATER COMMUNITY INTERACTION 7 - LOCATION OF SEA GROYNE (BEACH AREA) PROVIDES DISCONNECTION WITH URBAN AREA
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POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE - CONSTRAINTS WITH POINT LOSNDALE FORESHORE
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POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE CONSTRAINTS 1 - MAINTAINING A 4m HEIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FORESHORE EDGE AND POINT LONSADLE STREET
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2 - PROVIDING ACCESSABLE PATHS BETWEEN BEACH AND FORESHORE 3 - PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE BEACH (CAPTURING LONGSHORE DRIFT)
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CHESTHUNT STREET
KIRK ROAD
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POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE FORCES/CONNECTIONS
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1 - RIP VIEW LOOKOUT ACCESS 2 - FORESHORE WALKING PATHS/SEA WALL 3 - PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ACROSS POINT LOSNDALE STREET 4 - POINT LONSDALE STREET - SHOPPING PRECINCT FOOTPATHS 5 - ACCESS ALONG KIRK ROAD
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POINT LONSDALE ROA
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KIRK ROAD
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POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE VISUAL CONNECTIONS - MAIN CONNECTION POINTS 1 - VISUAL CONNECTION OF POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE FROM RIP VIEW LOOKOUT PATH 2 - FORESHORE PLAYGROUND PROVIDES MAIN VISUAL CONNECTION WITHIN FORESHORE AREA (ALSO PREVENTS VISUAL CONNECTION BETWEEN URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS) 3 - FORESHORE SEATING AREA PROVIDES THE CENTRAL LOCATION FOR VISUAL CONNECTIONS BETWEN URBAN AND NATURAL AREAS. 4 - FRONT BEACH PROVIDES MAIN VISUAL CONNECTION BETWEEN URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMNETS ALTHOUGH DECENTRALISED LOCATION WEAKENS CONNECTION.
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POINT LONSDALE - FORESHORE PRECINCT ENHANCING CONNECTION BETWEEN URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
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EXISTING CONNECTIONS AT POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE GREATER CONNECTION WITH SURROUNDING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT REQUIRED
POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE CONNECTIONS - MAIN CONNECTIONS AT FORESHORE OCCUR WITHIN URBAN ENVIRONMENT & WEAKEN INTERACTIONS WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
St. Kilda Promenade design plan
ACTIVATING EDGE BETWEEN NATURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTS SITE OFFICE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS - ST. KILDA PROMENADE
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Site Office’s St. Kilda Promenade renewal, integrating site-specific activities through surface manipulation. PHOTOS – Previous Page & 1: Integrating activities through surface expansion and integration. 2,3&4: Surface manipulation to activate space and allow integration of site activities.
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The St. Kilda Promenade renewal by Site Office Landscape Architects is an example of how landscape architectural methods can be adopted to enhance the experience of a landscape environment, through social and cultural attributes. Site Office’s approach to designing the promenade was about combining the diverse range of activities that already occur along the promenade. With segregating or hindering any of the existing activities. Through expanding the surface and manipulating the surface form they are able to integrate all activities of the promenade.
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LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION - ASSOCIATION THROUGH MATERIAL & DESIGN
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ACTIVATING POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE ACTIVATING LANDSCAPE SPACE - MANIPULATING SURFACE SAND DEPOSITIED FROM LONGSHORE DRIFT
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH CHANGE
ACTIVATING FORESHORE EDGE
MINIMAL TIDE EDGE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 ACTIVATING FORESHORE EDGE
TYPICAL EDGE CONDITION - NO SWELL
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 ACTIVATING FORESHORE EDGE
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EXPOSED ROCK FROM LONGSHORE DRIFT
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH CHANGE
ACTIVATING FORESHORE EDGE
MAXIMUM TIDE EDGE CONDITION
INTERACTION WITH CHANGE
ACTIVATING FORESHORE EDGE
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
SURF ENTERING FORESHORE - EDGE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH CHANGE
ACTIVATING FORESHORE EDGE
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CONNECTING URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH MATERIALITY NATIVE SITE SPECIFIC PLANTING Melaluca lancelota ‘Moonah Tree’
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Through re-instating local trees such as the Moonah Tree, the landscape starts to provide a greater connection between the built and natural landscapes.
