SPONGE COLLABORATIVE +
WEAVING WITH WATER Team
MULLASSERY CANAL FRAMEWORK AND CANAL EDGE MASTERPLAN
limited capacity within the existing storm water drains, landscape strategies to ‘hold and delay’ the water are strategically planned along the adjoining open spaces and street buffers. There are three key components to a Sponge Framework: streets, open spaces, and buildings. The Sponge Landscape Infrastructure toolkit deals with a set of interventions that can be applied to: (1) Sponge Streets, (2) Sponge Open Spaces, and (3) Sponge Buildings.
Figure 26 - Details of Sponge Streets, Sponge Open Spaces, and Sponge Buildings (Image Credit: Sponge Collaborative)
2.1.5 Key typologies of cloudburst network blue-green streets and open spaces: The building blocks of the Sponge Framework consist of a hierarchy of classifications that can be applied to buildings, all the open spaces and roads within the precinct area. More information is required in the form of GIS data to understand specific site topography in more detail for final recommendations. Typologies for the Sponge Framework open spaces, buildings and streets are highlighted below:
