REgenerating The Bays Precinct by UNSWBE

Joshua Di Giannantonio Z5160478

Project 3

REGENERATING

THE BAYS PRECINCT Joshua Di Giannantonio Z5160478

How can we use time as a design opportunity in order to improve active transportation around the Bays precinct ?

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SITE HISTORY Past

Glebe Island Bridge

Can the Past inform the Present ? How can we learn from the sites Transportation history ?

1855, THE OPENING OF THE SYDNEY GOODSLINE

How can we link the history of the site to active transport in order to represent how time has passed through the bays precinct ?

Present

Transport Today

1855, THE OPENING OF THE SYDNEY GOODSLINE

What can we do now ? How can the current conditions of the site inform or influence future change around the Bays Precinct ?

Future

Elevated Bike Path Network How can we REgenerate these existing historical markers at the Bays precinct. How do these existing historical markers change over the next 50,100, 200,500 years ?

1855, THE OPENING OF THE SYDNEY GOODSLINE

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FUNDAMENTAL ASSEST Connections to surrounding open space Unlock permeability at precinct edges via access nodes aligned to existing connections, greater permeability along the boundary to Balmain/Rozelle and connections to surrounding open spaces including callan Park

Historical Markers How can we REnew these existing historical markers at the Bays precinct specifically looking at Glebe Island bridge and WhiteBay Power Station. How do these existing historical markers change over the next 50,100, 200,500 years ? How do these influence active transport around the site ?

Infrustructure and Topography The road infrastructure has evolved beginning with the widening of Victoria Road in the 1930s. The changing ways the land has been used has cut the precinct off from its surroundings. Major transport routes today are a product of the topography, the Harbour and the settlement pattern. The White Bay Power Station is at nexus of these routes. These have resulted in strategic benefits but also natural environmental impacts.

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PREVIOUS ACTIVE TRANSPORT COMMENTS:

Community Stakeholder Consultation Timeline

(Inner west residents)

What can we do NOW ? - “ Some cycling routes are in poor condition and are opportunities to improve accessibility.” - “ Cycling infrastructure also needs to be provided.” - “Cycleways that are not lit can be dangerous at night.”

REgenerating The Bays Precinct

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VISION

REgenerating the Bays

The Bays Precinct will become a world-class active transport community. Everyone in the Bays Precinct will be able to travel by bicycle on a comfortable, safe and connected bicycle network. Bicycling will become a viable transportation option and will elevate the quality of life for people traveling to and from the Bays Precinct.

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES A Precinct for Everyone

An Accessible Precinct

An Historic Precinct

Relaxing and taking in the expansive view of the harbour as well as surrounding green spaces.

Wide pathways and designated bike path over Glebe island bridge

Understand the prior use of the Glebe Island Bridge and its role in transportation.

Existing active transport and wide generous pathways to link with Glebe Island.

White Bay Power Station.

Cycle routes connecting the precinct for everyone to use

Wide pathways and modern seating in the historic Glebe Island.

phytoremediation to be conducted outside of White Bay Power station with the main objective to clean contaminated soils over time

2 Visitors enjoy a community event that will be held on Glebe Island as well as use of active transport networks.

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SITE ANALYSIS What if we could Improve the precinct’s connectivity and integration into its locality and surrounding areas ?

Regional Active Transport network

Foreshore shared path network

Off road shared path network

Access for active transport

Harbour Foreshore walk

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SITE ANALYSIS What if we were able to access more of the site ?

Primary Active Transport Access Links

Anzac Bridge pedestrian ramp in Pyrmont

Off road shared path in Bicentenial Park

BEFRIEND: Images were sourced from Isabel Peng, Georgie Purkiss and Harry Dunn helping me locate access points around the site

Anzac Bridge shared path

Steep Topography changes on Glebe Island

Sandstone cutting under Anzac bridge towards Glebe Island Bridge

BEFRIEND: Images were sourced from Isabel Peng, Georgie Purkiss and Harry Dunn helping me locate access points around the site

Lilyfield light rail station

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SITE ANALYSIS How can we combat the impacts of sea level rise ? How does active transportation look at the Bays ?