Investigating qualities of materiality to inform connections between urban and natural environments. How can the materiality of a landscape enhance the connection between urban and natural environments? How can materiality be selected to enhance the experience an individual has within a landscape?
LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION - ASSOCIATION THROUGH MATERIAL & DESIGN
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CONNECTING FORESHORE THROUGH ENHANCING EXPERIENCE OF CHANGING LANDSCAPE JACK EVANS BOAT HARBOUR - ASPECT STUDIOS
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Aspect Studio’s Jack Evans Boat Harbour design in Tweed Heads, investigates the connection between urban and natural environments by projecting the changing natural landscape onto the built urban environment. This enables visitors to engage with the site and understand the association that exists between the two environments.
EXPERIENCE THROUGH PROJECTING CHANGING LANDSCAPE
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GREATER TOWN CHARACTER ACTIVATING LANDSCAPE SPACE & RE-INTRODUCING LOCAL MATERIALS
SAND DEPOSITIED FROM LONGSHORE DRIFT
RE-INTRODUCED MOONAH TREES
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
MINIMAL TIDE EDGE CONDITION
RE-INTRODUCED MOONAH TREES
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
TYPICAL EDGE CONDITION - NO SWELL
RE-INTRODUCED MOONAH TREES
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
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EXPOSED ROCK FROM LONGSHORE DRIFT
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH CHANGING EDGE CONDITION
RE-INTRODUCED MOONAH TREES
MAXIMUM TIDE EDGE CONDITION
USEABLE SPACE ALTERED
RE-INTRODUCED MOONAH TREES
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
SURF ENTERING FORESHORE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH EDGE CONDITION
RE-INTRODUCED MOONAH TREES
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BUILT FORM RESPONDING TO CONDITIONS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT EMF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS - CAP DE CREUS, SPAIN
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EMF Landscape Architects Club Med Restoration is an example of a design aimed at enhancing the experience of the brutal landscape at Cap de Creus. This is achieved through apply materials that provide a strong juxtaposition with the existing landscape i.e. core-ten steel but also with the paths implemented having a conscious awareness of the surrounding landscape. PHOTOS – Previous page & 1: The association between design and landscape – walking path is conscious of landscape. 2: Material selection provides continuity with landscape. 3&4: paving provides continuity with landscape form and core-ten steel provides strong juxtaposition with brutal landscape form.
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GREATER TOWN CHARACTER RE-INSTATING LOCAL MATERIAL WITH WALKING PATHS SAND DEPOSITED FROM LONGSHORE DRIFT
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH SAND DEPOSITED
INSTALLING LOCAL CALCARENITE ROCK
MINIMAL TIDE EDGE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INSTALLING LOCAL CALCARENITE ROCK
TYPICAL EDGE CONDITION - NO SWELL
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INSTALLING LOCAL CALCARENITE ROCK
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ROCK EXPOSURE FROM LONGSHORE DRIFT
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH EXPOSED ROCK
INSTALLING LOCAL CALCARENITE ROCK
MAXIMUM TIDE EDGE CONDITION
USEABLE SPACE ALTERED
INSTALLING LOCAL CALCARENITE ROCK
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
SURF ENTERING FORESHORE - EDGE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1 INTERACTION WITH EDGE CONDITION
INSTALLING LOCAL CALCARENITE ROCK
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NATURAL CONDITIONS/ARRANGEMENTS INFORMING BUILT EDGE TERESA MOLLER - PUNTA PITE, CHILE
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Teresa Moller’s project Punta Pite in Chile, is very similar to the Club Med Restoration by EMF Landscape Architects, in that the coastal walk is aimed at enhancing the experience of the brutal coastal landscape. Although there is a greater association between the design and the landscape as the walking path is made from local stone and integrated into the existing rock form. PHOTOS – Previous page – Demonstrates the connection the path has with the surrounding landscape both through design and material. 1&2: Demonstrates how the material of the path provides continuity with the surrounding landscape. 3&4: Demonstrates how carefully the walking path is located within the site and there is a strong relationship between the landscape and the path.
