Future Skipton Rail Trail
The rail trail will continue to be used as a bike route but will also house trackless trams during peak travel periods to link people to wendouree.
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Town Center Precinct Structure Plan
The first activity center precinct structure plan is shown as this is the first precinct to be staged in the Southern part of the site. It will become the major center of activity consisting of Highway retail, a shopping mall, offices, a town square, community infrastructure and services.
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0 100 200 300
Town Center Urban Design Framework
Here is a urban design framework showing allocated heights for this area. It can be seen that there is a range of heights from low for commercial districts bordering the shopping mall, and higher 6 stories for the residential athletes village/ affordable housing.
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No of Stories 6 18m 4 13m 3 10m 2 7m 1 4m 0 0m
Housing Competition: Health Homes
(healthy-homes-design-competition 2022)
To get a diversity of housing types and achieve high levels of sustainability a housing competition will be run. I have shown the Healthy Homes Competition here as it follows similar ideas to what could be seen on the site. To suit the needs of the site a couple categories will be proposed including: Low, Medium and High Density, as well as an athletes village/affordable housing.
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Diversity of Housing: Low Density
• Family homes
• Sustainable methods
• Sustainable Rated
In the low density category there are larger family style homes on their own blocks, all built using sustainable methods and materials. The precedent is from “Live at the Cape” a eco-village using only sustainable rated homes, all of which are available to be built on site. Having multiple homes in the category creates street diversity and enables a range of homes for people to choose from.
(Coast residence, Cape Paterson - Biofilta 2021)(Stewart 2013)
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Diversity of Housing: Medium Density
• Affordable Housing (Some)
• Townhouses
• Different sizes for families and individuals
The medium density category will be townhouses and small apartment blocks. These will be more affordable and will be a diversity of sizes accomodating induviduals and families.
(Aliento 2016)(Mixed-Income ‘Eco-Village’ Planned in Michigan 2022)
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Diversity of Housing: High Density
• Low Cost
• Apartments
• Customizable designs
• Relocatable
• Community High density will consist of extremely small lots or large lots to house lots of people. There tend to be more affordable. A tiny home village will enable people to own a home whist being transportable if they choose to relocate. The second option will be apartment style with a maximum of 6 stories, that can be privately of government owned.
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(tinyhousegiantjourney 2020) (Bicester Eco-Village Elmsbrook Town Centre 2022)
Athletes Village/ Affordable Housing
• Big housing build
• Diversity of Sizes
• Communal facilities
• Centrally Located
• 1800 Athletes, Staff & Officials
An athletes village is also required to house 1800 athletes, staff and officials for the ballarat commonwealth games. It will then be turned into affordable housing after the games. In turn it will create the housing diversity ballarat is lacking.
(Wikramanayake 2022)(Pert 2021)
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Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
Accepted
• Rainwater tanks
• Gross Pollutant traps
• Buffer Strips
• Vegetated Swales
• Infiltration Systems
• Bioretention Systems
• Sediment Systems
• Constructed Wetlands
• Stormwater Harvesting
As per Ballarat’s storm water management plan some Water sensitive urban design elements are accepted under certain conditions. My site has a massive water problem and some of these elements can be implemented to help mitigate water, these are highlighted/bolded.
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(City of Ballarat 2010)
Constructed Wetlands
• Improve quality of life
• Valuable resource
• Permeable Surfaces
• Cooling: Eases Urban Heat Island Effect
• Naturally Stored Water
• Highly Sought after Land
• Decrease Flood Risk
• Biofilter
Constructed Wetlands will help mitigate flooding elsewhere on site, whilst also hitting the targets listed. Water Sensitive urban design is an essential component to sustainable urban developments.
(What is Water Sensitive Urban Design? 2021)
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Vegetated Swales
Swales are everywhere. Ive collected a range of images to show some you may have seen.
These Vegetated swales will appear along many streets and pathways to collect water and divert to the constructed wetlands and storm water management areas.
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Energy Harvesting
To achieve net zero the site has potential to harvest energy. Water can be used from the wetland and bores for gardening, washing and general non drinking uses. Solar for energy and hot water to power homes and businesses. And a possibility for hydrogen harvesting by taking the hydrogen out of water.
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Water Hydrogen Solar
CHAPTER 5: FINAL OUTCOMES
Masterplan
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North
1. Activity Center
2. Railway Station
3. Low and Medium Density Housing
4. School
5. Recreation South
6. Activity Center
7. Eco Village
8. Wetlands
9. Athletes Village / Affordable Housing
10. School
11. Tiny Village
12. Skipton Rail Trail
13. Sports Recreation
1 2 3 4 5 7 13 12 11 10 8 6
The masterplan breaking down into north and south of remembrance drive. And key features including activity centers, recreation grounds and the athletes village.
Stages
Stage 1 (Completed 2024)
• Define watercourse
• Upgrade Remembrance Drive and Finchs Road
Stage 2 (Completed 2026)
• Activity Center
• Athletes Village
Stage 3
• Residential
• Upgrade Existing Roads
Stage 4
• Activity Center
• Residential Stage 5
• Residential Stage 6
• Residential
Stages for development allow incremental change and adaptation to community and city needs.
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Stage 1 focus on the big problem of water management Stage 2 links us to the goal of an athletes village for the 2026 commonwealth games.
Stage 3 open up some residential lots in the southern part of the site
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Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4 provides opportunity for a second activity center as a community heart and busy district
Stage 5. More residential lots, to the North around this heart
Lastly stage 6 with final residential lots. This could be the vision for 20-30 years time
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Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Functions / Use
Function and use of the site. Broken down into 4 topics residential, activity centers, transport, and public space. Public space is scattered so that each dwelling is within 400mm
Residential
• Low
• Medium
• High Activity Center
• Commercial
• Retail
• Education Transport
• Railway
• Bus/ Tram- Skipton Rail Trail
• Roads
Public Space
• Education
• Parks/ Gardens/ Recreation
• Wetlands/ River
• Biofilter/ Treatment Plant
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Residential Activity Center
Public Open Space
Transport
Agriculture
An indication of the change of use from high agriculture to a mix of residential, commercial and public open space.
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Precinct Structure Plans
Precinct 1: South
Precinct 2: North
Activity Center School Community Infrastructure
There are 2 main precincts of the site, the north and south of the wetlands. The arrows indicate growth and change starting from the activity districts.
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Permeability
12+ min walk (1000m+)
6-12 min (500-1000m)
2-5 min walk (200-500m)
2 min walk (<200m)
Permeability can be looked at through the distance from intersection to intersection. Many blocks are limited to 200m to prioritize active transport modes such as walking, these are showing in the green.
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Housing Density/ Diversity
A map of where the housing densities will be seen.
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Low Medium High
Very Low: Detached on large blocks
Low: Eco Village, Detached
Medium: Town Houses, Tiny Homes, Semi Detached
High: Apartments
Identifying change in housing diversity from very low density to a mix of densities.
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Housing Availability (Stages)
Housing availability and density plays a major role in the effectiveness of my proposal. With a possible 28.4 dwellings per hectare. I have also broken this down into stages to identify how quickly this can advance.
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STAGE DWELLINGS DENSITY 1 0 0 2 1300 30.23 3 10500 52.50 4 450 4.33 5 4300 26.38 6 5600 31.82 TOTAL 22150 28.40 Current 0.14 D/ha Possible 28.40 D/ha
Residential Lot Sizes
Large Blocks (2000+m2)
Medium Blocks (1000-1900m2)
Small Blocks (100-999m2)
Large lots have the potential for larger buildings therefore higher densities whereas small and medium sized blocks may only have room for a detached house or a couple townhouses therefore a lower density. The larger block sizes allows future proofing of the site enabling lots to be subdivided
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Masterplan 3D Model
The 3D model of the site shows heights across the section following the DDO and schedule to the zone and enables people to see and measure scale in person. There are zoomed in photos to assist finding areas on the larger map, and show the allowable height maximums. The colours represent wetlands in blue and excluded agricultural areas in brown, which could be part of the site in years to come. Having these areas included on a map shows their scale and how they affect the site boundaries with develop-able land being able to border the areas, especially South of Remembrance Drive.
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Close up photos of the key areas of the site including:
• Wetlands
• Athletes Village/ Affordable Housing
• Activity Center
• Eco Village
• Sports Precinct & Traffic School
• Tiny Village
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Water Management Issues
Encourage Healthy Lifestyles
Lack of Housing Diversity
“Comp Estate will be a unique area of affordable living servicing the needs of the community longterm and the Commonwealth Games Athletes in 2026 for the games.”
Create Connections
Absence of transport Options
Foster a Sustainable Environment
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Final Overview
Development
Development
• Create a policy (DDO) to regulate built form controls. Develop a staged masterplan to.
• Integrate diverse housing typologies to meet the needs of the com games and future community.
• Develop a plan for the Athletes Village for long term use.
• Create a Schedule to the zone.
Access & Movement Strategies
Access & Movement
• Develop an active transport priority network.
• Create a compact urban area/ settlement
• Develop a street hierarchy to complement the modern development style of Ballarat
Public Space
Public Space
• Enhance Landscapes.
• Manage surface flows, storm water harvesting and water treatment systems.
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