Sea level rise scenario to observe how the 2100 high tide inundation changes 2100 I + 0.74m Highest Tide

Maximise Active Transport Links Immediate Opportunities

Mid-Term Infrustructure

Long-Term Infrustructure

PRECINCT STRUCTURE

KEY MOVES

1. IMPROVE PRECINCT CONNECTIVITY

4. PROVIDE A SEPERATE ELEVATED CYCLEWAY CONNECTING THE BAYS PRECINCT

2. RETAINING EXISTING BUSINESSES AT ROZELLE BAY AND BAYS WATERWAYS

5. IMPROVE ACTIVE

TRANSPORT ACCESS AROUND THE SITE

3. PROVIDE NEW AND IMPROVED ACTIVE GREEN SPACES

6. RESTORE GLEBE ISLAND BRIDGE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORT USE

PRECINCT STRUCTURE

MASTER PLAN REGENERATE

KEY

Scale: 1:2000 @A3

PRECINCT MATERIALS

ELEVATED PATH

PRECINCT MATERIALS

ELEVATED PATH

Scale: 1:100 @A3

30m

Scale: 1:300 @A3

PRECINCT ELEMENTS

PRECINCT BLOCK TYPES

Natural Form Complex GFA: 270,300m2

Terraced Apartment GFA: 241,450m2

Type 1: 90,600m2

Type 1: 22,300m2

Type 2: 45,300m2

Type 2: 21,150m2

No of Dwellings:

Type 1: 1812

Type 1: 2203

Type 2: 906

Type 2: 210

Population No:

Low Residential House GFA: 17,100m2 Type 1: 17,100m2 No of Dwellings: Type 1: 144 Population No: Type 1: 1035

Residential + Commercial GFA: 23,600m2 Type 1: 19,600m2 Type 2: 4000m2 No of Dwellings: Type 1: 50 Type 2: 8

Population No:

Type 1: 5436

Type 1: 6,609

Type 2: 2718

Type 2: 630

Sourced from Term 1 group work

PRECINCT ELEMENTS

BIRD HABITAT ORBACLES How can we further Biodiversity at the Bays Precinct ?

NEW HOLLAND HONEYEATER

ORBACLE A / BIRD HOUSE

ORBACLE B / BIRD FOOD

ORBACLE C / BIRD BATH

PRESENT (2021) BIRD POPULATION

Future (2001) LOW EMISSIONS

Future (2100) HIGH EMISSIONS

HOUSE - SOUND

FOOD - SCENT

BATH - WATER

The bird houses are filled with nesting materials, and activated with bird sounds, coming from speakers hidden in the modules,powered by solar panels.

The bird feeders are filled with varities of seeds and grains, and activated with passive fragrances from difusers.

The bird baths are filled with water,activated by overflow that drips down the modules to the ground below. Misters cool the air for birds and visitors below.

REGENT HONEYEATER

ORBACLE A / BIRD HOUSE

ORBACLE B / BIRD FOOD

ORBACLE C / BIRD BATH

PRESENT (2021) BIRD POPULATION

Future (2001) LOW EMISSIONS

Future (2100) HIGH EMISSIONS

The bird houses representclimate change effects on habitat. The modules accommodates a range of bird nesting preferences circulat openings and an open box.

The bird feeder represents climate change effects on food sources. The modules are filled with grains and seeds for birds.

The bird baths represent the climate effects of precipation increase through water collection,distribution and timed misting. The hoods of these modules are perforated to collect rainwater in small birdbaths below.

HOUSE SPARROE

PRECINCT ELEMENTS

BIRD HABITAT ORBACLES Can we protect local bird species from climate change over the next 100 years through the implamentation of these bird habitats ?

https://2017.northernspark.org/projects/orbacles-2017-creative-city-challenge-winner/index.html

Galah

White-browed

Superb Fairy-wren

Tree Martin

PRECINCT ELEMENTS

BIRD HABITAT

CPTED DESIGN

LIGHTING

Lighting is to be upgraded throughout the Bays precinct to provide improved safety as well as to highlight and celebrate significant features in the precinct. It is recommended that new column lighting be provided around the precinct. This custom column light could be designed using the distinctive red colour of the existing poles. The adoption of improved LED light fittings will enhance safety and reduce light spill and energy consumption. These would be located on key pedestrian through site links, including the diagonal path linking Denison Street and Lilyfield Road access point to Glebe point road access point.

Featured lighting Cycleway lighting Adjacent lighting Accent lighting

CPTED DESIGN

LIGHTING

TYPE 1: Primary Path Accent and up lighting

TYPE 2: Primary Path Colum lighting

TYPE 3: Feature lighting Heritage items

CPTED DESIGN

ACTIVE SPACES

INTERNALISED

EDGES AND SHOPFRONTS

CLUSTER

Activities that are internal within these pockets of space that people can occupy along the street, people must use them to move through the street to reach them. This will generate movement however it will lack active street presence.

Activities located along edges of parkland, giving them a street presence. American urban theorist and architect Jane Jacobs called for the edge of green spaces to be a transition between park and city that was lively; ’spots of magnetic and intense border activity’.

Activities clustered and co-located in one area

DISTRIBUTED Active elements dispersed across parkland.

LINEAR Activities anchoring either end of a structuring line, or distributed along such an alignment.

PRECINCT PLANTING

PHYTOREMEDIATION Can we commence Phytoremediation in 2023 ?

PRECINCT PLANTING

PHYTOREMEDIATION REMEDIATION PLANTS Existing plants species (present industrial context)

Cogon Grass

Poinsettia

Bracken Fern

Black Wattle

Removes Manganese

Removes Zinc,Lead, Molybdenum, Mercury

Removes Cadmium.Lead, Nickel,Zinc

Removes Cadmium,Carbon, Chromium,Copper,Nickel, Zinc

Future plants species

Mulberry Tree

Lantana

Tussock Grass

Removes Carcinogenic PAH’s

Removes Lead, Nickel

Removes Cadmium.Lead, Nickel,Zinc,Copper

Native vegetation

Pb Cu

Pittosporum

Sugar Gum

Breynia

Removes Carcinogenic PAH’s, Benzo (a) Pyene

Removes Zinc,Copper,Carbon, Magnesium

Removes Nickel & Zinc

TPE’s

Grass

Scale: 1:150 @A3

Pb Zn

PRECINCT SPACES

DETAILED PLAN 1

Scale: 1:2000 @A3

Section AA

Scale: 1:150 @A3

PRECINCT SPACES

DETAILED PLAN 2

1 1

SidePath with mixed use

Scale: 1:2000 @A3

Section BB

2 Scale: 1:150 @A3

SidePath with separate use

PRECINCT SPACES

DETAILED PLAN 3

Scale: 1:2000 @A3

Section CC

Scale: 1:150 @A3

PRECINCT SPACES

TRANSECT 1

The Bays Metro Station White Bay Power Station

Existing Residential

Retained Industry

Major Six-lane road

Industry Course-Way road

Pedestrian waterfront Network

Industry Course-Way destination

Elevated Path Network

10m 8m 8.5m

27m 60m

48m

10m

30m

12m

30m

48m 210m

80m

30m 40m

12m

140m

800m

Scale: 1:2000 @A3

Retained Site Buildings

Sandstone

Residential

Hawksbury

Street Network

Disturbed Soil

Gymea

Contaminants: Heavy Metals Ground gases Acid Sulfate Nitrates Asbestos Ammonia Phenols

PRECINCT SPACES

TRANSECT 2

Two-lane Street Elevated Path Network

Balmain Steps

Elevated Path Network

Two-Lane Street

10 10

10 10 10

Scale: 1:2000 @A3

Sandstone

Phytoremediation Zone

Hawksbury

Gymea

Elevated Path Network

90 5

700

Residential

Bike + Pedestrian Network

Contaminants: Heavy Metals Ground gases Acid Sulfate Nitrates Asbestos Ammonia Phenols

PRECINCT SPACES

MODEL

PRECINCT ELEMENTS

ACTIVE STREET INFLUENCES Can we design and plan in accordance with the NSW State Government future transport strategy ?

PROVIDE SAFE CONNECTIONS FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORT USERS

PROVIDE STREET SINAGE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORT USERS

PROVIDE DESIGNATED BIKE LANES

PRECINCT STAGING

STAGING PLAN 15 YEARS

0 YEARS

30 YEARS

Future Design

Existing Built Infrastructure Year

Bike Track

Create

Two Lane Road

Create

Complete

Single Lane Road

Create

Complete

Pedestrian Area Phytoremediators Existing Builf Form Low Density High Density

Complete

Create Strip Cropping

Move Terminal Gabion Steps

Removal and Replace

Waste management Centre

Phase out

Complete

Allow sucession of Native Grasses

Water Storage Tanks

Constructed Glebe Island

Monitor pop.

Elevate end steps

Balmain Exten.

Complete

PRECINCT STAGING

STAGING PLAN What happens in the Long-TERM ?

STAGE 2 MID-TERM 2021 - 2030 Actions: - Review existing cycleway/wayfinding signage. - Implementation of crossings where there are existing shared paths - Phytoremediation to commence

STAGE 1 NOW 2021

STAGE 3 LONG-TERM 2060? 2090?

Actions:

- Community consultation/ Stakeholder consultation outcomes - Removal of gates, barriers, the site if only fully accessbale on Saturday and Sunday

- The introduction of an elevated path system that caters for all modes of active transport.