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LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION - ASSOCIATION THROUGH MATERIAL & DESIGN
76 LOCAL MATERIAL EXPOSURE - CALCERNITE DUNE ROCK FORM NORTH SCALE 1:5,000 @ A1
HOLOCENE DUNE LANDFORM
CALCERNITE DUNE ROCK LANDFORM
POINT LONSDALE MATERIAL CALCARENITE DUNE ROCK FORM
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GREATER TOWN CHARACTER EXPOSING LOCAL MATERIAL & GREATER ACCESS TO FORESHORE
POSITVE LONGSHORE DRIFT EDGE CONDITION
SAND DEPOSITED ON WALKING PATH
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
MINIMUM TIDE EDGE CONDITION
MINIMAL TIDE LEVEL
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
NO SWELL AT FORESHORE EDGE CONDITION
TYPICAL EDGE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
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NEGATIVE LONGSHORE DRIFT EDGE CONDITION
ROCK EXPOSED - CONTINUES FORESHORE EDGE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
MAXIMUM TIDE EDGE CONDITION
MAXIMUM TIDE - USEABLE SURFACE ALTERED
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
SWELL AT FORESHORE EDGE CONDITION
SURF ENTERING FORESHORE - GREATER INTERACTION WITH EDGE CONDITION
SCALE 1:200 @ A1
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LANDSCAPE FORCES EXPLORATIONS - POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE LANDFORM
NORTH SCALE - 1:500@A1 2.2m Floodline
2.2m Floodline
SECTION LINE 01
SECTION LINE 01 Longshore drift sand is trapped groyne
LANDFORM REPLACES REMOVED EDGE ON ADJACENT SIDE. ACTS AS A GROYNE TO TRAP LONGSHORE DRIFT
SECTION LINE 02
SECTION LINE 02
LESS GRADIENT TRANSITION BETWEEN BEACH AND FORESHORE EDGE
Sea Wall re-directs water movement & re-locates sand away from Foreshore edge
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Water Movement towards Foreshore
Water Movement towards Foreshore
EXISTING LANDFORM & LANDSCAPE FORCES
MODEL EXPLORATION 01
2.2m Floodline 2.2m Floodline
GREATER GRAIDENT OF HEADLAND WILL PREVENT SAND FROM BEING RE-LOCATED MORE FREQUENTLY
SECTION LINE 01 SECTION LINE 01 SAND WILL BE MORE EASILY RE-LOCATED THROUGH A SLIGHTER GRADIENT OF THE HEADLAND
SAND DEPOSIT LOCATION RE-LOCATED TO EDGE OF HEADLAND
SECTION LINE 02 SECTION LINE 02 INCREASING THE GRADIENT OF THE HEADLAND ALLOWS BEACH TO BE CENTRALLY LOCATED
RE-ALIGNING THE FORM OF THE HEADLAND ALLOWS BEACH TO BE CENTRALLY LOCATED
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MODEL EXPLORATION 03 - SELECTED LANDFORM
Water Movement towards Foreshore
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MODEL 02 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 01
MODEL 01 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 01
FORESHORE EXISTING CONDITIONS - SECTION 01
MODEL 03 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 02
MODEL 02 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 02
MODEL 01 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 02
FORESHORE EXISTING CONDITIONS - SECTION 02
MODEL 03 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 03
MODEL 02 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 03
MODEL 01 FORESHORE CONDITIONS - SECTION 03
FORESHORE EXISTING CONDITIONS - SECTION 03
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POINT LONSDALE LANDSCAPE FORCES LANDSCAPE FORCES INFORMING LANDFORM TO ENHANCE CONNECTION BETWEEN URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
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Landscape characteristics/forces informing conditions of the urban environment. How can characteristics/forces of the natural environment establish connections between built urban environments in coastal landscapes?
LANDSCAPE FORCES CONNECTING POINT LONSDALE LANDSCAPE
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PROPOSED CONNECTIONS AT POINT LONSDALE FORESHORE
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PROPOSED PROGRAM CONNECTIONS BETWEEN URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
PLAYGROUND RE-LOCATION TO INTERGRATE RESIDENTS WITH FORESHORE AREA
SHELTER/BBQ AREA TO INTERGRATE RESIDENTS WITH FORESHORE AREA
LONGSHORE DRIFT EDGE TO BE INTERACTIVE
LINEAR BEACH - CENTRAL CONNECTION
GREATER ACCESS/INTERACTION POINTS
LINEAR BEACH - CENTRAL CONNECTION
CHANGING USEABLE EDGE
LOOKOUT/CHANGING EDGE
EXPERIENCE OF FORESHORE FROM RIP VIEW CARPARK TRACK
LOW TIDE PATH
BOWLING CLUB/TOURIST CENTRE
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FORESHORE SHELTER, PLAYGROUND & BBQ AREA EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 01 CALM CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:200@A1
FORESHORE TERRACE WALK EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 02 CALM CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:200@A1
FORESHORE LOOKOUT POINT EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 03 CALM CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:250@A1
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FORESHORE SHELTER, PLAYGROUND & BBQ AREA EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 01 MAXIMUM TIDAL CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:200@A1
FORESHORE TERRACE WALK EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 02 MAXIMUM TIDAL CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:200@A1
FORESHORE LOOKOUT POINT EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 03 MAXIMUM TIDAL CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:250@A1
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FORESHORE SHELTER, PLAYGROUND & BBQ AREA EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 01 SWELL CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:200@A1
FORESHORE TERRACE WALK EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 02 SWELL CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:200@A1
FORESHORE LOOKOUT POINT EDGE CONDITION - SECTION ELEVATION 03 SWELL CONDITIONS AT FORESHORE 1:250@A1
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ACTIVATING POINT LONSDALE’S EDGE CONDITION ENAHNCING THE EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THE NATURAL & BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE USERS TO EXPERIENCE EDGE AND REDUCE DENSITY AT FORESHORE
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CHAPTER 5 - CONNECTING POINT ACCOMODATING POPULATION INCREASE & ACTIVATING THE EDGE TO REDUCE DENSITY AT CENTRE POINT (FORESHORE)
The body of work presented within this ADR has been investigating the connections between the urban and natural environments of the Point Lonsdale coastal landscape. Through focusing the body of work on the Point Lonsdale foreshore I have been able to develop an understanding of how connections can be made to enhance the experience of both natural and built environments. The central locations of coastal town’s are crucial to the function of these landscapes, especially when considering the perception of a town’s values from the urban environment. Through reducing the density at Point Lonsdale’s foreshore I have been able to preserve the community engagement and celebrate the towns location within the surrounding natural landscape. Although by reducing the density I have not yet considered the development within Point Lonsdale’s urban environment. The next iteration of this design research project will investigate the role of the edge that connects the central location of Point Lonsdale. How can the edge be used to accommodate the pressures from development and increasing population at Point Lonsdale, to preserve the outcomes discovered from the previous body of work? How can the edge be activated to promote residents and visitors to experience the edge when transitioning to the central location of Point Lonsdale? ACTIVATING POINT LONSDALE EDGE & ACCOMODATING POPULATION DENSITY INCREASES
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POINT LONSDALE PLANNING & STURCTURE PLAN 2007 POINT LONSDALE’S EDGE WILL BECOME A CRUCIAL ELEMENT TO POINT LOSNDALE FOR THE STOCKLAND DEVELOPMENT AND IF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OCCURS IN THE FUTURE
POSSIBLE NEW RAILWAY STATION & INTERCHANGE AREA
TOURIST ACTIVITY CENTRE/AREA
POINT LONSDALE PLANNING SCHEME - 2007 RESIDENTIAL ZONE PUBLIC CONSERVATION RESOURCE ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE FARMING ZONE RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE PUBLIC USE ZONE SPECIAL USE ZONE ROAD ZONE CATEGORY 1 ROAD ZONE CATEGORY 2 BUSINESS ZONE SPECULATED GROWTH DIRECTION BY 2029 POTENTIAL TOURISM ACCOMODATION (Point Lonsdale Structure Plan, 2009)
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ACCOMODATING GROWTH & ACTIVATING POINT LOSNDALE EDGE SWAN BAY
POINT LONSDALE STOCKLAND DEVELOPMENT
LAKE VICTORIA
PORT PHILLIP BAY
ACTIVATING POINT LOSNDALE EDGE - CONNECTING URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS - REDUCING DENSITY AT FORESHORE
POINT LONSDALE EDGE CONDITION POINT LONSDALE
HEVAILY VEGETATED AREAS PUBLIC INFRASTRCTURE PARKING AND ROAD ACCESS WALKING ACCESS POINT LONSDALE - CENTRAL LOCATION OF EDGE
SPECIAL USE INFRASTUCTURE (NOT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE) RETAIL INFRASTUCTURE
BASS STRAIT
NORTH SCALE - 1:10,000
SCALE - 1:10,000
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