MELBOURNE METRO RAIL PROJECTInquiry and Advisory Committee

Summary of Urban Design Expert Evidence

Rob Moore, Project ExecutiveMelbourne Metro RailCity of Melbourne

5 September 2016

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Urban Design Expert EvidenceSummary• Introduction

• General / Project – wide considerations - Project Coordination- Design Quality

• Precinct based considerations - Western Portal- Arden- Parkville- CBD North- CBD South- Domain

• Conclusions

Project Coordination

• Scale

• Timeframes

• Coordination with other projects- public- private

Project Coordination

Design Quality

Design Quality

“Firmness, Commodity and Delight”Vitruvius, Architect and Civil Engineer, Rome, 1st Century AD.

• Independent Reviewer

• OVGA chaired Design Review

• Urban Design Reference Group

Design Quality

• Urban Design Strategy

• Creative Strategy

Design Quality

Station Design

• High quality design of public concourse and stations below ground

• Future proof concourse design to allow for additional entry points

– Parkville in Barry Street

– CBD North in Franklin Street west

– CBD South in north-east corner Swanston/Collins (Town Hall)

– CBD South in north-west corner Swanston/Collins (Manchester Unity)

Western Portal

• Alternative plan supported

- Less property acquisitions

- Less impacts during construction for residents

- Improved urban design outcomes

Arden

• Urban renewal opportunities at Arden Central

• VPA Arden Vision and Framework Plan (Draft, September 2016)

• Integrated urban design with Arden Macaulay

• Over station development to be integrated with station design

ArdenImage of integrated station entry and over station development (by CoM)

Parkville

• Construction disruption

• University Square Masterplan

• Royal Parade and Haymarket – masterplans required

• Precinct wide urban design opportunities

ParkvilleUniversity Square Masterplan (by City of Melbourne)

CBD North

• QVM renewal

• Franklin Street

• LaTrobe / Swanston / Little La Trobe / A’Beckett

• Over station development

CBD NorthFranklin Street – legacy• 12m wide southern footpath• Increased tree planting• People-focused street, linking CBD North and QVM

City Baths

RMIT

Station Entry

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CBD South

• Construction disruption

• City Square

• Cocker Alley Precinct

• Over station development

• Federation Square station entry

CBD South

Acoustic ShedAs constructed in suburban Melbourne

CBD SouthAcoustic Shed, City Square

Green wall

Digital display

CBD South

City Square

Design principles

Domain

• Domain Parklands – Tom’s Block

• St Kilda Road

• Shrine Reserve Station entry

• Emergency access shaft location

Conclusion

• Urban Design Expert Witness Conclave(Jones, McGauran, Schutt, Moore)

• