1 Introduction • Purpose of the manual • Structure of the manual • How to use the manual • Who is the manual for • Definitions
2 Place Design • Context • Issues • Sharing the street • Designing in the street
3 My Place • Context • Sense of place • Issues and observations • Place assessment • Existing street elements • Current furniture suite
4 In the Place • Layout and geometry • Maintenance and management • Street trading • Street elements
5 Technical Notes & Details
Context • History • Wider Area • Character
Issues • Graffiti and vandalism • Risk • Maintenance • Streets as places • Principles • Network
Sharing the Street • Pedestrians • Cyclists • Public Transport • Private & business
Designing in the street • Alignment • Built edges • Weather protection • Ground level • Corners • Openings and entries
Designing in the Street STREET EDGE The edge of the street establishes much of the context and character of the street in general. It provides the backdrop for the activity that occurs in the street. The buildings that abut the street have a large bearing on the streets quality and attractiveness. They also provide much of the casual surveillance in the street and provide a feeling of activity and occupancy. The edges of streets towards the centre of our communities are the most vibrant with the highest diversity of uses and with the most retail & pedestrian activity. In commercial and mixed-use areas this is where the shop fronts and the shops are, as they provide the accessible public face to the street and thereby the community. They are the places where the highest level of social and economic exchange occurs as people go about their everyday business of shopping, accessing services, conducting business and meeting others. The most active and highest mix of users is found on the edge of the main street of our centre, the central business and retail street of the town and the community. The edges of the main street of the centre is traditionally made up of an attractive mix of small shop fronts with a diversity of businesses, shops, and entries
URBAN MAIN STREET SECTION
to offices and/or apartments above. Where there are upper floors there is a direct visual connection between the upstairs uses and the street. The ground floor façades have a high level of transparency to them with a large proportion of windows and glazed doors. To the ends of and around the corner from where the heaviest density, retail and pedestrian activity of the main street occurs the width of frontages begins to increase with a greater diversity of uses including slightly larger scale businesses such as small service stations and small service industries. The frontages though having on average fewer and wider individual units than the centre of the urban area will still have ground floor facades that are dominated with windows, doors and display areas. There is often continuous weather protection provided over the footpaths. To the very edge of the centre the frontages become more of a transition between the areas adjoining the centre (e.g. residential, work/live or work areas) and the more urban context of the centre. These frontages often include a mix of retail, commercial, service and intensive residential uses. They provide for businesses that are cost sensitive such as incubator businesses and professional offices. The edges of the centre also allow for denser residential uses that help in ensuring viability of the centre and provide for its future expansion.
The public space at the edge of the street, the footpath or verge is much more than a place to locate utilities or the space leftover once the needs of vehicle are satisfied. It is the centre of pedestrian activity and the interface between the private and the public. It is also the part of public domain that we are most intimately knowledgeable of. It is the in-between, the space that links all things in the street. It above all is the part of the street that contributes most to the ‘sense of place’ of the street.
THE VERGE The verge itself should read as a continuous linear element to be understood. This continuity is at its highest in the main streets of our centres where the pedestrian is led along a continuous edge of buildings built to the reserve boundary and free from breaks as in car parking entries and blank walls. The verge needs to have clearly defined edges to what is private and what is public though a transitional space, a third space, that is both private and public may be appropriate. A space where the private life of buildings show their public face to the street.
min 3.5m - 4.5m ALFRESCO DINING, TREES, BINS, STREETS LIGHTS, ETC
When considering a footway width, try to predict pedestrian flow on each section and design accordingly. There are some instances where peak flow occurs and needs to be considered e.g. near school entrances. The verge should be wide enough to accommodate the paths, plantings and elements that are needed in the street.
BUFFER BETWEEN CARS & PEDESTRIANS Keeping the footway visually free of street furniture is important, allowing for clear sightlines for pedestrians. Combining, collocating or ‘bunching’ of street furniture can help achieve a clear way for pedestrians. The same materials should be continued throughout on paths and across driveways to give sense of continuity to the street and path. When considering a footway width, try to predict pedestrian flow on each section and design accordingly. There are some instances where peak flow occurs and needs to be considered e.g. near school entrances. VIEWING SPACE
WALKING SPACE
TREES, SIGNS, BINS, SEATS, STREETS LIGHTS, ETC
SENSE OF ENCLOSURE The height and volume of buildings, their length and breadth can have significant impact on the qualities of the street. When the mass of a building is so out of scale with the street that it becomes uncomfortable for a pedestrian to walk beside, its size needs to be broken up to a provide a more human scale that is more compatible to the pedestrian. Alternatively, the continuity and the height of the face of the buildings that line the street can help in giving the street a feeling of enclosure and comfort.
The relationship of the height of a building to a street’s width is important in reinforcing the sense of enclosure necessary to provide the appropriate feeling of three dimensionality of the street for the locality.
HEIGHT & WIDTH RATIO
The sense of enclosure still continues until the width of the street is greater than three times the height of the facade at the edge of the street.
Streets are three dimensional places with width, height and length. In activity centres even only one side of the street can provide a strong feeling of an edge. This edge defines the public realm and the height of comfortable edges can be determined by a balance of height with the width of the street.
Where buildings are the same height as the street is wide, while still being of a human scale, there is a strong feeling of urbanity. This urban level of enclosure is found in main streets and the more urban streets of our centres.
When the facade height is lower than a third of the street width the feeling of enclosure essential to comfortable urban streets is lost and a feeling of more unrestrained space becomes dominant.
STREET SECTION HEIGHT : WIDTH RATIO EXAMPLE
1:1
1 : 1.5
STREET SECTION HEIGHT : WIDTH RATIO CHART
1:2
1:3
Context • Location Map • Site Analysis Map • Activity Centre Diagram
Sense of Place Issues and Observations • Access • Elements • Visual
Street Plan
Place Assessment Existing Street Elements Current Furniture Suite
My Place This part of the document provides a general urban design and character analysis of individual activity centres. Due to the number of activity nodes in the city this part will continue to be developed after initial publication. Sequencing for the development of this part of the manual is on a priority based on hierarchy of centres as shown in the ‘Place Schedule’ opposite.
Context Location Map: • Relationship with the other activity centres • 400m walking distance area • Public transport routes • Train stations • Street network
Site Analysis Map: • Primary and secondary active frontages • Car parks and bus stops • Pedestrian movement and crossings • Barriers, landmarks, and other relevant observations
Activity Centre Diagram: • A diagram which is prepared to simplify the analysis of the complex centres.
Sense of Place • Character analysis of the centres with the photographs and relevant points to describe what makes each place unique and different than the others. • Considering how sense of place informs the streetscape of places.
Issues and Observations Access:
Accessibility for the pedestrians, and businesses; bus stops, public car parks, laneways, pedestrian crossings.
Elements:
Explaining the condition and the location of the existing furniture, materials and greenscape of the centre.
Visual:
Fenestration, awnings, visual comfort in the centre.
Street Plan: • Special paving materials, car parks, pedestrian crossings, bus stops, awnings, • Photos and notes for the issues raised.
Place Assessment • Quality assessment of the space with the street elements and the accessibility of the centre. • Sensitivity index with the hierarchy and the location of the centre. • A matrix showing the level of attention needed for the specific centre.
Existing Street Elements The quantities and the conditions of the existing street elements in the centre on the given date. • Seats • Rubbish bins • Bicycle racks • Drinking fountains • Bollards • Dog hitch • Signs • Post box • Phone box • Exceloo
Current Furniture Suite The street elements to be used for any improvement or renewal works carried out at the centre from the date given. • Seats • Rubbish bins • Bicycle racks • Drinking fountains • Bollards • Dog hitch • Signs • Post box • Phone box • Exceloo
Places Schedule Size
Name
Major Activity Centres
Sandringham (entire) Hampton (entire) Church Street (entire)
FOR FUTURE ASSESSMENT Size Major Activity Centres
IN THE DOCUMENT
Bluff & Arranmore
Large Activity Centres
Black Rock (entire)
Bluff & Spring
Beaumaris Concourse (entire)
Beach & Georgiana
Martin Street (entire)
South Road & Esplanade Avenue
Highett (part)
Grovesnor
Seaview
Hampton & Durrant
Balcombe Park
New & Bay
Bluff & Love
New & Martin
Bay & Bluff
Nepean Highway & Centre Road
Balcombe & Charman
Nepean & Milroy
Bay & Jack
Nepean & North
Bay & Avoca
Bay & Gladstone Bay & Noyes
Dendy Village
Key Street Highett & Spring Road Were Street Keith & Widdop Ludstone Street Bluff & Edward Brighton Southend
Small Commercial Centres
Small Neighbourhood Activity Centres
Bluff & Highett Centre
Thomas & Egan
Elsternwick (part) Weatherall Road
Hampton East (part)
Hawthorn Road
Cheltenham (part)
Weatherall & Morey
Bay Street (entire)
East Brighton
Name
Thomas Street Bluff & Apex Landcox New & Lewis Bay & Cloyne Bay & George Street Bay Road near Heathland Brighton Southend
Legend Keys LOCATION PLAN
SITE ANALYSIS
PLAN
SCALE: 1:20000
SCALE: 1:2000
SCALE: 1:1000
400m/5min walking range
Primary active frontage
Activated edge / corner
Activity centre frontages
Secondary active frontage
Landmark
Bus routes
Transition
Train routes
Activated edge / corner
Train stations
Landmark Pedestrian movement
Pedestrian movement Node Focal point
Major pedestrian route
Small public space
Major bicycle route
Brick paving
Node Focal point Small public space Car park
Paving Feature paving Car park
Bus stop
Bus stop
Barrier
Barrier - continuity
Signalised crossing
Barrier - connection
Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way Precinct boundaries
Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Place Assessment Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Current Design Suite
Beaumaris Concourse CONTEXT Beaumaris Concourse is a large neighbourhood activity centre with largely flat topography, sloping very gently towards Reserve Road. The activity centre is comprised of a square of shops fronting North, South and East Concourse. The centre is located around a square of one way small local roads accessed from Reserve Road, set back from the main road behind a strip of parkland and car parks with a central area of double-sided shop frontages facing away from a central car park. Beaumaris Concourse has a fine grain of double and single storey shop fronts with largely active retail, food outlets and café/dining with footpath dining and trading. There are also some less active edges of offices, medical and beauty salons at either end of East Concourse outside the main thoroughfare where there is less footfall. Larger building frontages are located on the internal corners with a larger grain supermarket on South Concourse.
LOCATION NTS
It has three well treed, attractive, off-street car parks, on one with a public toilet. It is serviced by bus routes 60 600, 922 and 923.
BLACK ROCK BALCOMBE PARK SEAVIEW
BEAUMARIS CONCOURSE
400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
KEYS STREET
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
SENSE OF PLACE Beaumaris Concourse is an attractive activity centre with a comfortable village atmosphere, located in a leafy suburb. It has an intimate pedestrian character with narrow one way streets and wide pedestrian outstands. Although it is next to the busy Reserve Road, it is set back with a parkland buffer and large established trees. By turning its back to the main road the centre gains a sense of intimacy and enclosure. Double and single storey fine grain shop fronts with narrow one way streets give good width to height ratio. The street layout, as well as the scale of the buildings in relation to the roadways, gives the centre a strong sense of enclosure and a pleasant pedestrian experience. The large established trees throughout are a major characteristic of the centre, giving it its distinctive identity and creating an attractive space.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access:
Elements:
Beaumaris Concourse has laneways which run around the rear of entire centre.
All the furniture in the centre is well located and appears sufficient in quantity.
There is a mix of parallel and angle parking around streets with a 90 degree central car park running behind the shops through the middle of the centre and behind the parkland in front of the centre. There are also two car parks either side of the central parkland area in front of the shops on Reserve Road (one with approximately 20 and the other approximately 30 spaces). Both are in excellent condition.
Bins and bench seats are of a superseded type but generally in good condition. However, some bench seats need replacement. A furniture upgrade should be considered consistently throughout the activity centre and the park.
The pedestrian experience is comfortable throughout the centre. 4 Crossings throughout the centre are controlled crossings, raised to footpath level with speed humps.
The centre’s pram ramps have been provided with TGSIs.
There are no butt bins, recycle bins or drinking fountains in the centre. There are timber bollards in the car park between trees, some are leaning and appear to have been pushed by cars and other bollards are missing. The furniture in the park area along Reserve Road is well used at lunch times. However, it is dated and requires more considered placement. (Refer to ‘Sense of Place’ photos)
8 Footpath material in the retail area is red brick stretcher bond pavement which is rolling in places. It is generally in good condition apart from areas of asphalt repair. 3 A concrete tool jointed threshold runs between the back of kerb and brick pavement along the southern footpath on North Concourse. It is generally in good condition but cracked in places. 6 The pavement material is asphalt around all three car parks and the footpath along the western end of shops adjacent car park. Its condition varies.
The footpath at either side of the park and at western end of North and South Concourse (areas outside the retail area) is concrete which is cracked in places. The paving between brick paving footpath at South Concourse and car park-2 is concrete, old but in good condition. 11 There are bluestone pitchers and plant bed edging at the end of central car park-1, around the public toilet, in car parks 2 and 3 which are in good condition.
A visual link between the centre and the park area could be achieved with strategic use of similar materials at focal points and key locations, e.g. corners and/ or under furniture. 1 10 The centre’s predominant species is large and established eucalypts allocasuarinas, with additional planting dietes, correa, reflexa, lomandra, poa sp callistemon.
The centre’s significant trees are: - Large established eucalypts along east/west spine of the centre car park.
- Avenue of Black Sheoak Allocasuarina littoralis along north/south axis of the central car park. - Avenue of eucalyptus maculata between Edith Street and East Concourse. - Large established eucalypts in pavement and in outstands throughout the activity centre. 11 There is granitic gravel in footpath planting around the established trees and organic mulch in garden beds associated with car parks.
Visual: 2 5 7 10 There is excellent opportunity for casual surveillance around the main activity square with plenty of outdoor dining/trading, active corners and open fronted food and retail outlets. This is reduced due to quieter offices with some frosted or painted windows at either end of East Concourse.
Awnings are generally continuous. 5 7 Most corners are well activated and address the footpaths and there are large corner outstands populated by outdoor dining. 12 The parkland and the avenue of Allocasuarinas behind the park at the front of the centre act as a landmark. 9 The rear of the shops facing the central car parking area is unsightly and used for rubbish and storage. It reduces the visual amenity in an otherwise attractive space.
Creating a visual link between the activity centre and the park should be considered possibly with the strategic use of materials and furniture.
Quality
PLACE ASSESSMENT Not Sensitive
Poor
Furniture
Planting Pedestrians and accessibility Vehicular and public transport
Quality Total Score: Sensitivity:
Highly Sensitive
Pavement
Sensitivity
Access Elements
Quality:
Hierarchy
Needs urgent attention
Location
On the radar
Sensitivity Total Score:
Good
Excellent
1
2
3
4
1 2
5
3
Activated edge/corner
4
6
Landmark Node Focal point Public space
5
Car park
12
Brick paving Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossings Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
12
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
10 10
11 11
CONDITION
QUANTITY
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
1
1
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
1
2
Post Box
1
1
Phone Box
2
1
REF
ITEM
COMMENTS
MATERIALS
N L B IT S E U SC UR P D HE E A A TE DU ND LE D
STREET FURNITURE
2
PA06
Brick Paving
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving
3 3
FU
R
Bluestone Planters
T
IA
CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE
TE
R
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
DRINKING FOUNTAINS
DF01
Foreshore Drinking Fountain
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
TO
Bayside Bin 120lt
M
BOLLARDS
KERB & CHANNELS PAVEMENT PLANTING SEAT SIGNS LIGHTS
ITEM
BI01
A
ST
BINS
BR01
R
BIKE RACKS
EE
REF
COMMENTS
Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Place Assessment Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Current Design Suite
Bluff & Bay Centre CONTEXT Bluff & Bay is a small activity centre running north to south, located on the crest of a hill at the junction of two busy arterial roads, Bay Road and Bluff Road, which give its name. The centre’s double sided active frontages run approximately 80m along Bluff Road and manifest themselves predominantly in single storey post war style. There are a couple of two storey buildings on the west side of Bluff Road. It has mainly a fine grain with a petrol station dominating the south east corner. Bus route 822 runs east-west along Bay Road and bus route 825 runs north-south along Bluff Road, servicing the centre with a bus stop and shelter located outside the milkbar on Bay Road, and another bus stop opposite. Bluff & Bay is largely a retail centre with take away fo food outlets, dry cleaning, liquor store, milk bar and a pe petrol station.
LOCATION NTS
BEACH & GEORGIANA CENTRE
BLUFF & HIGHETT CENTRE HIGHETT & SPRING ROAD CENTRE
SANDRINGHAM CENTRE
BAY & GLADSTONE CENTRE
400m/5min walking range
BAY & NOYES CENTRE BLUFF & BAY CENTRE
BLUFF & SPRING CENTRE
Activity centre frontages Bus routes
BLUFF & EDWARD CENTRE
Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
BLUFF & ARRANMORE CENTRE
BAY & AVOCA CENTRE
SENSE OF PLACE The centre is vehicle dominated with large expanses of hard flat surfaces and little vertical relief. The busy road being widened for recessed parking makes it difficult for pedestrian access. Due to the small number of street trees there is a lack of separation between the footpath and the roadway on the west side. The driveways into the petrol station interrupt the pedestrian movement on the east side. West side shop fronts are stepped back approximately half way along the street, revealing one of the buildings side wall, interrupting the continuity of the active frontages and loosing the connection between the pedestrian and the facade. The centre’s height to width ration is not favourable due to the large setbacks of the low rise buildings. This may improve when the existing street trees grow taller on the west and building sites are redeveloped.
Active frontage Activated edge/corner Node Pedestrian movement Barrier Car park Bus stop Signalised crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: 1
2 The centre has rear laneways on both sides,
providing a rear access for the businesses. 3 There is recessed 90° parking and parking associated with the petrol station on east side; also parallel parking along the west side. 4 The busy Bluff Road and Bay Road intersection is an important gateway and node point leading to Black Rock to the south, Sandringham to the west and Nepean Highway and Southland to the east.
7 The pavement outside the petrol station is concrete and in average condition. 8 In front of the recessed shops on the west, inside title boundary the pavement is poor condition tool jointed concrete which is discordant with the main footpath pavement. 9 10 Planting in the centre is inadequate. However, grass outstands provide an opportunity for additional planting and a visual barrier from the busy road.
There are existing planters with granitic mulch and immature Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica which appear to be doing well.
4 The only formal pedestrian crossing point in the centre is associated with trafďŹ c lights at the main junction. There are hazard TGSIs on the west side of Bluff Road. However, the crossing ramp on the east side is in poor condition and does not have TGSIs.
Visual:
5 The crossing point across Francis Street has no TGSIs and does not line up with the ramp provided on the opposite pavement.
The awnings are continuous throughout but are broken by building set back on the west side and the petrol station on the east side.
Elements:
6 The double storey milk bar is an important anchor point and activates the south west corner of the centre.
The centre generally needs more seating and an upgrade for the superseded bins. The existing street furniture is mainly in good condition. 6 Western side of the centre has no seating, recycle bins or bicycle racks. The active milk bar frontage could be an appropriate location for additional bins.
Throughout the centre predominate footpath pavement is 500mm x500mm charcoal sawcut concrete, generally in good condition. However, the pavement types are inconsistent.
There is good natural surveillance in most buildings throughout the centre but some have frosted or painted windows.
9 Existing underutilised outstands provide an opportunity to strengthen corners at either end of the east side of the centre. 8 The poor condition paving outside the setbacked shops on the west side of the centre does not combine well with the footpath pavement and is too wide to be comfortable for the pedestrians.
Quality
PLACE ASSESSMENT Not Sensitive
Poor
Pedestrians and accessibility
Planting
Vehicular and public transport
Quality Total Score: Sensitivity:
Sensitivity
Pavement
Highly Sensitive
Elements
Furniture
Access
Quality:
Hierarchy
Needs urgent attention
Location
On the radar
Sensitivity Total Score:
Good
Excellent
10
7
9
8
5 10
2
3 8 1 7
9 6 4 8
Node Focal point Car park 500 x 500 sawcut concrete paving
6
Vehicle dominated area Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossings Cross street link Vehicle access way
PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
8
ITEM
QUANTITY
REF NO
CONDITION
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
COMMENTS
STREET FURNITURE BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
Phone Box
MATERIALS PA06
Brick Paving
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving
FU
R
Bluestone Planters
N L B IT S E U SC UR P D HE E A A TE DU ND LE D
Post Box
T
BOLLARDS
DRINKING FOUNTAINS
TO
Bayside Bin 120lt
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
A
BI02
M
ST
BI01
BINS
Hooped Bike Rack 1
TE
BR01
R
BIKE RACKS
ITEM
R
EE
REF NO
IA
CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE
DF01
Foreshore Drinking Fountain
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
KERB & CHANNELS PAVEMENT PLANTING SEAT SIGNS LIGHTS
COMMENTS
Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Place Assessment Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Current Design Suite
Church Street Centre CONTEXT Church Street Centre to the north of the city has a high portion of high-end franchise stores. It is approximately 680m in length situated along Church Street, Brighton; between New Street at the north-western end and Male Street at the south-eastern end with a small group of shops continuing over Male Street on the south side of the road. To the rear of the shops are large off-street parking areas accessed via Wells Street to the south and rear laneways to the north.
with a large retail cinema complex to the centre and larger older style two storey buildings at the corners. Areas of set-back shops widen the footpath area allowing angle parking.
Church Street is a major activity centre with a generally high level of service and amenity, attractive established street trees and a wide variety of retail outlets, including high end boutique stores, fashion chain stores, a variety of home ware stores, gourmet food stores and café/dining in the central area with service providers, medical suites and destination businesses at each end and in the side streets. There is a cinema complex with arcade shopping as well as a supermarket with a new mixed use development with retail and residential at the corner of St Andrews and Church Streets.
Active frontages along the strip are mainly doublesided through the main active part of the centre. At the south-east end a small group of shops continue past Male Street at the south side of the road opposite residential and medical suites. At the north-west end a large pharmacy is located at the south side of the road opposite church grounds. There are some retail and business activity leaking out into the side streets.
St Andrews Church and extensive lawns and gardens occupy the corner with St Andrews Street on the north-western end of the strip, and forms a gateway to the strip. The high activity precinct runs from St Andrews Street, over the railway line to Male Street.
To middle of the centre is Middle Brighton Train Station. Bus routes 600, 626, 703, 811, 812, 922 and 923 service the centre either on Church Street or in the surrounding side streets.
Between Carpenter and Male Streets, the shops are mainly two storey, fine grain, with a larger supermarket and a few newer shops breaking up the fine grain character.
Church Street is well serviced by off-street car parks at the rear of the shops with parallel and angle parking along the main shopping strip.
Th The shops are mainly single storey with flat roofs of mi mixed style between St Andrews and Carpenter Streets
SENSE OF PLACE Church Street has a busy vibrant character with retail shops, street trading, many windows to the street on most frontages and plenty of outdoor dining supported by a large number of cafes, bars and restaurants. The quality pavement, mature street trees and pedestrian crossings with generous outstands, ample furniture and high quality planting give the centre a comfortable and affluent quality. Although there is a consistent paving, furniture and planting palette along much of the length of the retail strip, Church Street has several areas with different building styles and street arrangement.
LOCATION NTS
To the north-west the area from New Street to St Andrews Street acts as a gateway to the Church Street shopping precinct. St Andrews Church and its extensive landscaped grounds on the north side dominate the character of this section of Church Street. Large lawn areas, rock edged gardens, large established trees and the associated old stone school building give a historic identity.
MARTIN STREET CENTRE
NEPEAN & NORTH CENTRE
NEW & BAY CENTRE NEPEAN & MILROY CENTRE
BAY STREET CENTRE MIDDLE BRIGHTON BATHS
GROSVENOR CENTRE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS CHAMBE CHA MBE
CHURCH STREET CENTRE
HUMPTON & DURRANT CENTRE
DENDY VILLAGE CENTRE
WERE STREET CENTRE SOUTH ROAD & ESPLANADE CENTRE BRIGHTON SOUTHEND CENTRE
400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
Second tier retail activity occurs on the south side of this part of the street with a three storey mixed use development and some single storey medical suites. Asphalt pavement gives this area a more informal character. The roundabout on the corner of St Andrews and Church Street marks the start of the primary retail area. The section of the street from St Andrews Street to Carpenter Street has a wide carriageway, centre median with tree planting and mostly single storey buildings. An area of shops on the south side of the street is set back from the rest of the building line; here the footpath is signiďŹ cantly wider giving this section of the street an open expansive feeling. The combination of the wider spaced tree canopy, widened street and footpaths and low building height reduces the feeling of enclosure in this part of the street. There is a change in the street width and building height at the Carpenter Street roundabout where the roadway and footpaths narrow and building style changes from predominately single with some double storey buildings, to consistent double storey ďŹ ne grain shops. The narrower roadway and footpath with a closer tree canopy and a higher and stronger built edge offers the pedestrian a good sense of enclosure. There are some good examples of two storey shops with iron lace verandas and a covered walkway providing pedestrian access through to a rear car park. The railway line cuts through this section of the street dividing the street as well as signalling the entry to the station platforms.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: Rear laneways or rear parking spaces service most of the shops along Church Street. 5 8 10 There is angle and parallel street parking as well as several rear car parks. 1 3 4 St Andrews Church and grounds act as the gateway at the north-west end with the Pantry Café marking the transition point to the more active areas of the street.
Carpenter Street marks the transition from wider, less enclosed space to the narrower more enclosed character of the eastern end. 9 10 14 15 Pedestrian access is generally comfort-
able in all areas. There are defensive barriers on all corners and at crossing points. There are a number of vehicle laneways crossing the footpath but this does not have a significant impact on the pedestrian experience as they are narrow and act as accessways for both pedestrians and vehicles. 9 10 15 At the roundabouts there are pram ramps with TGSIs and well highlighted zebra crossings within the street are highlighted with a change in paving colour, planting, outstands and the placement of furniture. These points provide pleasant shady seating areas.
The pram ramps on corners and side streets have TGSIs.
Elements: Church Street Centre is generally provided with good quality and well placed furniture. There is an opportunity for more seating around the train station section of the activity centre. There is opportunity for additional seating between St Andrews Street and Carpenter Street.
Consideration could be given to removing or changing the defensive pedestrian barriers at the corners and the crossings. 5 The paving in Church Street is two-tone uncoloured grey and charcoal concrete in a wavy pattern which is generally in good condition. The edge between the two shades is lifting in places. 9 17 19 At zebra crossing points and either side of the railway line the wavy line design continues but in single colour charcoal concrete, generally in good condition. 8 Rotary corner’s pavement is of marble tiles with inset metal plaques in concrete edge strip which is in excellent condition and looks attractive. 18 The pavement material in the side streets and between New and St Andrews Streets is asphalt, generally in good condition. 11 The thresholds at the roundabouts are bluestone.
Predominant plant species are plane trees along Church Street and the central median with understorey of dianella and corvea dusky bells in planters at corners and crossing points. Most planting is in good condition. The planters have granitic mulch in the central median and around the street trees planted between the parking bays. There is organic mulch in the garden beds. There is opportunity for additional street trees and planting in the section from St Andrews to Carpenter Streets. There is opportunity for additional planting in the centre median and stronger planting in Male Street roundabout.
Visual: 20 There is glass barrier fencing outside Halfmoon
Pub (not installed by the council). 17 The temporary post and mesh barrier fencing installed to protect the plant beds is not in keeping with the overall furniture suite.
The light poles in the centre are all consistent in style but their fittings are not uniform.
3 6 7 19 20 The frontages along the street edge are open and transparent with plenty of windows and openings, street trading and outdoor dining provided by a number of cafes ensuring a well activated street. 13 The Woolworths supermarket presents a blank face to the street. This reduces the quality of this part of the street edge.
12 14 21 Most of the shops have continuous awnings apart from some larger corner buildings and the hotel and restaurant either side of the railway line. Some buildings have additional blinds mounted on ďŹ xed awnings providing additional protection from the elements. 2 At the west end of the street near intersection with New Street an ornate lamp sits in a garden setting which acts as a landmark. 3 12 14 19 20 Corners are strengthened either by means of the large distinctive buildings or the active cafes. 3 10 12 14 Defensive pedestrian barriers used at all
3 The outdoor dining area at the corner of St Andrews Street with large space to the corner provides a focal point to the street. 16 An important walkway to rear car park of Wells Street has been furnished with good lighting and street art to improve the quality and safety of the pathway. 9 10 15 Well planted crossing points along the street create small public spaces with the street furniture. 8 Rotary corner acts as a landmark with seating, plantings and shade trees. This corner also has the activity centre’s only drinking fountain.
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Seaview Centre CONTEXT Seaview is a recently upgraded small, asymetrical double sided neighbourhood activity centre along Balcombe Road. It is approximately 140m in length consisting of one or two storey fine grain shops approximately 6m high with a continious frontage on both sides. Its boundaries are from Michael Street to Church Street on the north side and from Tramway Parade to Cromer Road on the south side. Its main active frontages face Balcombe Road and extend to north along Church Street and Michael Street.
Seaview is an attractive and busy village shopping strip providing a mix of retail outlets eg. post office, high end beauty and hair salons, various fresh and gourmet food outlets as well as two well patronised cafes. There is a bus stop for routes 825 & 600 located opposite Tramway Parade at the western end of the centre. Pedestrian access througout the centre is comfortable with no impediments to movement. It has a signalised crossing at the mid-point of the centre in an outstand.
SANDRINGHAM GOLF LINKS
VICTORIA GOLF CLUB
WEATHERALL & MOREY CENTRE
ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB
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SEAVIEW CENTRE
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400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Pedestrian movement Node Small public space Public car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
LOCATION NTS
SENSE OF PLACE Seaview has an attractive village athmosphere. Narrowing of Balcombe Road at the pedestrian crossing calms the traffic and makes the centre much more pedestrian friendly. A significant element of the centre is a sunny north facing lawn with an established shade tree on the
south eastern edge of the retail strip. A paved outstand adjoins the lawn area with associated seating, drinking fountain, bike racks and the shade tree, all providing a comfortable seating space. At each side of the road on the west side there are activated corners occupied by a well used café and busy fruit shop. The café utilises the large outstand for outdoor seating along its large windows providing good surveillance and interface with the street.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: 2 4 10 12 Although the centre is on a busy arterial road, the carriageway narrows at the pedestrian crossing with planted and paved outstands. This has the effect of traffic calming, thereby reducing the vehicle dominance a busy road would otherwise have, and providing a sense of protection and safety.
There are rear laneways on both sides of the centre, providing rear service access to all shops. 6 There is a car park (26 spaces) located on northwest corner of the centre as well as on street right angle parking along Balcombe Road on both sides.
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4 Additional planting could be considered at crossings, with increased planting behind seating areas near pedestrian crossing to provide additional seperation from the roadway. 1 3 4 7 11 14 There are some established Flowering Gums Corymbia ficifolia in the lawn area and at the pedestrian crossing. The mulch type is organic. Additional planting in the centre are Native flax Dianella sp. and Lomandra Lomandra sp.
Visual: 4 7 11 14 Side street planting of Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica gives the centre elegance and lawn
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5 8 Michael Street is used for storage by the fruit shop creating clutter and damaging kerb and the pavement.
2 10 11 12 13 14 The pavement material throughout the centre is 600mm x 600mm sawcut charcoal concrete. It is generally in good condition.
10 Overhead powerlines run along south side of Balcombe Road crossing to the north side at shops and along Michael and Church Street. They are unsightly and create visual clutter.
Asphalt car park is in good condition. However, the concrete footpath along its western edge is in a poor state.
10 Traffic signal box associated with the pedestrian crossing could be screened with planting.
6 The kerb and pavement along Michael Street is severely degraded. 1 3 4 11 Planting is generally is in high quality but, some of the understorey planting is struggling in places.
10 11 Increased planting between the lawn area and roadway on the edge of Balcombe Road could improve the level of comfort, sense of enclosure and intimacy of the space.
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Balcombe Park Centre CONTEXT The Balcombe Park Centre is a small single sided neighbourhood activity centre located on Balcombe Road between Haydens Road and Grandview Avenue. It is a quiet centre of approximately 90m length fronted by car parking and located on the rise of a hill to the west along a busy arterial road. It is recessed from the main road, separated by a planted median and has prominent corners at either end of its strip. Large eucalypts trees enclose the strip successfully and provide an effective barrier to busy Balcombe Road. The centre contains ďŹ ne grain buildings with typical low-rise suburban shop fronts. It is comprised of a few restaurants, take away food outlets and a corner milk bar, predominately quiet businesses and medical suites. The buildings do not have a consistent style and are mainly single storey with a few double. There is a bus stop for route 825 located on the medi dian and a bus stop and shelter accross the Balcombe Ro Road to the north west of the centre.
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LOCATION CATION NTS
ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB
WEATHERALL &MOREY
BLACK ROCK
SEAVIEW BALCOMBE PARK
400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
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SENSE OF PLACE Three large established eucalyptus trees in the median to Balcombe Road add much to the visual quality of this centre providing a buffer to the busy Balcombe Road. The centre is adjacent to the Balcombe Park and a school on the east end. There is a milk bar at the east end of the strip takes advantage of an outstand with outdoor seating and acts as a focal point where west end of the centre is quiet.
Active frontage Pedestrian movement Node Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: 5 Balcombe Road forms a signiďŹ cant barrier to the centre. However, the single pedestrian crossing across provides the connection to the north.
A rear laneway runs length of the strip providing the businesses with a service access. 2 5 There is 90° parking along shop fronts and parallel parking opposite along the median which is also used heavily at the school drop off and pick up times. 2 5 There are three pedestrian crossing points to the centre median one of which is widened, planted and carries onto the other side of the Balcombe Road as a signalised crossing. 1 There is a planted outstand at the entrance to the centre from Grandview Avenue. 2
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Elements: 3 4 The existing furniture is generally in good condition with two superseded bins. 3
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the centre and the locations of the current seats are chosen poorly. One seat around the corner from the milk bar is not in a prominent or desirable location. A relocation could be considered to the planted outstand outside the milk bar. One shell seat faces a blank brick wall and not in an attractive spot for the users. 2 Median along Balcombe Road has a concrete footpath which is in excellent condition.
1 6 Footpath adjacent to the shops is 600x600 charcoal saw cut concrete, appears to be recently laid and in excellent condition. 2 Granitic gravel is used in the centre median opposite car parks, where planting would otherwise be and is currently in a good condition. 2 7 There are 3 large eucalypts trees in good condition in the median along Balcombe Road as well as some smaller ones. However, the understory planting is patchy in places. 1 The planter on the Grandview corner outside the milk bar is patchy and the one on Haydens Road corner is empty. There is an opportunity to plant small trees in these two areas. 1 2 7 The current planters have organic mulch and some of the plant species used are lomandra, dianella, chalksticks and prostrate westringia.
Visual: 4 6 Most of the buildings have windows facing the street but some are frosted or have blinds. The frontage consists of mainly quiet businesses providing little active surveillance. One building has a solid wall facing the street. 2 6 The centre has continuous awnings along the strip apart from two buildings.
Although recently upgraded, the centre lacks life and footfall. A water access point located in the middle of the outstand on Haydens Road corner does not impede pedestrian movement but is visually intrusive and looks untidy.
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Bay & Jack Centre CONTEXT Bay and Jack is a north facing single sided activity centre of approximately 80m in length. It is located along Bay Road between Jack Road to the west and Mernda Avenue to the east, in the suburban hinterland approximately 500m from Southland Shopping Centre and the edge of the City of Bayside. The centre itself is reasonably flat but is located between the crest of a hill at Chandos Street and a low point under the train line overpass to the east. The centre is comprised of single and double storey shop fronts with a continuous fine grain built edge. Post war single storey buildings with raised parapets occupy the eastern end of the strip with some recent 2 and 3 storey mixed use buildings at the western
BLUFF & HIGHETT CENTRE
BAY & NOYES CENTRE
end with retail at ground level and residential above. There is a strong 2 storey recent development on the western corner with shopfronts continuing around into Jack Road. The centre has a continuous active frontage and planted outstands at either end with the larger at the western end providing a public gathering space. Bay and Jack Centre is comprised of a bottle shop, a milkbar, a hairdresser, two restaurants and a cafe with some office space and residential above. The centre is serviced by bus routes 822 and 828.
HIGHETT CENTRE
HIGHETT & SPRING CENTRE
SOUTHLAND SHOPPING CENTRE
BAY & AVOCA CENTRE BAY & JACK CENTRE CHELTENHAM CEMETERY & MEMORIAL PARK
SANDRINGHAM GOLF LINKS 400m/5min walking range
VICTORIA GOLF CLUB
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LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
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SENSE OF PLACE Bay and Jack is an attractive activity centre with its strong street tree planting and indented parking providing a buffer to busy Bay Road. A distinctive modern 2 storey building on the corner of Jack Road provides a landmark to the centre and the footpath tree planting of weeping ďŹ gs help to give the centre its identity. The large outstand at the western end of the strip creates a generous gathering space. Mosaic artwork in the footpath adds visual interest and the established Crepe Myrtle street trees offer protection and shade. However more furniture and understorey planting would help to populate this space and give it a stronger sense of comfort and enclosure.
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: The centre has a rear laneway providing access to all shops and businesses. 4 5 It has 90 degree indented parallel parking along Bay Road. 1
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erally good with consistent built edge, active frontages and no vehicle access ways interrupting the footpath along the strip. 4 Ficus planting in the footpath encroach on the pedestrian space and require pruning. 1
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There are cross street links across Mernda Avenue and Jack Road with ramps and TGSIs.
Elements: 3 5 Centre’s street furniture is in superseded Bayside standard.
There are plenty of bins but there is insufficient seating and bike racks along the strip. 3 There is inadequate furniture for the size of the small public space at the western end of the centre. Additional furniture in outstands should be considered. 2 4 5 The footpath paving in the centre is 600mm x 600mm charcoal sawcut concrete in good condition.
4 5 The centre’s predominant species is Weeping Fig Ficus macrocarpa ‘hilliii’ that is starting to interfere with awnings and requires pruning, otherwise healthy. 1 2 3 There are three reasonably healthy and mature Crepe Myrtle Largestroemia indica in the enlarged outstand area. 5 There are immature Crepe Myrtles in the outstand at eastern end of the centre.
Understorey planting at corners in outstands at either end of the centre should be considered as this would increase the sense of enclosure and provide a buffer to busy Bay Road.
Visual: 1 5 6 Some offices in the centre have frosted windows or blinds but in general most shop fronts have good visual permeability and casual surveillance. 1 4 5 There are continuous awnings on the single storey older style buildings finishing towards the western end at the recent buildings. 1 2 3 Large outstand at the western end of the strip with mature Crepe Myrtles and feature mosaics in the pavement creates a small public space and acts as a focal point. 1 4 5 Overhead power lines run along both sides of Bay Road and on east side of Jack Road. 3 Additional planting and furniture in the large outstand / gathering space at the western edge of the centre would create a more intimate space and sense of enclosure, also providing a buffer to Bay Road.
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Black Rock Centre CONTEXT Black Rock Village is a busy retail activity centre at the junction of three main arterial roads, Beach Road, Bluff Road and Balcombe Road, joined by two linked roundabouts. It is located just south of Half Moon Bay and has direct connection to the forshore, the bay and bay trail. Its commercial area sits along three main lines rediating out from the central node. The first two parts are along Balcombe and Bluff Roads, traditional retail shopping strips of mainly two storey brick buildings of fine grain 8-10 m frontages. The third part is a small group of shops along Beach Road with cafes/cycle shops and a restaurant catering mainly to cyclists.
The lineal park which is located on the opposite side of Beach Road has picnic facilities, a car park, and the regional playground, providing access to the beach and the bay trail. There is a strong pedestrian desire route between the activity centre and the beach. However, two linked roundabouds at the heart of the centre and the vehicle busy, wide Beach Road forms a strong barrier between the activity centre and the coastal area. Black Rock Centre is also an important destination of Melbourne’s most popular cycle routes which runs along Beach Road and cyclists are a significant user group for the centre. The centre is serviced by bus routes 600,922 and 923.
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BLUFF & LOVE CENTRE
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LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
BEAUMARIS CONCOURSE
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Major pedestrian route Major bicycle route Node Focal point Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
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SENSE OF PLACE Black Rock has a traditional village character with numerous cafes and outdoor eating, attracting considerable footfall. Being on Melbourne’s most popular road cycling route, cyclists make up a visible and lively user group, contributing to the cultural identity and street life of the Black Rock retail areas, gathering in large colourful social groups in the local cafes and bike shops. Although weekends have the highest volume of cycle traffic, there is a steady mid-week contingent. The strongest single element in Black Rock is its modernist brick clock tower, set in the centre of the main roundabout on Beach Road and is a significant landmark. It is prominent from both directions along Beach Road and from Balcombe Road. Bluff Road and Balcombe Road have a long view of the coastal fringe and the bay beyond. While the coastal location of Beach Road is spectacular, the main retail activity occurs on the two roads leading away from the coast, thereby lessening the centre’s connection with
the foreshore. The wide separation with the foreshore caused by the two roundabouts and the strong built edge of busy Beach Road provide a physical and visual barrier to the beach. There has been an attempt to bring the coastal feel into the village with the nautical themed timber bollards, and the use of coastal street planting. However, this is not bold or well established enough to be a strong identifying element. The building type along the retail strip is a non uniform mix of small fine grain shopfronts, mainly two storey brick buildings with some newer glass fronted shops and offices. Bluff Road has a wider more suburban character with some larger shop fronts and more single storey buildings, with a mix of colours and building styles. The existing brick paving acts to identify the main activity areas of the centre.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: Most of the shops and businesses in the core retail area have rear service access. There are several good size public car parks both on Bluff and Balcombe Roads. 1 3 17 19 Signalised crossings on either side of the main roundabout along Beach Road provide the linkage between the activity centre and the foreshore, the regional playground and the bay trail. The crossing at the south is effectively used by pedestrians. However, the crossing at the north is too far away from the centre’s active edges and fails to answer the strong desire for a pedestrian connection bwetween the Black Rock centre and the foreshore. 23 A change in paving material to precast concrete and directional and hazard tactile pavers strongly identify the signalised crossings on both Balcombe and Bluff Roads. 22 Laneways along Balcombe Road break the continuity of the footpath and the awning covers. 15 16 27 28 Dense planting and wide planter beds on the south side of the Beach and Balcombe Roads intersection and the bluestone planters at the west side of Balcombe Road and Ebden Avenue intersection act as barriers, narrowing the pedestrian area, reducing the opportunity for an activated corner and restricting sight lines.
The public car park behind bus stop on the north east side of Bluff Road has >20 spaces and is of a high quality and newly upgraded. Sheoaks provide shade on the north side and building edge on the south is green north facing wall of Creeping Fig ficus pumila. 26 The public car park on the north of Balcombe Road has >40 spaces and is shady and pleasant with established trees and perimeter planting in organic mulched beds. The asphalt surface is in average to poor condition with kerb damaged in many places. There is a large and significant Morton Bay fig adjacent to the footpath on the south west side of the car park with a timber bench located next to the footpath. Kerb is very degraded due to tree roots.
The public car park of >40 spaces, accessed from Ebden Street is located at the rear of the shops on the south side of Balcombe Road. Its condition is variable. Planting includes Bottlebrush, Brushbox, Sheoaks, White Correa Correa alba and Lomandra Lomandra longifolia. 5 9 10 13 16 17 20 25 There is limited opportunity for street tree planting mostly due to the over head power lines. As a result there is a lack of planting and street trees in the main streets and some of the carparks. 23 Much of the understory planting is patchy and needs replacing.
Small tree planting could occur in pedestrian outstands and at corners.
Elements: There is a mix of old and new street furniture in Black Rock, most is current and in good repair. Overall there is a lack of consistency in paving material. 6
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combe and Bluff Roads the paving material is predominately red brick with ivory colour concrete pavers at crossing points. There are also areas of poor quality coloured and coloured concrete and asphalt. 18 Paving material along Beach Road section of the
centre is asphalt which is generally in good condition with some patchy places due to maintenance works. The public car park in the north west side of Bluff Road of >35 spaces is in poor condition, lacking shade and planting. A rear laneway provides access from this car park to Beach Road. Planting includes Bottlebrush Callistemon sp. and Sheoak Allocasuarina sp.
13 15 23 Timber bollards at crossing points and on corners provide a continuous coastal theme throughout the village. However, they are in poor condition and mismatched in style. Many are rotting at the base and split and rotting in the tops. 23 Traffic signal box associated with pedestrian lights on Balcombe Road is poorly positioned.
Traffic signal box in Bluff Road is in a planting bed where the plants have not survived. 23 Mulch type in plant beds at signalised crossings are granitic gravel. 4 15 28 Mulch type in roundabouts, planters at corners and splitters in Beach Road is organic.
There is some additional planting of Knobby Club Rush Ficinia nodosa and Pigface Carpobrotus glaucescens.
Visual: 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 17 19 20 24 25 Shop fronts are a mix of one and two storey fine grain predominately brick buildings with continuous awnings.
who arrive via Beach Road. It is an untidy mix of a neglected plant bed, asphalt path and utility boxes mounted on the outside of the building.
5 6 12 13 16 18 20 21 There is good casual surveillance due to the amount of footfall, street trading, outdoor dining, and the shops opening onto the street. Activity and surveillance reduces towards the edges of the centre.
3 21 The large brick clock tower at the intersection of Balcombe, Bluff and Beach Roads is a significant landmarks for Black Rock. This main intersection is the major node of the activity centre.
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Balcombe Road on the south and cross to the shops on the north side of the road in several locations. Power lines along the south side of Balcombe Road and west side of Bluff Road are unsightly and create visual clutter, distracting the views of clock tower and coastal precinct.
16 17 The south corner of the Balcombe and Beach Roads intersection is a focal point with the transparent facade of the corner shop and its significant location between the centre and the signalised crossing along Beach Road.
A petrol station occupies the southeast corner of Ebden Street and Balcombe Road junction at the far end of the retail strip which marks up the end of the retail strip with its large vehicle dominated surface. 3
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28
26
25 Activated edge
24
Landmark
23
Pedestrian movement Node
20
Focal point
21 Brick paving
22
Asphalt paving
Uncoloured conc. paving with coloured conc. banding Precast concrete paving
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Tool jointed uncoloured conc. paving Car park Bus stop Panel barrier Barrier - road Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
BLACK ROCK BALCOMBE ROAD PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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QUANTITY
Hooped Bike Rack 1
1
2
1
6
BR04
Long Bike Rack
1
1
1
2
2
2
ITEM
BEACH ROAD QUANTITY
CONDITION
BR01
REF
CONDITION
QUANTITY
BLUFF ROAD
CONDITION
BALCOMBE ROAD
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
1
4
STREET FURNITURE
Hooped Rectangular Bike Rack BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
1
1
1
3
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
1
1
1
3
BI05
Bayside Stainless Steel Bin
1
1
1
3
2
1
Bayside Powdercoated Bin
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
2
4
17
Pole Mount Bin BD02
Marine Bollard 1
4
12
BD03
Marine Bollard 2
4
12
BD04
Marine Bollard 3
BD05
Marine Bollard 4
4
26
SE01
Heritage/Mayfair Timber Seat
2
2
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
1
3
1
5
Timber Seat
5
1
Precinct Signage
1
1
1
2
1
2
Dog Hitch Post Box Phone Box
MATERIALS
5
5
Asphalt Pavement
4
4
Brick Paving
2
3
Precast Concrete Paving
1
1
Tactile Pavers
1
1
Bluestone Planters
2
2
PA02
Exposed Agregate Concrete Paving
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving
PA06
TI01
3
COMMENTS
CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE REF BIKE RACKS
ITEM
BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
DF01
Foreshore Drinking Fountain
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
BINS
BOLLARDS
DRINKING FOUNTAINS KERB & CHANNELS PAVEMENT PLANTING SEAT SIGNS LIGHTS
COMMENTS
Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Place Assessment Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Current Design Suite
Bluff & Love Centre CONTEXT Bluff & Love is a small single sided neighbourhood activity centre which slopes gently from the north. Its active frontages are along the west side of Bluff Road between Love Street and Eliza Street, opposite the F.G. Tricks Reserve. Bluff & Love comprises of two storey buildings of predominately fine grain with a car service workshop set back from the street edge occupying the north east corner of the centre. Car yard at northern corner and the larger grain shops at southern end interrupt its fine grain character. It is serviced by a bus shelter opposite the centre’s active frontages that receives bus routes 600, 825, 922 and 923. Commercial activity is restricted to office space and service providers i.e. gym and pilates studio, massage an and hair dressing shop, as well as a car workshop. Th There is some residential usage above the shops. Ma Many businesses are not open to the street and they wo work by appointment only. SANDRINGHAM CENTRE
BAY & GLADSTONE CENTRE
LOCATION NTS
BLUFF & BAY CENTRE
BAY & NOYES CENTRE
BAY & AVOCA CENTRE
BLUFF & SPRING CENTRE BLUFF & EDWARD CENTRE SANDRINGHAM GOLF LINKS HALF MOON BAY
BLUFF & LOVE CENTRE
400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes
BLUFF & ARRANMORE CENTRE
Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
BLACK ROCK CENTRE
ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB
SENSE OF PLACE The Bluff & Love Centre faces across the busy Bluff Road to an attractive and popular reserve. The shop frontages to Bluff Road have a number of closed facades and frosted windows reducing the quality of the streetscape. The car yard at the northern edge interrupts the fine grain building character of the centre and its driveway access interrupts the pedestrian pathway. Ironically the centre’s main activity comes from the car yard as the rest of the businesses are quiet and low activity generators.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: Bluff & Love has a rear laneway which runs the full length of the centre, providing a service road for the businesses. The centre has parallel parking along the kerb. 2 Pedestrian flow is interrupted by the car yard’s driveway entrances. 1 There are no defined pedestrian crossing points across Bluff Road to the well used reserve and the bus shelter opposite. The only close by pedestrian link on Bluff Road is at the north of the centre beyond its active frontages. Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Pedestrian movement Node Car park Bus stop Barrier Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
Elements:
Visual:
4 7 The centre is sparsely furnished with superceded furniture.
Most frontages provide poor casual surveillance due to frosted or painted windows.
3 6 The centre lacks a consistent paving style. Paving is predominantly brick herringbone which is uneven, rolling in places and lifting around the street trees.
7 Throughout the centre there is inconsistent awning cover to the frontages of the buildings.
The southern end of the centre has 500mm x 500mm sawcut concrete paving which is not to Bayside standard. It is non-pigmented though in reasonably good condition. 2 Pavement to the north of second car yard driveway is standard concrete footpath with grass verge. 6 Aged bluestone edged planters are located in the brick paving. They are lifting around trees but generally in good condition. 3
6 Planters have a mix of granitic and organic
mulch. 2 There is a signiďŹ cant large eucalypt outside the car workshop. 1 2 3 6 7 The dominant species in the centre is Bottlebrush Callistemon sp. in an established condition with some limbs pruned under powerlines and over road with a Agapanthus and Lomandra understorey which appear to be doing well.
2 The south end of the centre has larger grain shop fronts where the northern end is occupied by car yard which affects the visual continuity of the centre. 2 The car service workshop is a dominent use in the centre. 7 There are no bins and the single bench on the street edge is badly positioned and facing the busy roadway. 5 There is one shop with an attractive frontage and awning which acts as a focal point. 7 The inconsistent planting, building styles and pavement treatment creates a disjointed and unappealing character. 1 Though providing only a visual connection to the centre the park and playground opposite are well used and visually attractive.
2 Grass on the brick outstand planter at the corner of Eliza Street is dead, possibly due to the heavy use from car yard.
Quality
PLACE ASSESSMENT Not Sensitive
Poor
Furniture
Planting Pedestrians and accessibility Vehicular and public transport
Quality Total Score: Sensitivity:
Highly Sensitive
Pavement
Sensitivity
Access Elements
Quality:
Hierarchy
Needs urgent attention
Location
On the radar
Sensitivity Total Score:
Good
Excellent
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1
7
2 2
1 3
4 4
5 6
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Node Car park Brick paving 500 x 500 sawcut concrete paving Vehicle dominated area Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossings Cross street link Vehicle access way
PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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CONDITION
QUANTITY
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
1
1
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
1
2
Post Box
1
1
Phone Box
2
1
REF
ITEM
COMMENTS
N
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving
3
Hooped Bike Rack 1 Bayside Bin 120lt
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
A
BI02
M
BOLLARDS
BI01
DRINKING FOUNTAINS
DF01
Foreshore Drinking Fountain
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
KERB & CHANNELS PAVEMENT PLANTING SEAT SIGNS LIGHTS
ITEM
TE
R ST
BINS
U A
TO RI A LS B E U P D
EE
REF
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SC
IT N R FU
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CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE
BR01
ED
R U 3
Bluestone Planters
D
2
TE
Brick Paving
E
PA06
A
MATERIALS
BIKE RACKS
LE D
STREET FURNITURE
COMMENTS
Overview Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Place Assesment Current Design Suite Hampton Soho Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Hampton Central Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Hampton Hill Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Hampton Primary Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Hampton Paris Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Hampton Centre Hampton Street Centre is a popular, vibrant, traditional, double-sided shopping strip. It has over a kilometre of active retail frontage from Crisp Street at the southern end to South Road at the north. The centre has several distinct characters. Affluent high-end, fine grain continuous shop fronts to the south, then fragmenting out to a mix of larger grain shop fronts, set back frontages and a school before consolidating again before South Road with a row of continuous fine grain shops occupying one side of the road. Hampton Street is well serviced by public transport, with Hampton Train Station at the southern end located behind the main shop fronts with multiple bus routes terminating at Hampton Bus Station.
LOCATION NTS
SOUTH ROAD & ESPLANADE CENTRE
BRIGHTON GOLF CLUB
WERE STREET CENTRE
BRIGHTON SOUTHEND CENTRE
LUDSTONE STREET CENTRE
HAMPTON STREET CENTRE
THOMAS STREET CENTRE 400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
BEACH & GEORGIANA CENTRE
BRIGHTON BRIG BR IG SOUTHEND SOUT SO UT
MAJOR NODE
PARIS PRECINCT
PRIMARY SCHOOL
HAMPTON PRIMARY PRECINCT
NODE
HAMPTON HILL PRECINCT
BUS STATION
HAMPTON TRAIN STATION MAJOR NODE
CENTRAL PRECINCT
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:5000
SOHO PRECINCT
Long Bike Rack
1
4
17
1 1
2
PARIS
PRIMARY
QUANTITY
BR04
HILL
CONDITION
1
QUANTITY
9
CONDITION
1
QUANTITY
CONDITION
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
1
4
1
9
1
6
1
4
1
3
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
1
4
1
9
1
6
1
4
1
3
BI05
Bayside Stainless Steel Bin
2
2 2
1
1
4
1
5
ITEM
CONDITION
QUANTITY
BR01
REF
QUANTITY
CONDITION
SOHO
CENTRAL
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
3
1
2
1
1
STREET FURNITURE
Bespoke Safety Barrier
Bayside Powdercoated Bin
1
Butt Bin
1
Square Timber Bollard with Dog Hitch (Superseded)
1
2
SE01
Heritage/Mayfair Timber Seat
1
8
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
SE10
Concrete Seat
SE11
Seat Wall
1
2
Bespoke Timber Seat (Superseded)
4
1
SI01
Activity Centre Signage
1
2
FT06
Dog Hitch
1
2
3
Post Box
1
1
1
Phone Box
1
2
MATERIALS PA02
Exposed Agregate Concrete Paving
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving
PA06
Asphalt Pavement Brick Paving Precast Concrete Paving
TI01
Tactile Pavers Bluestone Planters
1
23
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
12
5
1
1
2 1
1
1
1
COMMENTS
Quality
PLACE ASSESSMENT Quality: Furniture
Access Elements
Excellent
Not Sensitive
Poor
Sensitivity
Pavement Planting
Highly Sensitive
Pedestrians and accessibility Vehicular and public transport
Quality Total Score: Sensitivity: Hierarchy
Needs urgent attention
Location
On the radar
Sensitivity Total Score:
Good
CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE REF BIKE RACKS
ITEM
BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
DF02
Bayside Drinking Fountain
SEAT
SE01
Heritage/Mayfair Timber Seat
SIGNS
SI01
Activity Centre Signage
BINS
BOLLARDS
DRINKING FOUNTAINS PAVEMENT PLANTING
COMMENTS
Hampton Soho CONTEXT The Soho precinct is at the southern end of the Hampton Street Activity Centre between Crisp Street at the south and the Sandringham railway line at the north. Its primary active frontages are double sided along the Hampton Street with the continuation of the secondary and transition business frontages to the side streets. There is a mix of ďŹ ne grained single and double storey frontages to the street. The built edge becomes frag-
mented at the railway crossing, causing division in the street and a natural boundary to the precinct. The cafĂŠ setback at the corner of Small Street even though not providing a building edge activates the corner with numbers of users. The precinct is serviced by bus route 922 and Sandringham Train Line, Hampton Station nearby.
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point
Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON SOHO SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
L RA O NT OH S
Car park
CE
Small public space
SENSE OF PLACE Soho marks the entry to the Hampton Street Activity Centre from the south. It is quieter than the Central District, being separated by the railway line that acts as a strong visual and physical barrier. However, it has a similar premium level of service with high quality pavement materials and street furniture. It has a mix of retail, offices and cafes with some street trading but not to the level of its neighbouring precinct. A busy open café on the corner of Small and Hampton Streets provides a focal point with an open seating area at the front animating the street edge and providing activity and surveillance.
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There is an expanded paved area next to the railway line at the entry to Railway Walk South, with shady mature flowering gums, bench seating and handmade mosaic tiles. An adjacent corner café activates this space with outdoor seating along Railway Walk South.
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ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: Soho has rear laneways providing service access to all shops.
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4 but good condition. There are also plant beds of additional dietes and dianella. 2 9 There are also mature spotted gums Corymbia maculata along Small Street and the flowering gums in
Railway Walk South.
It has on-street parallel parking, 90 degree parking in Small Street and a large public car park at the rear of shops between Crisp and Small Streets.
4 5 9 Planters have organic and granitic mulch at side streets and flowstone in main footpath areas with tree planting.
It generally has good pedestrian access with automatic gates at the pedestrian crossing across the railway line on both sides of the road.
Visual:
Pram crossings have TSGI’s.
Elements: 8 This area of Hampton Street is well provided with good quality new furniture. 6 The last of a number of gas lamps that once lined
Small Street (the original Main Street), and this part of Hampton Street can be found between Crisp and Small Streets, outside the entry to the historic Hampton Hall. 5
9 The centre’s predominant footpath pavement is
recently upgraded 600 x 600 sawcut charcoal concrete with trading markers and is in excellent condition. 9 10 There are remains of mosaic tiles made by pri-
mary school children in 1998, that once were located all along Hampton Street and are now in Railway Walk South. 4
5 Predominant species of Soho along Hampton
Street is pyrus, ornamental pear; some in immature
2 4 8 Soho has excellent casual surveillance, from the numerous windows, upstairs units and offices along the street. 8 9 Although the awning cover is not continuous, most of the buildings have fixed awnings, with some retractable. 4 9 The centre has active corners with enlarged outstands with trees and planting. Cafés at Small Street and Railway Walk junctions animate the corners and provide good casual surveillance. 4 A café at the Small Street corner acts as a landmark with open terrace dining directly attached to the street. 9 Railway Walk South corner is activated by the café with outdoor dining. Timber and brick seating, mosaic tiles, mature flowering gums and widened pavement provide an attractive intimate public space. 1 Hampton Street’s distinctive raised parapets can be seen on side streets as well as the main street.
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9
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Activated Activa Act ivated edge edge Landmark
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Pedestrian movement Node Focal point
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Small public space Asphalt & 600x600 concrete paving Car park Bus stop Panel barrier Barrier - road Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON HILL PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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Hampton Central CONTEXT
SENSE OF PLACE
Hampton’s Central Precinct is located between the Sandringham railway line (Service Street) to the south and Willis Street to the north. It is the premium retail precinct along Hampton Street and attracts the most footfall. Its double-sided strong and consistent primary active frontages of two and three storey line Hampton Street on a gentle rise from Service Street to Willis Street.
Central Precinct has an active village character and everything that a premium popular main street would have, with its high-end shops, cafes and retail.
The active and lively shopping street with busy footpaths and street trading dominates over the arterial traffic of the street. The Central Precinct has retail, fashion and deli shops, cafes, banks, a post office and a supermarket. It is serviced by Sandringham Line, Hampton Train Station, Hampton Bus Station and four bus stops receiving bus routes 922, 708 and 828.
Its mature trees are a significant part of the precinct’s character as well as its generous outstands, high quality pavement and furniture, active and busy footpaths with plenty of footpath trading and cafes animating the street. Most of its side streets have cafes and outdoor seating activating the corners. The most significant node of Hampton Street Activity Centre is between Central and Soho precincts where railway line, pedestrian and vehicle movements intersect. There are three paths at the south and Willis Street at the north leading the pedestrians to the station, large rear public car parks and Hampton Bus Station to the west; all of which add to the liveliness of the centre.
HILL CENTRAL
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON CENTRAL SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
L RA NT HO CE SO
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ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: Central Precinct has rear laneways and carparks providing service access to shops resulting in no vehicle laneways crossing the footpath. 4 8 It has on-street parallel parking, a large car park servicing the railway station and two other rear carparks. 3 4 6 8 13 It has good pedestrian access with unbroken canopied footpaths. 12 The rail crossing and Willis Street act as gateways
from the premium shopping precinct to the adjacent precinct. 5 There are signalised crossings outside the supermarket and at Willis Street intersection. All crossings have ramps and TSGI’s. 7 Hampton bus station has connections to Hampton Street through pedestrian laneways and Willis Lane. Refer to seperate master plan .....
Elements: 5 9 This section of Hampton Street has a generous amount of good quality and well placed furniture. 16 17 18 The brick and timber benches near the
railway station provide place specific seating just off the main flow of foot traffic. 5 17 The centre’s predominant footpath pavement is recently upgraded 600 x 600 sawcut charcoal concrete and is in excellent condition. 14 17 There are mosaic feature tiles set in asphalt at
the corner of Railway Walk North. These need refurbishing or replacing. 5 Trees have flowstone bases to allow foot traffic and water penetration. 5 6 8 13 As in the rest of Hampton Street an avenue of (pyrus) ornamental pear trees provide a softening of the urban environment. 1 2 Water sensitive urban design planting can be found next to the public toilets in the new car park off Willis Street to the west.
Visual: 6 10 13 16 Central Precinct has excellent casual surveillance with many café fronts have windows opening to the street. 4
8 It has continuous awnings.
Active and populated corners are on most side streets with cafes and outdoor seating. 10 16 The railway line and the active open café at the Service Street corner act as a landmark. 5 There is a generous outstand associated with the signalised crossing halfway along the precinct which has street furniture. 9 Street furniture and trees placed along Thomas Street creates a pleasant small public space. 15 18 Narrow pedestrian pathways at the west side of the precinct provide the access to the public car parks, bus and train stations, while contributing to the intimate feeling of the centre. 3 Hampton Street’s distinctive raised parapets can be seen along Central Precinct.
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1
5
4 5 3 6
2
1
Activated edge Landmark Pedestrian movement Node
7
Focal point Small public space Asphalt & 600x600 concrete paving Car park Bus stop
6
Panel barrier Barrier - road Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON CENTRAL PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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Hampton Hill CONTEXT Hampton Hill Precinct is located between Willis Street and Holyrood Street along Hampton Road. Its double-sided single and double storey shopfronts with fine grain continue from Willis Street to the crest of the hill at Mills Street, then as the topography falls they fragment out towards Holyrood Street. Grain and built edge is broken up by larger buildings, drive-in bottle shop and set back single storey shopfronts with parking at the front. It has less footfall compered to the adjoining Central Precinct and therefore less intense retail activity with pet supplies, picture framing, art supplies, building services and hairdresser. It has one residential building, converted to an office next to the drive-in bottle shop.
PRIMARY HILL
SENSE OF PLACE Hampton Hill is a transition between the stronger Central precinct and the precincts to the north. There is a change from fine grain, continuous two storey shop fronts and awnings with a strong and continuous edge of the Central Precinct to a fragmented and inconsistent building style and street edge of the north of the precinct. There is also a change in pavement material from continuous concrete to asphalt with concrete focal points. The street loses its ‘main street’ character as the sense of enclosure disappears as you move north through the precinct with set back shopfronts on the west side and lower rise buildings. A large private parking area adjacent to the footpath across from Littlewood Street creates a least comfortable pedestrian experience. The precinct is serviced by bus routes 708, 828 and 922. Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition
Car park
Activated edge/corner
Bus stop
Landmark
Barrier
Pedestrian movement
Signalised crossing
Node
Controlled crossing
Focal point
Cross street link
Small public space
Vehicle access way
HAMPTON HILL SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
HILL CENTRAL
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: 8 11 13 14 There are laneways that provide access to the rear of the shops between Willis and Mills Streets and Mills and Littlewood Streets on the east side; and between Willis and Grenville on the west. There is also rear access to the first group of shops to the north of Grenville Street. 4
5 However, lack of rear access to the shops to
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the south of Holyrood Street necessitates vehicle access at the front resulting in a larger expanse of car parking. The result is a pedestrian experience that is interrupted by driveways and vehicle access points. 15 There are four bus stops around the Hampton and Willis Streets intersection.
Elements:
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7
2 Street furniture is in good condition and and lo-
cated at concrete focal areas. 4 5 Footpath pavement in the Hampton Hill Precinct consists of asphalt and 600mm sawcut charcoal concrete at corners and as semi regular >3.6m paos at 13-15m intervals.
Concrete pavement material at the private car park outside recessed shops (not on council land) is in poor condition, cracked and broken in many places.
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2 9 13 The ornamental pear tree avenue continues through the precinct with flowstone bases on path and mulch on road.
Visual: 4 5 Over the crest of the hill past Willis Street transitions from high end fine grain shopping precinct to a more fragmented strip.
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6 13 14 There is a high number of windows to the street at the crest of hill where fine grain shopfronts address the street. However, it breaks up as the shops are set back from the footpath reducing the level of casual surveillance of the street. 1 4 8 11 13 14 Most buildings have awnings. These are more consistent at the crest of the hill where buildings are more uniform.
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2 3 Hampton Hill’s corners are generally weak. However, the plant nursery on the corner of Littlewood Street provides an attractive focal point with a generous outstand and well placed seating. 10 Mobile phone repeaters at the roof of the building on Grenville Street corner act as a landmark.
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3
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4 5
7 Activated edge Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Asphalt & 600x600 concrete paving Car park
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Bus stop Panel barrier Barrier - road Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON HILL PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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Hampton Primary CONTEXT The Hampton Primary zone encompasses the area between the edge of the primary school opposite Holyrood Street to the south and Arcadia Street to the north. It sits on a largely flat topography, rising slightly to the north. Its double-sided character is broken up by the primary school to the east and converted residential style buildings used for medical suites to the west.
There is a mix of building styles from traditional older style fine grain single and double storey shop fronts to larger retail shops, arcade shops and offices. It also has a newer 3 storey building with residential on the upper floors and some free standing residential type buildings converted to medical suites. The precinct is serviced by bus routes 828 and 922.
PARIS PRIMARY
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON PRIMARY SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
PRIMARY HILL
SENSE OF PLACE The Hampton Primary precinct is centered on the Hampton Primary School. This part of the Hampton Street strip has a non-consistent street edge and character. Large vehicle crossings required for front access to buildings further fragments the street edge. It has a less concentrated retail activity with a less affluent personality and footfall than the Central precinct.
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It is largely dominated by the Hampton Primary School which attracts a lot of traffic both foot and vehicular at school pick up and drop off times. The main activity in the precinct is destination shopping, service providers eg. medical, dental suites with some cafes and food outlets. There is some residential above the shops.
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ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: 2
9 Hampton Primary has parallel, 45 degree and
90 degree recessed street car parking. Many buildings do not have rear access necessitating access from Hampton Street. 2
4 Pedestrian movement is broken by large vehicle
crossings and changes in footpath alignment due to recessed parking bays. 9 There is a signalised crossing in front of the school and pram crossings on side streets with TGSIs.
Elements: 9 10 Hampton Primary’s furniture is in excellent
condition, and located on concrete areas. 10 11 12 Hampton Primary’s predominant footpath pavement material is asphalt with 600 x 600 sawcut charcoal concrete at approximately 13-15 metres intervals and locations such as focal points, outstands, street corners and crossing points.
Pavement material outside the recessed shops on west side within private title boundary 485 – 491 is tool jointed concrete; in faded colour, aged, but sound.
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7 12 Trees at the Hampton Primary School are mature liquidamber. 10 12 The ornamental pear avenue continues through Hampton Street with flowstone at their base on footpaths and organic mulch elsewhere.
Visual: The casual surveillance levels in Hampton Primary Precinct are mixed due to the inconsistent nature of the buildings and businesses. There is very limited or no footpath trading. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The awnings are also inconsistent along the length of the street. 1 12 The visual quality is mixed with mainly weak corners. The café at the corner of Holyrood Street and the restaurant at the corner of Arcadia Street appear to be the only businesses activating the area with outdoor dining. 7 9 10 The school and the signalised crossing provide a focal point for Hampton Primary Precinct. 8 Maternal Health Clinic is another quiet part of the strip with its set back building and front garden.
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Activated edge Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Asphalt & 600x600 concrete paving Car park Bus stop Panel barrier Barrier - road Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON PRIMARY PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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Hampton Paris CONTEXT The Paris Precinct of Hampton Street is the northern gateway precinct to Hampton Street activity centre. It sits between Arcadia Street to the south and South Road to the north with a rising topography to the crest of the hill at South Road. It consists of a continuous edge of single storey and double storey ďŹ ne grain shop fronts of mixed age occupying the west side of the street with traditional suburban low density residential housing opposite. The precinct is serviced by bus routes 811 and 812.
BRIGHTO
N SOUTH END HAMPTON PARIS
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON PARIS SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
PARIS PRIMARY
SENSE OF PLACE The Paris Precinct of Hampton Street returns to the fine grain continuous shop front character of the Soho and Central precincts. As its active frontages are only on one side of the street there is less intensity and footfall compared to these precincts. There is however, more footpath trading, cafes and fashion shops than Hampton Primary part. There is a strong two storey building on the corner of Arcadia Street anchoring the southern end of this strip of shops, with a two storey art deco building anchoring the northern end with a slightly larger grain.
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ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: There is a rear laneway running the length of Paris Precinct providing businesses with service access. 5
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its length. It has a continuous footpath unbroken by laneways or vehicular access until the Red Rooster drive through at the northern side. There is a signalled crossing at the intersection with South Road. All pram ramps have TSGIs.
Elements: 7 The Paris end’s furniture is consistent in style with
the rest of Hampton Street and well placed on concrete focal areas. 1 4 5 7 The predominant footpath pavement material is asphalt with 600 x 600 sawcut charcoal concrete at approximately 13-15 metres and at defined focal points, outstands, street corners and crossing
points. A more residential treatment is found along the residential strip to east side. Pavement is in excellent condition. 2 Planters on the footpaths along Hampton Street have flowstone under the ornamental pear trees.
There is some new planting in kerb edged beds between parking bays. Gravel? 7 Rest of the area mulch type?
Visual: 1 2 5 6 8 9 Casual surveillance from the windows on the west side of the street is excellent. 1
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the end of built edge. 11 Red Rooster at the northern end of the precinct weakens the built edge and pedestrian pathway with a set back from the street and a driveway entrance interrupting pedestrian footpath.
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Activated edge Landmark
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Focal point Small public space Asphalt & 600x600 concrete paving
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Car park Bus stop Panel barrier Barrier - road Signalised crossing
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Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
HAMPTON PARIS PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Place Assessment Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Current Design Suite
Martin Street Centre CONTEXT Martin Street Activity Centre is located in the northern part of the City of Bayside on the eastern boundary. It is centred around the Gardenvale Railway Station and its boundaries are Hamilton Street to the west and Nepean Highway to the east with most of its core retail activity occurring between the Nepean Highway and Asling Street. There is a small group of mainly destination or convenience shops in the Nepean Highway service road but most of the activity takes place on Martin Street. The centre sits on a gentle fall from Hamilton Street at the west to a low point at the railway underpass and then rising to Nepean Highway at the east. Nepean Highway is a state highway and Martin Street is a collector road connecting the foreshore to Nepean Highway. The centre is double sided along Martin Street continuing around to single sided behind Nepean Highway. Ma Martin Street Centre is primarily a retail strip with so some office and residential towards the western end. Th The centre has predominately one and two storey fine gr grain buildings of mixed style, with a more recent three st storey building near the train line. There are some go good examples of Edwardian architecture through-
out the centre mainly concentrated around the train station, providing a strong façade and built edge. A substantial two storey Edwardian building anchors the north west corner of Asling Street then the fine grain character and consistent built edge trails off between Asling and Hamilton Streets, with a Tudor style office building with recessed entry and gardens, and quieter shops of mixed size and style. A large mixed use four storey development is under construction on the south west corner of Martin and Asling Streets, with office and residential on the upper levels and retail at street level. A row of single storey fine to medium grain 70’s shops front the Nepean Highway Service Road with 90 degree parking in front. There is a pedestrian and cycle overpass at the back of the activity centre at the north, this crosses Nepean Highway connecting the suburbs from the east side of the highway to the Gardenvale Train Station and to the bicycle link along the Elwood Canal and Bay Trail beyond. There is also an off road bicycle path along Nepean Highway from the south terminating at the southern end of the Nepean Highway service road shops. The centre is serviced by Gardenvale Train Station on Sandringham Train Line and bus routes 630 and 625.
ELSTERNWICK PARK
NEW & MARTIN CENTRE
MARTIN STREET CENTRE
NEPEAN & NORTH CENTRE
400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages
NEW & LEWIS CENTRE
Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
NEW & BAY CENTRE
BAY STREET CENTRE
NEPEAN & MILROY CENTRE
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS
LOCATION
SCALE: 1:2000
NTS
SENSE OF PLACE Martin Street Activity Centre is a busy and vibrant shopping strip with an Edwardian character and strong local identity. It has an interesting combination of village and urban atmosphere with its strong built edge, relatively narrow footpaths and roadway giving the street a comfortable height to width ratio and a good sense of enclosure. Although the centre terminates at a very busy highway and large intersection, the centre itself has a traditional ďŹ ne grain village feel. Gardenvale Train Station overpass is a distinctive landmark, giving the centre an urban character and a focal point from where the activity spreads.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: Most shops and businesses in the centre have rear lane access. 5 13 15 There is 90 degree parking along Spink Street and angle parking on the northern end of the Nepean Highway service lane, servicing the train station, another 90 degree and parallel parking in front of destination shops on the Nepean Highway service road and parallel street parking along Martin Street. 14 The prominent north corner of Martin Street and
Nepean Highway acts as a gateway to the centre with its visually dominant two storey side wall holding signage, enlarged paved area and row of ash trees. 14 There is a generally comfortable pedestrian experience until the Nepean Highway service road area where the crossing points are unclear and pedestrians are forced to negotiate turning vehicles and vehicles banked back into Martin Street at the trafďŹ c lights. Consideration should be given to improve the pedestrian access at this end of the centre.
Consideration should be given to connect the bicycle path at the south of the centre along Nepean Highway with the bicycle path on the overpass and the canal.
Elements: Street elements are not listed due to the ongoing construction in the activity centre at the time of the documentation. 11 There is a public toilet on Spink Street at the south of Martin Street.
Visual: 1 5 10 12 13 15 Martin Street is a lively village shopping strip with plenty of footfall, activity and casual surveillance. Most of the shop fronts are open, visually permeable to the street with windows and open doors. 5 10 12 13 15 Most of the buildings in the core retail area have awnings. 14 Corner of Martin Street and Nepean Highway provides an opportunity for a gateway treatment.
3 5 There are controlled crossings at Asling Street roundabout and across Martin Street at the train station intersection.
6 8 9 10 The railway overpass and train station act as a strong landmark node and focal point.
11 Pavement at the west side of Spink Street, south of
3 The two storey heritage building on the corner of Asling and Martin Street acts as a landmark.
Martin Street terminates at the public toilets, and north of Martin Street discontinues after the pedestrian ramp going up to the train station platform. Pedestrians are forced to cross the street at these points. 14 Pavement discontinues at the Nepean Highway service road, north of Martin Street after it turns the corner of the building with the large billboard.
14 North corner of Nepean Highway intersection is another landmark with its two storey high advertisement wall. 3 5 12 Power lines crisscross Martin Street which creates visual clutter but also allows for the street trees’ existence on both sides of the street.
7 Improvement to the pedestrian and bicycle connections from Martin Street Centre to Nepean Highway overpass and to the bicycle/pedestrian path along Elwood Canal should be considered.
Quality
PLACE ASSESSMENT Not Sensitive
Poor
Pedestrians and accessibility
Planting
Vehicular and public transport
Quality Total Score: Sensitivity:
Sensitivity
Pavement
Highly Sensitive
Elements
Furniture
Access
Quality:
Hierarchy
Needs urgent attention
Location
On the radar
Sensitivity Total Score:
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Excellent
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PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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ITEM
QUANTITY
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CONDITION
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
COMMENTS
STREET FURNITURE BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat Post Box Phone Box
MATERIALS PA06
Brick Paving
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving Bluestone Planters
CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE REF NO BIKE RACKS
ITEM
BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
DF01
Foreshore Drinking Fountain
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Bayside Shell Seat
BINS
BOLLARDS
DRINKING FOUNTAINS KERB & CHANNELS PAVEMENT PLANTING SEAT SIGNS LIGHTS
COMMENTS
Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Place Assessment Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Current Design Suite
Keys Street Centre CONTEXT Keys Street Centre is a quiet, small neighbourhood activity centre located off Beach Road in Beaumaris. It is located mainly along the quiet local Keys Street with a few shops wrapping around the corner to Beach Road. The centre is double sided in most parts of Keys Street with some residential housing on the south side of Beach Road corner and single sided along the Beach Road frontage. Keys Street falls slightly from Beach Road to Tramway Parade. North side of Keys Street Centre is predominately older style post war fine grain single storey shop fronts with two storey buildings at either end of the strip. The south side has two storey contemporary fine grain office and retail buildings with larger two storey residential apartments at the eastern end towards Beach Road. There is a small group of two storey fine grain post war buildings along Beach Road.
Keys Street is comprised of mainly destination businesses, e.g. building companies, financial, medical, and accounting offices. There is a restaurant on Beach Road, a milkbar, one restaurant and one café with outdoor dining on the north side of Keys Street. The centre has a number of vacant shops and offices. Buildings on the south side of Keys Street have shops and offices occupying ground floor with residential above. The large Beaumaris Hotel on Beach Road anchors the north east corner. The hotel building is in the process of being converted into upmarket residential apartments which is likely to have an impact on Keys Street in terms of activity, surveillance and footfall. F.L.Yott Reserve is located on Tramway Parade adjacent to the centre, providing tennis courts, sporting facilities, playground, a kindergarten and maternal and child health centre. The centre is serviced by bus routes 600 and 923. WEATHERALL ROAD CENTRE
ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB
BALCOMBE & CHARMAN CENTRE
BALCOMBE PARK CENTRE SEAVIEW CENTRE
BEAUMARIS CONCOURSE
400m/5min walking range Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
KEYS STREET CENTRE BEAUMARIS BAY
Primary active frontage
Node
Secondary active frontage
Car park
Landmark
Bus stop
Pedestrian movement
Barrier
Major pedestrian route
Cross street link
Major bicycle route
Vehicle access way
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
SENSE OF PLACE Although the established eucalypts lining Keys Street make this an attractive space offering shade and a sense of enclosure, it is a very sleepy strip and has a neglected feel. The Beaumaris Hotel is a strong landmark in the centre. The centre’s coastal location is significant as it is located opposite the foreshore reserve and bay trail. However, there is no defined pedestrian access to it from the centre.
LOCATION NTS
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: The centre has rear laneways that provide access to all shops and businesses. There is an attractive, well planted and recently resurfaced car park providing >30 parking spaces which occupies the north west corner of the centre adjacent to Tramway Parade. Parallel parking runs the length of Keys Street and along Beach Road. The laneway entries mark the transition points from retail to residential, and retail to car park. 2
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the centre as it sits mainly on quiet local Keys Street that attracts few vehicles. 8 There is no formal pedestrian access to the foreshore reserve area, bay trail and coastal lookaout point across busy Beach Road. 3 There are cross street links on the Keys Street and Tramway Parade junction with ramps and TGSIs.
The rest of the cross street links of the centre are inconsistent in style and most of them do not have TGSIs.
Elements: 4 There is a mix of current and superseded Bayside
furniture in the centre. 4 The centre’s predominate footpath pavement along Keys Street and Beach Road is 500mm x 500mm sawcut charcoal concrete, generally in good condition but showing signs of cracking and wear in places. 3 The pavement material at the Keys Street and Tramway Parade junction’s south west corner is uncoloured concrete which is patchy and inconsistent. This part of the footpath does not tie in with the centre’s
predominate footpath pavement and a material change should be considered to match with 500mm x 500mm paving. Vehicle access ways at the public car park is charcoal concrete which matches in colour with the footpath. It is in excellent condition. 4 Charcoal colour flowstone is used around the street trees along Keys Street, extending from back of the kerb to the building line, in very poor condition in places due to the tree root movement. 2 4 The centre’s significant trees are large eucalypts in the footpath along Keys Street, generally in good condition with some pruning around the powerlines which comprises their form. Their roots have caused damage to the flowstone and the pavement in Keys Street. 1 There is additional planting of lomandra, juncus, dianella, correa reflexa, correa alba, allocasuarina and banksia. 1 There is a public toilet located in the well lit car park.
Visual: 2 Keys Street is a quiet but attractive shopping strip. 3 4 5 6 Buildings on the north side of Keys Street have good casual surveillance, but many of the windows on the south side are covered or frosted and not inviting. 4 6 7 Buildings on the north side of Keys Street and along Beach Road have mainly continuous awnings. There are a minimal number of awnings on the south side of Keys Street. 9 The centre’s corners are quiet and Beaumaris Hotel is the landmark in the area.
Quality
PLACE ASSESSMENT Not Sensitive
Poor
Furniture Pavement
Pedestrians and accessibility Vehicular and public transport
Quality Total Score: Sensitivity:
Highly Sensitive
Planting
Sensitivity
Access
Elements
Quality:
Hierarchy
Needs urgent attention
Location
On the radar
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Car park 500 x 500 sawcut concrete paving Bus stop Barrier Cross street link Vehicle access way
PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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ITEM
QUANTITY
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CONDITION
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
COMMENTS
STREET FURNITURE BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat Post Box Phone Box
MATERIALS PA06
Brick Paving
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving Bluestone Planters
CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE REF NO BIKE RACKS
ITEM
BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
DF01
Foreshore Drinking Fountain
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
BINS
BOLLARDS
DRINKING FOUNTAINS KERB & CHANNELS PAVEMENT PLANTING SEAT SIGNS LIGHTS
COMMENTS
Overview Existing Street Elements Furniture Materials
Place Assesment Current Design Suite Sandringham Station Street Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Sandringham Bay Road Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Sandringham Melrose Street Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Sandringham Waltham Street Context Sense of Place Issues and Observations Access Elements Visual
Sandringham Centre Sandringham Activity Centre is located on Beach Road opposite the popular Bay Trail walking and cycling path, and foreshore reserve with its iconic rotunda, date palms and the beach. It has a distinctive street layout which radiates from the historic Sandringham Train Station and landscaped transport interchange area which forms the hub of the centre. Sandringham is the terminus of the Sandringham train line, the 600, 922, 293 and 822 bus routes, and forms the major transport hub for the surrounding area. The Sandringham Train Station and railway line forms the eastern boundary of the activity centre along Station Street; Abbott Street forms the northern boundary and Bay Road forms the boundary to the south. The activity centre includes Waltham Street, Melrose Street and a part of Beach Road.
The centre has a mix of architectural styles with a mainly fine grain village style built form closer to the train station, fragmenting out to larger footprint buildings with destination shopping and service providers towards the outer edges of the centre. Although Sandringham Centre has good views of the foreshore, the large 70’s Sandy Hotel and busy Beach Road form a strong barrier between the activity centre and the coastal area. Sandringham Activity Centre has a discordant mix of paving and furniture styles, architectural styles and a varying quality of public space and amenity. However its high profile seaside location and historic character allows abundant opportunity to improve the public realm. Due to the size of the centre the analysis has been provided in four precincts: Station Street, Bay Road, Melrose Street and Waltham Street.
LUDSTONE STREET CENTRE BLUFF & APEX CENTRE
HAMPTON CENTRE
THOMAS STREET CENTRE SANDRINGHAM YACHT CLUB
BEACH & GEORGIANA CENTRE
BLUFF & HIGHETT CENTRE
SANDRINGHAM CENTRE BLUFF & BAY CENTRE 400m/5min walking range
BAY & GLADSTONE CENTRE
BAY & NOYES CENTRE
Activity centre frontages Bus routes Train routes Train stations
LOCATION PLAN SCALE: 1:20000
BLUFF & SPRING CENTRE
WALTHAM STREET PRECINCT
STATION STREET PRECINCT MELROSE STREET PRECINCT
BAY ROAD PRECINCT
LOCATION NTS
SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:5000
STREET FURNITURE BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BR04
Long Bike Rack Bespoke Safety Barrier
BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
BI05
Bayside Stainless Steel Bin Bayside Powdercoated Bin Butt Bin Square Timber Bollard with Dog Hitch (Superseded)
SE01
Heritage/Mayfair Timber Seat
SE02
Bayside Shell Seat
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Concrete Seat
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Seat Wall Bespoke Timber Seat (Superseded)
SI01
Activity Centre Signage
FT06
Dog Hitch Post Box Phone Box
MATERIALS PA02
Exposed Agregate Concrete Paving
PA05
Sawcut Concrete Paving
PA06
Asphalt Pavement Brick Paving Precast Concrete Paving
TI01
Tactile Pavers Bluestone Planters
QUANTITY
WALTHAM STREET CONDITION
QUANTITY
MELROSE STREET CONDITION
QUANTITY
BAY ROAD CONDITION
ITEM
QUANTITY
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CONDITION
STATION STREET
EXISTING STREET ELEMENTS
COMMENTS
Quality
PLACE ASSESSMENT Quality: Furniture
Access Elements
Excellent
Not Sensitive
Poor
Sensitivity
Pavement Planting
Highly Sensitive
Pedestrians and accessibility Vehicular and public transport
Quality Total Score: Sensitivity: Hierarchy
Needs urgent attention
Location
On the radar
Sensitivity Total Score:
Good
CURRENT FURNITURE SUITE REF BIKE RACKS
ITEM
BR01
Hooped Bike Rack 1
BI01
Bayside Bin 120lt
BI02
Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt
DF02
Bayside Drinking Fountain
SEAT
SE01
Heritage/Mayfair Timber Seat
SIGNS
SI01
Activity Centre Signage
BINS
BOLLARDS
DRINKING FOUNTAINS PAVEMENT PLANTING
COMMENTS
Sandringham Station Street CONTEXT The Station Street Precinct is approximately 300m long and runs from the Bay Road roundabout at the south through to the Abbott Street intersection at the north. It encompasses the historic Sandringham Train Station and the main Sandringham transport interchange area where Sandringham train line, the bus routes 600, 922, 923 and 822 terminate. This area, at the convergence of Waltham, Melrose and Station Streets is the hub of Sandringham Activity Centre and acts as the village square. Its topography rise approximately 1.5m from Bay Road to the crest at Melrose Street, then falling approximately 2m to Waltham Street and it is largely flat from Waltham to Abbott Street. The precinct’s active edges run along both sides of the street between Bay Road and train station at the south, then a central median and seating area with shops opposite the station in a plaza space, and finally single sided along the western side of Station Street opposite the train line from Waltham Street to Abbott Street to the north. The precinct’s buildings are of mixed style, with heritage, pre inter and post-war, and more recent buildings. Station Street south’s building style is predominately fine grain single storey pre-war and inter-war buildings between Bay Road and the station with larger double storey buildings at the corners and towards Melrose Street. The building line is broken up along Station Street on the south west side where it is interrupted by the vehicle access to the hotel car park. The building quality improves towards Melrose Street and the station with the historic Sandringham Train Station dominating the plaza space and transport interchange area. There are retail and food outlets along Station Street south with the quality of retail activity and cafes improving towards the transport interchange. There is an increased activity around the hub with newsagent, cafes and bakery. The north end of Station Street between Waltham and Abbott Streets has a mix of architectural styles including inter war and post war single and double storey shop fronts, a Victorian two storey bank converted to an upmarket private residence (non active frontage), and a large newer mixed use three storey development with residential in the upper levels and retail at the street level. The activity trails off towards Abbott Street with service providers, offices, residential and fewer retail outlets. A small two storey heritage signal building occupies the south east corner of Station Street and Abbott Street alongside the rail line.
SENSE OF PLACE The Station Street Precinct is the primary transport route into the Sandringham Activity Centre. It has three distinct areas with numerous paving, building and furniture styles and very different characters. The southern part of Station Street has predominately single storey buildings with recessed parking and a wide roadway giving the area a poor sense of enclosure. There is a lack of planting in this area, inconsistent or tired paving and street furniture, and a generally shabby feel. The transport interchange area is the primary activity node in Sandringham. It is dominated by the historic Sandringham Train Station building, being a major landmark in the area; and the central median and plaza area which is a strong focal point and gathering space. The distinctive timber and concrete furniture, the feature paving and the lush planting give the area a high quality seaside character. The tall Washintonia palms and lighting in the central median give the space a strong vertical element and the Canary Island date palms create a visual link to the iconic palms along Beach Road. This area is the hub of Sandringham; it attracts the highest level of activity and has the highest level of service. Activity drops off towards the north of the transport interchange area. The buildings and footpaths in this part of Station Street are of a good quality but this area does not attract the same level of footfall as the areas to the south, due to it being on the edge of the activity centre, the street being single sided and the shop fronts facing the railway line. An historic weatherboard signal box creates a landmark at the north east end of the centre next to the railway line. Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Major pedestrian route Major bicycle route Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SANDRINGHAM STATION STREET SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access:
Elements:
There is limited access to the rear of most properties between Bay Road and the transport interchange due to the railway line on one side and Sandy Hotel car park on the other.
9 10 11 12 The station activity node has customised timber and concrete seating and raised planters. The lighting and bollards are also distinctive to this area.
There is rear access to shops and businesses opposite the train station and along the north end of Station Street.
The rest of the furniture in this precinct is superseded and mismatched. 3 11 13 15 16 The paving style of the precinct is
6 14 15 There is recessed angle and parallel parking
to the south of the transport interchange and angle parking on both sides of the road to the north of the interchange. There is private parking associated with Sandy Hotel behind the shops on the west side of Station Street. 2 There is limited 15 minute parking opposite the train station associated with the pick-up area in the centre median.
Melrose Street is the transition point from the secondary retail area to the main central activity precinct. 2 10 11 12 Raised planters with Canary Island date palms and bird of paradise planting acts as a gateway to the plaza space opposite the station. 2 8 10 The complicated road network around the train station creates an uncomfortable pedestrian experience. 11 The raised continuous seating and planting in the central media area acts as a pedestrian barrier 8 9 The raised seating and planting near the corner of Waltham Street does not appear to hinder or impede pedestrian movement. 13 The pedestrian experience at the southern end of
Station Street is interrupted by the vehicle crossing to the hotel car park and the drive through bottle shop vehicle access way. 10 15 16 There are controlled crossings around the station and cross street links at Bay Road roundabout.
Simplifying or reconďŹ guring the road network around the train station and bus turning area should be considered.
inconsistent. Application of consistent furniture and paving style throughout centre with focal point variations should be considered. The pavement at the east side of Station Street south and west side of Station Street north is asphalt with mauve colour precast concrete feature threshold and banding which is showing signs of age but in sound condition 3 4 The pavement at the south west side of Station Street adjacent recessed parking and outside the train station is asphalt which varies in condition. 9 10 11 12 Pavement in the plaza area west side of the road and centre median is coloured exposed aggregate concrete in angled bands with Connolly key joints in good condition. 13 Pavement at the west side of Station Street between Melrose Street and Bay Road and north of Waltham Street corner is brick herringbone paving which is dated, uneven and rolling in places. 15 Pavement at the Bay Road roundabout splitter is brick in stretcherbond pattern in good condition. 5 Pavement at the north east side of Station Street is asphalt with focal areas of sawn bluestone in good condition. 8 12 SigniďŹ cant trees of the precinct are Canary Island date palms Phoenix canarienis.
Planters have granitic gravel mulch. 2 4 5 6 9 10 11 Predominant species of the precinct is Washington Palm Washingtonia Robusta, Bird of Paradise strelitzia reginae and Eucalyptus sp. in excellent condition.
There is additional planting of Crepe Myrtle Largestroemia indica; Wild Iris Dietes grandiflora; Flax Lily Dianella revolute; Lomandra Lomandra longifolia.
8 9 Waltham Street corner is an activated corner with the busy café offering outdoor dining, with plenty of windows addressing the street.
There is an opportunity for additional planting to the south of the central activity node and at the Bay Road roundabout.
12 Although the building on the south west corner of Melrose and Station Streets has good street address and engages the corner, the real estate business occupying the building does not utilise this with blocked and painted windows and limited casual surveillance.
There is an opportunity for significant street tree planting on south east corner of Bay Road and Station Street. Relocation of the the utility box to the garden bed at the controlled crossing on the west side of the main plaza area should be considered.
2 8 9 10 11 12 The central activity node is an attractive space with thriving planting, established palms providing good vertical scale and distinctive seating and furniture. The building quality in this area is high. 13 14 15 16 The area to the south of the central activity node is visually poorer with no planting and a poor sense of enclosure due to low building; wider roadway and lack of tree canopy. The poor quality footpath and street furniture further exacerbates this, giving this area a shabby and neglected character. 4 5 6 7 The visual quality to the north of the central activity node is higher, with quality pavement and planted outstands. However the fencing and lack of planting along the edge of the rail line bring this area down. 8 9 14 15 Most buildings in the precinct have visually permeable windows and doors at street level which provides good casual surveillance. 8 9 10 There is plenty of casual surveillance around the central activity node. 1 5 16 There is less footfall and surveillance at the southern and northern ends of Station Street. 6
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landmark. 2 8 10 12 Central median with Washington Palms and the outstands with Phoenix Palms at the Melrose Street and Waltham Street junctions are also landmarks.
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SANDRINGHAM STATION STREET PLAN SCALE: 1:1000
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Sandringham Bay Road CONTEXT Sandringham Activity Centre’s Bay Road Precinct is between Beach Road to the west and the end of commercial area towards Fernhill Road to the east. The topography rises from Beach Road towards Fernhill Road approximately 8.5m over roughly 315m. Bay Road runs from Beach Road at the west to Southland Shopping Centre to the east. It provides a pedestrian link from the Sandringham Activity Centre to the foreshore and offers spectacular views of the bay. This precinct has roughly 300m of activity with approximately half being primary active frontage with retail, cafes, fruit shops, real estate, residential in mixed use developments bleeding out to the east with destination businesses, offices, medical providers, aged care facilities and a large 1920’s Church.
The core retail area of the precinct is double sided between the Station Street roundabout to the east and All Souls Anglican Church opposite Trentham Street to the west. This section has predominately 2 storey inter and post war fine grain shops, and a recent 4 storey development with fine grain shop front articulation at street level. The large concrete 1920’s All Souls Church marks the end of the core retail area to the east, with the precinct from Trentham Street towards Fernhill Road being predominately larger 2 and 3 storey office buildings set back from the street edge with landscaped frontages on the south side of Bay Road, and a large residential aged care facility on the north with no strong street edge. A recent well-articulated 3 storey mixed use development marks the eastern end of the precinct.
SENSE OF PLACE Bay Road is characterised by its long views down to the foreshore and the bay beyond, as well as the Canary Island Date Palm at the end of this vista, and its topography; falling from the crest of the hill at the east of the centre down to Beach Road and the foreshore. Bay Road has an attractive village type character though it does not attract the level of footfall it should. The wide footpath on the corner of Station Street gives this corner an open plaza-like identity but at this stage does not attract activity and does not fulfil its potential. Picnic Gardens on the east corner of Trentham Street provides a tranquil and intimate garden space but has no casual surveillance and does not attract a lot of use as it is not visible from the street. The large 1920’s church provides a strong landmark and signals the transition from the core retail area to the secondary service provider area. Most of the buildings have continuous awnings and a continuous strong built edge. A row of more recent single storey shops occupies the north eastern Station Street corner with a set back from the street alignment breaking the footpath and building edge continuity. An imposing older style building converted into 3 storey apartments and offices occupies the north western Station Street corner visually dominating the space and the adjacent row of single storey shops. A large 3 storey medium density residential development with poor street address occupies the south corner of the Bay and Beach Roads intersection, and a 70’s hotel occupies the other corner limiting the gateway opportunities.
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Major pedestrian route Major bicycle route Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SANDRINGHAM BAY ROAD SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: There is rear access to most of the shops in the core retail area and there is access to the building past Trentham Street via driveways from Bay Road. 2 5 9 11 15 Public parking is mainly street parking, parallel and 90 degrees. There is private rear parking associated with many of the offices and medical suites.
3 8 10 The pavement at the nodal points, crossings and corners is exposed aggregate concrete with diagonal brick banding and feature concrete pavers where banding intersects. These sections of the pavement show signs of wear and are broken at the bollards. 2 4 The paving at the roundabout on Station Street intersection is red coloured concrete stamped brick stacked bond and herringbone pattern which is in good condition but dated.
10 12 All Souls Church on the south side of Bay Road and the Edwardian aged care building on the north side mark the transition from fine grain active retail to transition zone of offices and medical.
The pavement material outside the office building at the bus stop is brick herringbone pattern which is in fair condition with a large area patched with asphalt.
4 Sandy Hotel and medium density residential development on Beach Road limit the opportunity for a gateway treatment to the activity centre.
The pavement material under the bench outside the park at the Trantham Street corner is brick in basket weave pattern in fair condition
There are signalised crossings across Bay Road at the Beach Road intersection and across Beach Road south of Bay Road.
3 At the corner of Bay Road and Station Street there are painted circular raised rock-edged garden beds with built in bench seating which is unsuitable and should be removed as a part of re-landscaping corners and outstands.
3 4 There are cross street links with TGSIs at the Station Street intersection.
The planters have generally organic mulch. 8 There is one signalised crossing approximately half
way along the primary retail area opposite a covered walkway at the south of Bay Street providing pedestrian access to the rear private car park. 10 13 There is one cross street link in front of the
church building on Bay Road and another one on Trentham Street connecting the park with the aged care facility corner.
Elements: The street furniture is mix of style and quality. 7 There are bench seats at the nodal points located in low brick barrier walls.
Consideration should be given to the replacement of the furniture to current Bayside standard and make consistent throughout centre.
There is flowstone in the brick paving at the east of the church. Predominant species of the precinct is Sheoaks at the corner outside the church and the signalised crossing. 3 7 There is additional planting of Native grasses and Bird of Paradise in rock edged planter, and Bottlebrush, dietes.
Native grasses and Bird of Paradise are not compatible with the planting design. There is a lack of planting in Bay Road. There is an opportunity for planting in the Station Street roundabout.
Visual: 7 Removal of the brick wall barriers associated with
the seating should also be considered as a part of relandscaping corners and outstands.
4 There are spectacular views down Bay Road to the bay and foreshore.
The precinct’s predominant footpath treatment is exposed aggregate concrete with sand coloured concrete banding and threshold which is dated, showing signs of wear and patched with asphalt in many places.
1 2 5 6 9 11 There is good casual surveillance in the core retail area west of All Souls Church. 3 The corners have feature paving but are not activated.
10 The church is a significant landmark.
The Phoenix palms at the end of Bay Road and the bay beyond are a landmark and give Bay Road its identity. The precinct’s location with views of the bay and the foreshore gives its visual quality. Inconsistent and dated furniture and materials give the precinct a ‘tired’ look reducing the visual quality. 1 The building on the northwest corner of Station Street and Bay Road intersection is an eyesore, dominating the view to the bay.
There is an unsightly utility box at the signalised crossing which is poorly located and obstructing the pedestrian flow.
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Sandringham Melrose Street CONTEXT The Melrose Street precinct in Sandringham Activity Centre runs from the Station Street transport interchange hub at the north eastern end approximately 120m to Beach Road at the south western end and takes in approximately 60m of Beach Road frontage from Melrose Street to Bay Road. The precinct’s topography falls approximately 3m from Station Street to Beach Road and is flat along Beach Road from Melrose Street to Bay Road. It has a double sided street pattern down Melrose Street with an area of recessed shops and parking on the northern side and single sided along the Beach Road frontage. Melrose Street provides a pedestrian link to the foreshore but at this stage, this connection is weak. Melrose Street has predominately 2 storey buildings with a mix of Victorian and Edwardian fine grain architecture and some post war and 70’s buildings. A rrow of fine grain heritage listed buildings occupy the north side of Melrose Street with continuous canopies, attractive frontages and a continuous street edge. The continuity of street edge is then broken by a row of double storey post war buildings set back from the street edge behind indented car parking creating an area of inactivity. A contemporary medium grain dou-
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Major pedestrian route Major bicycle route Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SANDRINGHAM MELROSE STREET SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
ble storey restaurant occupies the north west corner of Melrose Street and Beach Road intersection. A strong double storey building anchors the southern corner of Melrose and Station Streets intersection, with a small row of fine grain single storey post war shops running between the corner building and the entrance to the Sandy Hotel bottle shop and car park. The large double storey 1970’s Sandy Hotel building and car park creates the major limitation of this precinct, dominating the south side of Melrose Street and the entire frontage along Beach Road between Melrose Street and Bay Road. The Melrose Street is a quiet strip comprised of low key retail, offices, architectural, lawyer, beauty businesses, restaurants and dominated by the Sandy Hotel. Retail activity increases towards Station Street precinct. Melrose Street is a small local road which meets with the busy arterial Beach Road at its southwestern end. There is an on-road bicycle lane along the south side of Melrose Street from Station Street to Beach Road. The precinct is serviced by the Sandringham transport interchange with the Sandringham Train Station opposite and terminus for bus routes 600, 922, 923 and 822.
SENSE OF PLACE Melrose Street has a historic feel, with some attractive Edwardian and Victorian buildings. It has a fall of approximately 3 meters allowing good views of the foreshore to the west, and the historic Sandringham Train Station to the east. There is a strong built edge and sense of enclosure at the eastern end towards the Station Street precinct, however the Sandy Hotel breaks up the street edge removing any sense of enclosure from this point and separates the township from the foreshore. The hotel is a visual and physical barrier to the foreshore, has no active frontage, and does not capitalise on its location within the street or its proximity to the foreshore. The active hotel area and restaurant balcony is located on the first floor level, above the street, with a car park at street level providing no active frontage and a very poor street address. The 1920’s Sandringham band rotunda and Canary Island Date Palms along the foreshore provides a strong landmark and is prominent from both Melrose Street and Beach Road acting as a strong identifier of Sandringham Village. All the buildings along Beach Road have poor street address and fail to provide any gateway or sense of entry to the Sandringham Activity Centre. Although Melrose Street has a number of very fine buildings and attractive vistas, it has a rather shabby and disjointed character with inconsistent and dated paving styles, lack of quality furniture, overhead powerlines and discordant building styles.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: 1 There is a wide laneway with private 90 degree car parks on both sides; running behind the Melrose Street shops on the north side. 3 5 6 7 10 There is parallel street parking and indented 90 degree parking along Melrose Street and private parking in Sandy Hotel. There is no parking along Beach Road. 8 Pedestrian crossing at the transport interchange end of Melrose Street acts as a gateway with strong understorey planting of Bird of Paradise, landmark Canary Island Date Palms on one side of the crossing and Crepe Myrtles on the other. 1 3 All buildings along the Beach Road frontage have poor street address and limit opportunities for a gateway treatment to Sandringham Activity Centre. 7 Pedestrian movement is interrupted on the south side of Melrose Street by the various vehicle access
ways to the Sandy Hotel bottle shop and car park. 4 5 The area of setback shops and 90 degree parking breaks up the footpath continuity on the north side. The raised bluestone planters act as an intrusion into the pedestrian space. 3 10 The footpath along Beach Road in front of the Sandy Hotel is not a comfortable pedestrian space due to the heavy traffic of Beach Road on one side and the car park edge or vehicle crossing on the other. There is no consistent built edge, planting or casual surveillance.
There is a controlled crossing across Melrose Street at Station Street and a signalised crossing across Beach Road north of Melrose Street.
2 5 7 Activity and surveillance reduces towards Beach Road where there is little footfall and activity. 5 6 8 9 Most shops have awnings except the Sandy Hotel area and the two storey building on the corner of Melrose Street and Beach Road. 6 The heritage buildings on the north side of Melrose Street have decorative continuous canopies with ornamental fretwork and posts near back of kerb. 2 The 1920s band rotunda on the foreshore reserve along Beach Road is a strong landmark from Melrose Street and Beach Road. 3 7 10 The 1970s Sandy Hotel acts as another landmark due to its size and dominance of its location.
2 There is a cross street link across Melrose Street at the Beach Road end with TGSIs.
5 7 9 Melrose Street, though having a number of very fine buildings, has a shabby and disjointed quality.
Elements:
2 Overhead power lines run the length of the street on the southern side and the lighting has a utilitarian inelegant style.
The precinct’s street furniture is superseded and inadequate for the street. Furniture upgrade to Bayside standard with additional seating should be considered.
Both visual and physical connection to the foreshore should be improved.
6 The footpath on the north side of Melrose Street from Station Street to indented shops is brick paving in herringbone pattern, a little uneven in places and dated but generally in good condition. 2 3 The paving at the south side of Melrose Street and along Beach Road is asphalt in good condition.
Activated edge
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north side of Melrose Street is uncoloured concrete which is dated, showing signs of wear. The precinct’s pavement appears tired and shabby with no consistency of style, making the street feel disjointed. 2
8 The precinct’s significant trees are Canary
Island Date Palms Phoenix canariersis, in reserve along Beach Road opposite activity centre. 8 There is gravel mulch in water sensitive urban
design (WSUD) kerb edged tree pits. 9 The precint’s predominant species is flowering gum
which is immature but generally in good condition. 4 There is additional planting in raised circular
bluestone planters with Diosma, Bird of Paradise and Hardenbergia in organic mulch. 8 There is an opportunity for additional understory planting in WSUD tree pits. 4 Removal of raised bluestone planters in Melrose
Landmark Pedestrian movement Node Focal point Small public space Brick paving Asphalt paving Asphalt paving & sand colour concrete banding Asphalt paving & mauve colour concrete banding Asphalt paving & brick banding Coloured concrete with angle banding Car park Bus stop
Street should be considered.
Panel barrier
A consistent furniture and pavement style should be adopted.
Barrier - road Signalised crossing
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9 The shops at the eastern end of Melrose Street
have windows and doorways opening onto the street providing good casual surveillance.
Cross street link Vehicle access way
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Sandringham Waltham Street CONTEXT The Waltham Street Precinct is located at the north western end of the Sandringham Activity Centre largely outside the core retail area. It is comprised of Waltham Street, the south side of Abbott Street from Waltham Street to Station Street, Chalmers Avenue and Old Post Office Lane. The street falls slightly from Station Street to the Waltham and Abbot Streets corner. It is a quiet, primarily destination and service provider precinct on the commercial/residential edge with activity increasing towards the Station Street transport interchange area. The precinct comprises approximately 230m of frontage along both sides of Waltham Street, the south side of Abbot Street from Waltham Street to Station Street, and Old Post Office Lane. A few destination services are located on the north side of Abbott Street i.e. Masonic Hall, Bayside Police Station and maternal health centre.
The Waltham Street Precinct is made up of mainly large footprint buildings towards the edge of the Sandringham Activity Centre and some fine grain mainly single storey shop fronts near the train station. Larger recent 3 and 4 storey mixed use retail and residential buildings occupy the north side of Waltham Street and the south side of Abbot Street, many with poor street address and poor pedestrian access. A 70’s single storey supermarket and library with limited active frontage occupy the south west side of Waltham Street. There is a small group of offices at the ground level along the east side of Old Post Office Lane. Abbott Street is a collector road, Waltham Street and Chalmers Avenue are one way local roads and Old Post Office Lane is a laneway. The precinct is serviced by Sandringham Train Station, bus routes 600, 922, 923 and 822.
Primary active frontage Secondary active frontage Transition Activated edge/corner Landmark Pedestrian movement Major pedestrian route Major bicycle route Node Focal point Small public space Car park Bus stop Barrier Signalised crossing Controlled crossing Cross street link Vehicle access way
SANDRINGHAM WALTHAM STREET SITE ANALYSIS SCALE: 1:2000
SENSE OF PLACE The Waltham Street Precinct does not have a village type character that the rest of Sandringham Activity Centre has, due to the large building footprint, the poor street address of many of the buildings and the lack of fine grain consistent shop fronts. However, the established native planting and low rise 70’s brick development on the south side of Waltham Street give a suburban quality to this area. There is a large supermarket at the southern corner of Waltham Street and Chalmers Avenue intersection. Although it creates a visual barrier and creates a rubbish problem with its loading bay located on Waltham Street, it attracts the footfall and casual surveillance that otherwise may not occur in this area. The very quiet and hidden Old Post Office Lane is enlivened somewhat by quality pavement, planting boxes and ground floor business helping to improve its visual amenity and perception of surveillance. The character and visual amenity improves closer to the train station. The graffiti art on one of the buildings, the strong planting on the corner of Station Street with an historic water trough on one side of the street and the large specimen Canary Island Date Palm on the other create a landmark and give this area an identity. Waltham Street provides good views of the Sandringham Train Station and central plaza area. Although this precinct has some good established street tree planting and strong buildings, the inconsistent built edge, large number of vehicle access ways, dated pavement material and inconsistent street furniture gives it an untidy quality and poor visual amenity.
ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS Access: There is a laneway access at the rear of the supermarket crossing Chalmers Street and running behind the library car park around into The Crescent. 3 Old Post Office Lane runs between Abbott Street and Waltham Street and has some office/service provider activity at the street level on the east side of lane.
The wide laneway running behind the Melrose Street shops connects Waltham Street to the foreshore. There is a public car park at the rear of the library and in laneway running between Waltham Street and The Crescent. 6 8 There is 90 degree parking in Chalmers Street outside the supermarket and the library. 2 7 10 12 There is angle and parallel street parking along Waltham Street and parallel street parking in Abbott Street.
13 The planted area and the palm at the corner of Waltham and Station Streets junction marks the transition from core retail and transport hub to the secondary retail and destination precinct. 4 11 The multitude of the vehicle access points into the underground car parks, and trucks accessing the supermarket’s loading bay interrupts the pedestrian flow.
There is controlled crossing at the Station Street end of Waltham Street and a cross street link at the Abbott Street end. There is signalised crossing at the intersection of Abbott and Station Streets crossing the railway line.
Elements: The street furniture is superseded and mismatched. There is no street furniture along Abbott Street. 5 9 Waltham Street and Chalmers Avenue footpath pavement and the laneway behind the supermarket is red brick in herringbone pattern which is in fair to poor condition.
1 Most of the corners of the precinct have strong buildings but generally have poor street address. 12 Graffiti painted shop in Waltham Street creates visual interest. 13 Palm tree on the corner of Waltham and Station Streets acts as a landmark.
Crossing point at the Station Street end of Waltham Street is a part of the major transport interchange node. There is a historic water trough on the corner of Waltham and Station Streets. The visual quality of this part of Sandringham Activity Centre is inconsistent. There is a mix of building styles, poor paving quality, poor street address and inadequate and poor quality street furniture. 11 Supermarket loading bay on Waltham Street generates a lot of litter and noise with frequent truck deliveries requiring regular access and creating a pedestrian hazard.
There is opportunity for an improved connection from Chalmers Avenue to the foreshore.
4 Abbott Street pavement material is asphalt in good condition. 3 Old Post Office Lane footpath is asphalt with sawn bluestone focal points in excellent condition. 3 Old Post Office Lane roadway is asphalt with blue-
stone cobble channel in excellent condition.
Activated edge Landmark
A consistent furniture palette and paving style should be adopted.
Pedestrian movement
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Planters have granitic gravel. 1 3 6 The predominant species of the precinct is gum Eucalyptus sp. on Waltham Street and Brush Box Tristania conferta on Abbott Street; all in good condition.
There is some additional planting of Lomandra lomandra longifolia. Abbott Street has some planters with trees missing. Some understorey replacement is required in Waltham Street.
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towards the north western end of Waltham Street and Abbott Street where the buildings are more enclosed and have less interaction with the street. 7 10 12 Although many buildings have awnings
there are large areas with no weather protection breaking the consistency of cover for the pedestrians.
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Layout & Geometry Maintenance & Management Street Trading Street Elements • Greenscape • Artscape • Floorscape • Furniture • Signage • Lightscape
STREET FURNITURE IN CONTEXT The inclusion of street furniture together with planting, lighting and signage in the streetscape is probably the most direct way that we can influenced how a street is used. The placement of such items as seating, rubbish bins, bollards and cycle racks can and will provide signals on how a space is to be used and how it is intended to function. As in our living room a street is an uncomfortable and unattractive place without seats to sit on and other pieces of furniture to make it a more welcoming and inhabited place. As in our homes, the furniture we chose should fit with the existing character of the place and the elements already there to make a coherent and comfortable suite of furniture for the street. This coherence in design is also needed for the region to be seen as an integrated whole with the use of similar items across the region providing for an image of quality and consistency. The use of standard suites of furniture and other elements also provides opportunities for purchasing and maintaining furniture at optimum levels. This does not mean that we use the same furniture throughout the Region but that we keep a consistency and integrity to items in our streetscape that reinforce a regional identity without damaging the qualities inherent in individual localities. The family of furniture that is chosen for inclusion in our streets needs to be capable of being adjusted and
added to, where appropriate, to ensure that it contributes to the character of the street in which it will be located. The design of street furniture and public art can play an important part in the quality of a street, the sense of place and ownership people feel for a place. This has a lot to do with peoples attitude to a place, their attachment to the place and therefore the level of care and the levels they will go to, to protect the values the place. A street can become cluttered if individual pieces of furniture are placed within it without an overall design or consideration of the use and location of other street elements. The number of individual items in the street can often be reduced by combining items and providing for the multifunctional use of individual items. Coordination between the various elements in the street such as lighting, traffic signals, tree planting, planning and traffic signs will need to take place in order to identify the opportunities for placement of new elements in the street. Street elements should therefore be selected to fit well with their immediate surroundings and in response to a coherent vision. Care needs to be taken in the proliferation of street furniture (e.g. bins, signs, bollards, utility boxes, light columns etc.) as this can result in a cluttered public domain, one that is visually intrusive especially if there is no cohesion in design, materials or layout.
Clutter in the street should be considered a hazard and a barrier to the visually and mobility disabled.
• Individual items in the streetscape should relate in terms of siting, design and colour.
Streets may become cluttered over time with unrelated elements that may detract from its overall quality and the functioning as a public space.
• Place street furniture to enhance orientation and movement through spaces.
These items are often the responsibility of different agencies and sectors in the community. A more collaborative approach to the placement of items in the street may need to be considered.
DESIGN PRINCIPLES • Design street furniture as a cohesive group and locate at focal points. • Ensure a sense of visual harmony across the region. • Develop a suite of street furniture that provides consistency in the use of materials, colours, fonts, styles and/or positioning. • Provide for flexibility in any or some of these attributes to reinforce for ‘sense of place’ and uniqueness for individual localities. • Establish visual integrity and continuity for the streetscape through the use of street furniture that is appropriate for the place.
• Where possible reduce the amount of clutter in the street. • Co-locate or integrate individual elements in the street such as furniture and lighting. • Minimise the proliferation of elements of street furniture by avoiding unnecessary/redundant items through periodic monitoring and through the use of multifunctional elements. • With the exception of seating, install new street furniture only when considered absolutely necessary and then only when of a direct benefit to users. • Retain and refurbish existing items in the street if they reinforce ‘sense of place’ and/or are of a viable and useful function. • Elements in the street should be designed to be as vandal resistant as possible, being easy cleaned and replace, and placed to minimise risk of damage by vandals and vehicles. • Avoid the use of ‘defensive’ street furniture such as fences, railings and bollards in the street.
Greenspace DISCUSSION The inclusion of vegetation especially trees in the street improves its visual qualities, comfort for pedestrians and increases the overall value residents and visitors place on the place. Vegetation can be an essential part of the stormwater system, while providing architectural elements that enhance the visual qualities of places and soften the hard surfaces and elements in urban areas.
Those existing trees especially those that are aged and/or large must be recognised for their importance to the individual living parts of the streetscape and not just for their aesthetic and functional attributes.
Vegetation can help in the community’s connection to place reinforcing the ‘sense of place’ of a locality enriching places where it is difficult to achieve using other elements.
Species selection and method of placement must be in consideration of the physical attributes of the immediate surrounds for them survive and thrive. Consideration of the type and physical attributes of the planting must also consider their role in the streetscape and impact on other street values and design elements such as safety issues, surfaces area available and desire lines.
The verticality of trees can provide vertical elements and edges with a human scale that are not possible through other means in the urban environment.
Long term maintenance is important consideration of species selection and placement and should consider for the entire life of the tree.
Where there is opportunity vegetation can be used to make connection with the surrounding treed residential and/or natural environments. Trees and vegetation can provide physical and visual barriers, walls and fences that provide visual and/or physical enclosure and separation in far less intrusive manner than other elements. Trees can act as landmarks and gateways. They can be used to influence driver behaviour while enhancing the visual qualities of the place.
ACTIONS • Develop a species list for the City recognising the differing physical environments and migro climates.
GUIDELINES • Choose vegetation that respects local identity, variety and distinctiveness. • Choose appropriate species for the character and context of a place their intended function and to suit the site conditions. • Provide tree lined streets as a fundamental streetscaping feature. • Integrate planting with other design elements (e.g. furniture and paving) to enhance identity of place. • Ensure planting is considered, at the beginning of the design process and to the plantings full maturity, so as all elements are accommodated appropriately including above and below ground services, access, parking and street furniture without compromising planting needs. • Plant trees and vegetation that responds to local conditions in type and layout. • Use trees that are the appropriate shape and size for the location. • Consider the immediate environmental impacts when choosing and placing vegetation (e.g. micro-climate and physical impacts and damage from vehicles buses at bus laybys). • Where possible preserve existing trees as they are hard to re-establish, take time to mature and are important to the existing context. • Consider the impact on adjoining buildings, footpaths, buried services and lighting when designing for new plantings. • Provide shelter and shade to a level commensurate with the surroundings, such as shaded trees on neighbourhood paths and awnings over footpaths in town centres • Plant trees that at maturity will touch, thereby providing continuous shade in the street. • Carefully site tree planting to avoid creating concealment places or obscuring views, sight lines, vistas and landmarks throughout its growth to maturity. • Consider the hazards and maintenance regime of different species such as limb drop, sap and fruiting when considering appropriate species.
Technical Notes & Details Bike Racks BR Bollards BD Crossover CO Drinking Fountains DF Fencing FE Tactile Indicators TI Trading Markers TM Kerb & Channel KC Pavement PA Planting PA Seats SE Signs SI Lights LI
Technical Notes and Details Preliminary Index
All items in bold are part of Activity Centre suites Public Realm (Parks, suburban streets) have technical information Items that are in grey Public Realm presently without Technical information
BR00 Bike Racks BR01 BR02 BR03 BR04 BR05
Bike Rack Set out Hooped Bike Rack 1 Hooped Bike Rack 2 Hairpin Bike Rack Long Bike Rack Surface Fixing
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Bin Set out Bayside Bin 120lt Bayside Recycling Bin 120lt Bayside Stainless Steel Bin Bayside Bin 240lt Bayside Recycling Bin 240lt Signage Bin Station Bin Station
BD00 Bollards BD01 BD02 BD03 BD04 BD05 BD06 BD07 BD08 BD09 BD10 BD11 BD12 BD13 BD14
Timber Bollard Pointed Collar Marine Bollard 1 Marine Bollard 2 Marine Bollard 3 Marine Bollard 4 Metal Bollard Removable Bollard Fixture Timber Bollard Angled Cut Timber Bollard Timber Post Bollard Timber Bollard Bike Chicane Hooped Barrier Knox Recycled Plastic Reflectors
BS00 Bus Shelters BE01 BE02 BE03 BE04 BE05
Adshel Bus Shelter Bus Shelter 1 Bus Shelter 2 Bus Shelter 3 Bus Shelter Layout
CR00 Crossover CR01 CR02 CR03 CR04 CR05 CR06
Nature Strip Vehicle Crossing Difficult Access Crossing Crossing Without Nature strip Corner Nature Strip Ramps Ramp with Reverse Cross Fall Pramraps
DF00 Drinking Fountains DF01 DF02 DF03 DF04 DF05
Drinking Fountain Location Foreshore Drinking Fountain Bayside Drinking Fountain Drinking Fountain with Dog Bowl Disable Access Bubbler Wall Mounted Drinking Fountain
ED00 Edges ED01 ED02 ED03 ED04 ED05 ED06
Concrete Strip Timber Edge Timber Edge & Garden Spade Edge Mulch Edge Sandpit with Concrete Edge
FE00 Fencing FE01 FE02 FE03 FE04 FE05 FE06 FE07 FE08 FE09 FE10 FE11 FE12 FE13
Bay St Fence Post and Wire Fence Post and Mesh w/o Top Rail1.2m Post and Mesh with Top Rail 1.2m Post and Mesh w/o Top Rail 1.5m Post and Mesh with Top Rail 1.5m Fence Layout Low Post and Wire Fence Access Gate Post and Pipe Fence Treated Pine Fence Lock Wire Mesh Fence Cyclone Wire Mesh Fence
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BBQ Single Plate BBQ Double Plate Dog Park Equipment Dog Station
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Tactile Pavers Tactile Positioning
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Trading Markers Trading Layout Awning Pull Rings
KC01 Kerb & Channels KC01 KC02 KC03
Bluestone Kerb and Channel Kerb Ramps at Corner Concrete Kerb and Channel Profile
LI00 Lights LI01 LI02
Toorak Candela Foreshore Lighting
PA00 Pavement PA01 Standard Concrete PA02 Exposed Aggregate Coloured Concrete PA03 Reinforced Concrete PA04 Paving PA05 Saw Cut Concrete PA06 Asphalt PA07 Joints PA08 Beach Road Costal Concrete PA09 Granitic Sand Timber Edge PA10 Granitic Sand Without Timbe Edge PA11 Granitic Sand Steps PA12 Asphalt Vehicular Grade PA13 Compacted Earth PA14 Compacted Earth Bluestone Steps
PL00 Planting PL01 PL02 PL03 PL04 PL05 PL06 PL07 PL08 PL09
Tube stock in Mulch with Tree Guard Tube stock in Mulch Shrub in Mulch Small Tree in Mulch Small Tree in Granitic Sand Advanced Tree in Mulch Advanced Tree in Granitic Sand Advanced Tree in Flowstone Turf and Seeded Grass
Heritage/Mayfair Timber Seat Bayside Shell Seat Surface Fixing Superseded Bayside Shell Seat Metal Bayside Seat Timber Seat Timber Bayside Bench Metal Bayside Bench Timber Seat Concrete Seat
SI00 Signs SI01 SI02 SI03 SI04 SI06 SI10 SI07 SI08 SI09 SI10 SI05 SI05 SI11
Historical Signage Precinct Signage Activity Centre Signage Way finding Bike Path Signs Shared Path Signage Boundary Signs Specialty Signage By Law Signage Facility Signage Foreshore Signage Foreshore Signage 2 Park Information Sign
SH00 Shelters SH01 SH02 SH03
Timber Pavilion Shade Sails Coaches Box
PS00 Tables PS01 PS02 PS03 PS05
Bayside Picnic Table Top Stencilled Picnic Table Top Timber Picnic Table Chess Table
WA00Walls WA01 WA02 WA03 WA04
Sandstone Boulder Retaining Wall I Beam Retaining Wall Historical Beach Walls Concrete Beach Walls
Technical Notes & Standards
Bike Racks
Description: Notes:! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1. Base plates bolted to the ground with welding on the underside of baseplates
The Bayside bicycle rack provides residents and visitors with a secure place to set down and lock their bicycles.
Section
Speci !cation:
Scale 1:25@A4
This bikerack is a simple design that is strengthened with internal steel tubing stiffner. The rack can be installed easily on site with domehead bolts chemset into concrete.
Metal! !nish: Rolled Tube: Polished 316 marine grade stainless steel 50.8dia 316 Base Plates: Polished 316 marine grade 5mm stainless steel Bolts: Domehead, 5.5 12mm Bolt, 75 chemset into concrete Pavement! !nish: If surface is damaged during installation the damaged pavment must be repaired and match existing surface material. Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:!
Plan Scale 1:50@A4
Layout!Notes - Right!angle!to!the!Kerb.! Minimum of 1200mm must be kept clear for footpath traf!c with 1000mm distance away from the kerb. Bike racks must maintain a 1000mm minimun distance from seats and other Bike racks.
Furphy P: (03) 5831 2777 F: (03) 5381 2681 Commercial Systems Australia P: (03) 9725 9344 F: (03) 9*725 9744 Urban Design Group P: (03) 9357 884 F: (03) 9357 886
Bike Racks
Description:
The Bayside bicycle rack provides residents and visitors with a secure place to set down and lock their bicycles. This bikerack is a simple design that is strengthened with internal steel tubing stiffner. The rack Section Scale 1:25@A4
is installed inground requiring steel tubes with steel pins embedded into 350x400mm concrete footings. Specification: Metal finish:
Rolled Tube: Polished 316 marine grade stainless steel 50.8dia 316 Base Plates: Polished 316 marine grade 5mm stainless steel Pavement finish: Pavement must be replaced/resurfaced to match existing surface material while meeting against the steel tubing. Maintenance: Refer to maintenance contract. Plan Scale 1:50@A4
Layout Notes - Right angle to the Kerb.
Minimum of 1200mm must be kept clear for footpath traffic with 1000mm distance away from the kerb. Bike racks must maintain a 1000mm minimun distance from seats and other Bike racks.
Supplier:
Furphy P: (03) 5831 2777 F: (03) 5381 2681 Commercial Systems Australia
Bike Racks
Description:
The Hairpin bicycle rack provides residents and visitors with a secure place to set down and lock their bicycles. Section Scale 1:25@A4
This bike rack is ideal for narrow or space restricted areas and strengthened with internal steel tubing stiffner. The rack is installed inground requiring steel tubes with steel pins embedded into 350x400mm concrete footings. Specification: Metal finish:
Rolled Tube: Polished 316 marine grade stainless steel 50.8dia 316 Base Plates: Polished 316 marine grade 5mm stainless steel Pavement finish: Pavement must be replaced/resurfaced to match existing surface material while meeting against the steel tubing. Plan Scale 1:50@A4
Layout Notes - Parallel with the Kerb.
Maintenance: Refer to maintenance con-
tract. Supplier:
Minimum of 1200mm must be kept clear for footpath traffic with 500mm distance away from the kerb. Bike racks must maintain a 1000mm minimun distance from seats.
Furphy P: (03) 5831 2777 F: (03) 5381 2681
Bike Racks
Description:
The Bike Rail Rack provides residents and visitors with a secure place to set down and lock their bicycles. Section Scale 1:25@A4
This rack is ideal for bike riding enthusiasts with specility bicycles that prefure not to use standard bike racks. Standard bike racks could damage bike frames where as the rail rack allows bicyles to be mounted to the rail by the seat protecting the frame. Specification: Metal finish: Anodized aluminium 42mm tub-
bing Mounting: Flanged base plate with domehead, 5.5 12mm Bolt, 75 chemset into concrete Core mount: Embedded posts into 400x400mm concrete footings. Pavement finish: If surface is damaged during installation the damaged pavment must be repaired and match existing surface material. Maintenance : Refer to maintenance contract. Notes:
Supplier:
Furphy P: (03) 5831 2777 F: (03) 5381 2681
Bike Racks
Asphalt to be replaced and match existing material after installation Mild steel ‘seamless’ tube socket to be erected vertically Gib key guide welded full length each side to socket 35mm compacted depth of 7mm nom. size type L asphalt 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3. Compacted subgrade. fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:10@A4
Asphalt to be replaced and match existing material after installation Mild steel ‘seamless’ tube socket to be erected vertically Gib key guide welded full length each side to socket 35mm compacted depth of 7mm nom. size type L asphalt 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3. Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:10@A4
Notes:
Technical Notes & Standards
Bike Racks
Stainless steel baseplate !xed with bolts chem set 75mm depth of 25mpa insitu coloured concrete. refer to civil detail sd03. 75mm depth of 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3. Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:10@A4
Existing Concrete
Mild steel ‘seamless’ tube socket to be erected vertically Gib key guide welded full length each side to socket 100mm depth of 35Mpa concrete slab as speci!ed 80mm Compacted class 3 FCR sub-base of 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3. Concrete footing 400mmx300mm Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr. Mild steel socket base plate welded to socket
Section Scale 1:10@A4
New Concrete Notes:
Technical Notes & Standards
Bins Recycling sticker to be centralized on pyramid dome lid. 90mm high x 90mm wide recycling symbol located in a 120mm x 120mm safe
97mm high x 392mm wide recycling sticker centralized on pyramid dome lid.
Description: The Bayside Recycling Bin should be used in areas that produce a high level of waste. The bin has been specially designed for Bayside City Council. The lasercut Bayside symbol has been cut into the metal body. Metal cover with 4 no. neoprene hole restrictors
The recycling bin must be sited abutting RB002 to reduce the incidence of ordinary waste contaminating the recyclable material. Speci !cation:
Bayside city council icons lasercut into 2.5mm metal body and access door
80lt plastic wheel
Metal! !nish: Body: Powdercoated mild steel with 40mm square perforations Lid: 316 stainless steel
Adjustable feet to ensure bin top is level. !xed to concrete slab with “chemset� or similar approved
Finished ground level
Rubber seal on recycling bin to be soft to allow items to be easirly inserted. Recycling bins to have recycling stickers attached to the lid centered and squared to the lid. Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:!
650x650x200mm deep concrete footing
NOTES:
Furphy P: (03) 5831 2777 F: (03) 5381 2681 Commercial Systems Australia P: (03) 9725 9344 F: (03) 9*725 9744 Urban Design Group P: (03) 9357 884 F: (03) 9357 886
Technical Notes & Standards
Bins
316 stainless steel lid
Description: The Bayside Recycling Bin should be used in areas that produce a high level of waste. The bin has been specially designed for Bayside City Council. The lasercut Bayside symbol has been cut into the metal body. The recycling bin must be sited abutting RB001 to reduce the incidence of ordinary waste contaminating the recyclable material. Speci !cation: Bayside city council icons lasercut into 2.5mm metal body and access door
80lt plastic wheel
Adjustable feet to ensure bin top is level. !xed to concrete slab with “chemset� or similar approved
Finished ground level
Metal! !nish: Body: Powdercoated mild steel with 40mm square perforations Lid: 316 stainless steel Rubber seal on recycling bin to be soft to allow items to be easirly inserted. Recycling bins to have recycling stickers attached to the lid centered and squared to the lid. Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:!
650x650x200mm deep concrete footing
NOTES:
Furphy P: (03) 5831 2777 F: (03) 5381 2681 Commercial Systems Australia P: (03) 9725 9344 F: (03) 9*725 9744 Urban Design Group P: (03) 9357 884 F: (03) 9357 886
Technical Notes & Standards
Bins
Stainless steel lid Bayside city council icons lasercut into metal body. 55lt galvanised metal bin liner Centralising cross bar Skirt of bin
Finished ground level 300x300x400mm concrete footing
Description: The Stainless Steel Bayside Litter Bin has been specially developed for Bayside City Council. The lasercut icons cut into the metal body re•ect the coastal character of the municipality. The stainless steel bin has become superseded as is being replaced with RB01 and RB002. The bin is to be returned to the council depot for assesment and reuse. Speci !cation: Metal! !nish: Laser cut Bayside City Council icons into316 stainless steel Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract.
NOTES:
Technical Notes & Standards
Bins
A clearance of at least 2000mm should be maintained between bins and all seats and benches
Adjoining a path
A clearance of at least 500mm should be maintained between bins and all seats and benches
Adjoining a road NOTES:
Technical Notes & Standards
Bollards
Description: The pyramid top, slender timber section and routed band make timber bollard 2 ideal for use in the ‘formal’ parks within the City of Bayside.
Speci !cation: Plan Scale 1:50@A4
Timber:!Cypress Pine. Timber!Finish:!Supplied with clear oil. ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. Removable!Bollard The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC Brown-Blakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. Maintenance:!Replace when damaged. Repaint black band as required. Refer to maintenance contract.
NOTES:
Section Scale 1:25@A4
The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC BrownBlakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. See BD007 for !xture detail.
Technical Notes & Standards
Bollards
Description: Plan Scale 1:25@A4
The Marine Bollard 1 is a traditional ‘seaside’ bollard which re•ects the nautical history of the City of Bayside. It should be used in feature locations around piers, yachtclubs and in other seaside facilities. Speci !cation: Timber: Cypress Pine Timber!Finish:!Supplied with clear oil. ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. Removable!Bollard The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC Brown-Blakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. Maintenance:! Replace when damaged. Repaint black band as required. Refer to maintenance contract.
Section Scale 1:25@A4
NOTES: The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC BrownBlakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. See BD007 for !xture detail.
Technical Notes & Standards
Bollards
Description: Plan Scale 1:25@A4
The Marine Bollard 1 is a traditional ‘seaside’ bollard which re•ects the nautical history of the City of Bayside. It should be used in feature locations around piers, yachtclubs and in other seaside facilities. Speci !cation: Timber: Cypress Pine Timber!Finish:!Supplied with clear oil. ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. Removable!Bollard The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC Brown-Blakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. Maintenance:! Replace when damaged. Repaint black band as required. Refer to maintenance contract.
Section Scale 1:25@A4
NOTES: The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC BrownBlakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. See BD007 for !xture detail.
Technical Notes & Standards
Bollards
Description: Plan Scale 1:25@A4
The Marine Bollard 1 is a traditional ‘seaside’ bollard which re•ects the nautical history of the City of Bayside. It should be used in feature locations around piers, yachtclubs and in other seaside facilities. Speci !cation: Timber: Cypress Pine Timber!Finish:!Supplied with clear oil. ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. Removable!Bollard The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC Brown-Blakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. Maintenance:! Replace when damaged. Repaint black band as required. Refer to maintenance contract.
Section Scale 1:25@A4
NOTES: The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC BrownBlakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. See BD007 for !xture detail.
Technical Notes & Standards
Bollards
Description: Plan Scale 1:25@A4
The Marine Bollard 1 is a traditional ‘seaside’ bollard which re•ects the nautical history of the City of Bayside. It should be used in feature locations around piers, yachtclubs and in other seaside facilities. Speci !cation: Timber: Cypress Pine Timber!Finish:!Supplied with clear oil. ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. Maintenance:! Replace when damaged. Repaint black band as required. Refer to maintenance contract.
Section Scale 1:25@A4
NOTES: The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC BrownBlakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. See BD007 for !xture detail.
Technical Notes & Standards
Bollards
Description: Plan Scale 1:25@A4
Timber bollard 1 is widely used along the foreshore and throughout informal parks and gardens. The shape, size and •nish of the bollard compliment the organic qualities of these areas.
Speci !cation: Timber:!Plantation red ironbark, recycled jarrah Timber!Finish:!Supplied with clear oil. ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract.
Section Scale 1:25@A4
NOTES:
NOTES: The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC BrownBlakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. See BD007 for •xture detail.
Technical Notes & Standards
Bollards
Description: Bollard type
Most types of bollards used within the municipality can be used as a removable bollard providing the approved •xtures are installed. Removable bollards are used in areas to allow vehicle access from park perimeters, around car parking areas and from along park pathways. Pivioting galvanised steel lid
Speci !cation:
Finished ground
Bollard:!Refer to standard drawing for each bollard.
607x215x215mm gal. steel bollard sleeve tp speci•cation
Metal!Finish:!Ground sleeve and lid are to be fabricated from mild steel and galvanised.
Footing varries with each type of bollard
Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract.
50mm cover
Section Scale 1:25@A4
NOTES:
NOTES: The bollard can be converted to an removable bollard using the galvanised steel socket assembly available from JC BrownBlakistow and Shortell Pty Ltd. See BD007 for •xture detail.
Technical Notes & Standards
Drinking Fountains
Stainless steel cover and bowl
Description: Bubbler and button Stainless steel collar Timber battens
The Bayside drinking fountain is appropriate for formal open spaces. The traditional shape of the drinking fountain re•ects the style and character of both structured and unstructured parks. Speci !cation:!
Finished ground level Stainless steel bottom ring and steel base plate attached with dome head bolts
500x500x600mm deep concrete footing Gate valve for water supply Connect 100mm dia. upvc drainage pipe to soaker pit
Plantation red ironbark Metal!Finish: Stainless Steel splashguard and dish. Cast metal Bayside City Council logo. Timber:! Plantation red ironbark, recycled jarrah Timber!Finish:! Supplied with clear oil. Maintenance:!
Section Scale 1:25@A4
Replace components when damaged. Clear !lter mesh in bubler as required. Oil timber at least annually. Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier: Furphy: - P (03) 5831 2777 Bromax Australia Pty Ltd 1800 55 4411 - Outside Metro Area P: (03) 9720 5099
Technical Notes & Standards
Drinking Fountains
Polished 316 stainless steel
Finished ground level
500x500x600mm deep concrete footing
Description: The foreshore drinking fountain has an elegantly designed form and a stainless steel !nish that makes this drinking fountin a dramatic piece. Its design also allows wheelchair access and to children.
Gate valve for water supply
Section
Speci !cation: Metal!Finish:!316 stainless steel construction, electropolished !nish.
Scale 1:25@A4
Bubbler and button
Optional:!Fixed or spring stainless steel dog bowl Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier: Furphy: P: (03) 5831 2777
Stainless steel bottom ring and base plate attached with dome head bolts
Section Scale 1:25@A4
Notes
F: (03) 5381 2681
Technical Notes & Standards
Fencing
Plan Scale 1:100@A4
150mm Ă˜ galvanised steel bollard capped with 5mm chamfer to edge. 50mm wide galvanised steel plate welded to bollard and in!ll panel to from bracket. In!ll panels !xed to bracket. In!ll panels !xed to brackets with tamper proof bolts/ nuts. Design of bracket should provide an elongated bolt slot to allow for onsite adjustment of in!ll panels.
Description: Bay St Vehicle control barrier galvanised steel fence Speci !cation: Metal:!Galvanised steel Metal!Finish:!Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:
Gavanised steel in!ll panel Galvanised steel in!ll panel. Size varies refer to location plan for individual size 125x4mm SHS galvanised steel bollard
200x175x6mm gal MS base plate 6CFW to bollard and !xed to concrete with 4No. M12 75mm approved expansion bolts. Road
125x4mm SHS galvanised steel bollard, capped with 5mm chamfer to all edges 50mm wide galvanised steel plate welded to bollard and in!ll panel to form bracket. Gavanised steel in!ll panel In!ll panels !xed to brackets with tamper proof bolts/nuts. Design of bracket should provide an elongated bolt slot to allow for onsite adjestment of in!ll panels. Pencil round all corners.
10 x 25mm galvanised steel uprights spaced at approx 100mm ctrs 12mm thick galvanised steel frame
Section
Section
Scale 1:10@A4
Scale 1:25@A4
Technical Notes & Standards
Lighting
Acrylic UV stabilised lens
Description: The Toorack top entry street light has been selected for Bayside City Council. The Toorak lantern incorporates unique design and performance enchncements, suitable for use in a range of applications from heritage to modern surroundings. The sealed optical compartment provides guaranteed lighting performance and ease of maintenance, while the design ensures an enduring popularity among streetscape and residential designers. Speci !cation: Metal! !nish:
Mounting details should be deremined in consultation with a structural engineer.
Cast aluminium Acrylic UV stabilised lens Mintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:
Section
Candela Australia
Scale 1:50@A4
P: (03) 9738 0808
NOTES:
F: (03) 9738 0707
Technical Notes & Standards
Pavement 75mm depth of 25mpa insitu coloured concrete.!
75mm depth of 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3.
Description: Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section
Coloured concrete paving should be used in areas of high pedestrian traf•c and along all bicycle paths. Width varies in sections typically 2500mm wide
Scale 1:10@A4
Speci !cation: Concrete! !nish: NOTES: 1. Construction joints 20mm deep and 4mm wide shall be formed with a cutting tool every 1500mm. 2. Full depth expansion joints with approved expansion joint material shall be placed every 12m.
20MPa coloured (??% River Blend Beige) concrete. 25MPa cloloured concrete (ferrotint F5300 4.5%) FERROTINT Acacla Yellow F5300 3 bags in every 5m3 of 25MPa concrete Grey Cement. Pigment loading 4.52% based on dry cement content. Pavement! !nish:
3. Finish shall be stipple trowel.
Stipple •nish
4. Footpath sections of vehicle crossings shall be 125mm depth.
Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract.
5. Concrete strength shall be 25 Mpa at 28 days.
Supplier:!
6. Constructed paths to be !ush with adjoining surfaces when re-instated, to Council satisfaction
CHECK Cathay Pigments Derek 8787 4400
Technical Notes & Standards
Pavement 75mm depth of 20mm nominal 75mm depth of 25mpa insitu coloured concrete.!Refer to civil size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed detail SD003. concrete, class 3.
Description: Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:10@A4
Concrete paving should be used in areas of high pedestrian traf•c and along all bicycle paths. Width varies in sections typically 2500mm wide Speci !cation: Concrete:!25MPa coloured concrete
NOTES:
Colour!Pigment:!ABILOX. Black CAF 1% in grey cement
1. Construction joints 20mm deep and 4mm wide shall be formed with a cutting tool every 1500mm.
Company!for!Colour!Pigment:!Abilox 9457 6488
2. Full depth expansion joints with approved expansion joint material shall be placed every 12m. 3. Finish shall be stipple trowel. 4. Footpath sections of vehicle crossings shall be 125mm depth. 5. Concrete strength shall be 25 Mpa at 28 days. 6. Concrete paths to be constructed !ush with adjoining surfaces. Adjoining surfaces to be re-installed if disturbed to councils satisfaction
Pavement! !nish: Stipple •nish Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:! CHECK The supplier is identi•ed along with each paving product
Technical Notes & Standards
Pavement 75mm depth of 25mpa insitu coloured concrete.!
75mm depth of 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3.
Description: Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section
Concrete paving should be used in areas of high pedestrian traf•c and along all bicycle paths.
Scale 1:10@A4
Width varies in sections typically 2500mm wide Speci !cation: Concrete:!25MPa grey concrete NOTES: 1. Construction joints 20mm deep and 4mm wide shall be formed with a cutting tool every 1500mm.
Colour!Pigment:!ABILOX Aged Copper 8.3% (or similar approved) by weight in grey cement. Company!for!Colour!Pigment:!Abilox 9457 6488
2. Full depth expansion joints with approved expansion joint material shall be placed every 12m.
Pavement! !nish:
3. Finish shall be stipple trowel.
Exposed Aggerregate or Stippled Finish
4. Footpath sections of vehicle crossings shall be 125mm depth.
Concrete!Finish:!Exposed Aggerregate •nish
5. Concrete strength shall be 25 Mpa at 28 days. 6. Constructed paths to be !ush with adjoining surfaces when re-instated, to Council satisfaction
Exposed!Aggregate:!Dromana granite aggregate 5mm stone. Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:! Check The supplier is identi•ed along with each paving product
Technical Notes & Standards
Pavement 75mm depth of 20mpa coloured concrete (4.5% ferrotint f5300) reinforced with f72 mesh centrally placed.
50mm consolidated depth of class 2 fcr 3% cement stabilised
!
Section
Compacted subgrade. •ll soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Scale 1:10@A4
Description: Concrete paving should be used in areas of high pedestrian traf•c and along all bicycle paths. Width varies in sections typically 2500mm wide Speci !cation: Concrete:!25MPa grey concrete
NOTES: Timber edging to be secured at 1.0m centres to Pegs with stainless steel screws. Pegs shall be 15mm below the top of edging. Joints shall be made by bridging the abutting lengths with an additional section of edging set 15mm below the top of the abutting lengths - peg shall be no more than 300mm each side of the join. !!!!!
Colour!Pigment:!ABILOX Aged Copper 8.3% (or similar approved) by weight in grey cement. Company!for!Colour!Pigment:!Abilox 9457 6488 Pavement! !nish: Exposed Aggerregate or Stippled Finish Concrete!Finish:!Exposed Aggerregate •nish Exposed!Aggregate:!Dromana granite aggregate 5mm stone. Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier:! Check The supplier is identi•ed along with each paving product
Technical Notes & Standards
Pavement 75mm depth of 20mpa concrete reinforced with f72 mesh centrally placed
150mm compacted depth of 20mm N.S. Class 3 for 98% MMD on approved subgrade (CBR 2%) Saw cut 40mm depth
Description: Saw cut concrete is used in areas of high pedestian foot traf•c. The surface gives the impression of concrete pavers and breaks up the pavement.
Section
Compacted subgrade. •ll soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Scale 1:10@A4
Width varies in sections typically 2500mm wide Speci !cation:
Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract.
Plan Scale 1:50@A4
NOTES: Install abel!ex between slab and all abutting hard surfaces
Technical Notes & Standards
Pavement Castlemaine Slate random stone pavement over nom. 10mm mortar bed
75mm depth of 20mpa concrete reinforced with f72 mesh centrally placed 150mm compacted depth of 20mm N.S. Class 3 for 98% MMD on approved subgrade (CBR 2%)
Description:
Section
Compacted subgrade. •ll soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Scale 1:10@A4
Pavers are used on corners the change in the material provides a subtle visual cues that an edge is close by. It is used in areas of high pedestian foot traf•c. The surface gives the impression of concrete pavers and breaks up the pavement. Width varies in sections typically 2500mm wide Speci !cation:
Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract.
Plan Scale 1:50@A4
NOTES: Install abel!ex between slab and all abutting hard surfaces
Technical Notes & Standards
Pavement 25mm Asphalt 75mm depth of 25mpa insitu coloured concrete. refer to civil detail sd03.
75mm depth of 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3.
Description: Asphalt paving is the standard footpath paving treatment throughout the municipality. Compacted subgrade. !ll soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:20@A4
NOTES: 1. Construction joints 20mm deep and 4mm wide shall be formed with a cutting tool every 1500mm. 2. Full depth expansion joints with approved expansion joint material shall be placed every 12m. 3. Finish shall be stipple trowel. 4. Footpath sections of vehicle crossings shall be 125mm depth. 5. Concrete strength shall be 25 Mpa at 28 days. 6. Constructed paths to be "ush with adjoining surfaces when re-instated, to Council satisfaction
Width varies in sections typically 2500mm wide Speci !cation: Finish: Asphalt !nish should be a consistent !nish, level and "ush with existing pavement surfaces.
Maintenance:!Refer to maintenance contract.
Technical Notes & Standards
Seats
Description: The Heritage / Mayfair seat is a traditional garden furniture design that compliments the asthetic qualities of the area. The seat comes in 4 and 3 seater lengths with the 4 seater ideal for buisier areas with space as they provide more ‘personal’ space for two strangers and allow multiple people are more likely to occupy the seat at one time.
Plan Scale 1:50@A4
3000x1000x150mm deep coloured concrete footing. 8.3% “midnight black” throughout concrete Finished ground level Seat fixed to slab with 25mm hex screws, stainless steel bracket, 4 no. “chemset” fixings or similar approved. Fittings to be galvanised or stainless steel if coastal.
Fixing sets are to be provided that allow the seat to be bolted to the pavement. Specification: Timber: Jarrah Timber Timber Finish: Supplied with natural clear oil ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. ?? Maintenance: Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier: Elmwood Designs Ph: ( 03 ) 9585 2888 F: ( 03 ) 9585 8855 Commercial Systems P: 61-3 9725 9344
Section Scale 1:25@A4
Notes:
F: 61-3 9725 9744
Technical Notes & Standards
Seats
Description: The Timber Bayside seat has been especially designed for the Bayside City Council. Timber batters have been used to give the seat a ‘rustic’ character. The seat should be used everywhere (ie. informal parks, gardens and in areas of remnant vegetation), except for informal costal areas where SE002 is used.
Plan Scale 1:50@A4
Timber batterns to be sunk into aluminum ends
3000x1000x150mm deep coloured concrete footing. 8.3% “midnight black” throughout concrete Finished ground level Seat fixed to slab with 25mm hex screws, stainless steel bracket, 4 no. “chemset” fixings or similar approved. Fittings to be galvanised or stainless steel if coastal.
The Bayside silhouette design incorporating the local seaside images has been developed as part of a strategic approach to the design and replacement of street and park furniture. The design has been developed by Bayside City Council and the issue of copyright is being pursued. Specification: Metal finish: Cast brushed aluminium ‘Natural’ finish Timber: Plantation red ironbark Timber Finish: Supplied with clear oil. ‘Seney’s Old Fashioned Oil’ or similar approved. Maintenance: Refer to maintenance contract. Supplier: Furphy P: (03) 5831 2777 F: (03) 5381 2681
Section Scale 1:25@A4
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Technical Notes & Standards
Seats Stainless steel baseplate fixed with bolts chem set 2x25mm hex screws stainless steel bracket Segmented pavement over nom. 10mm mortar bed 100mm depth of 35Mpa F62 reinforced concrete slab as specified 80mm Compacted class 3 FCR sub-base
Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:10@A4
Pavers Stainless steel baseplate fixed with bolts chem set 2x25mm hex screws stainless steel bracket 35mm compacted depth of 7mm nom. size type L asphalt 3000x1000x150mm deep coloured concrete footing.
Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:10@A4
Asphalt Stainless steel baseplate fixed with bolts chem set 2x25mm hex screws stainless steel bracket
3000x1000x150mm deep coloured concrete footing. 75mm depth of 20mm nominal size class 3 fcr or recycled crushed concrete, class 3.
Compacted subgrade. Fill soft spots with class 2 fcr.
Section Scale 1:10@A4
Concrete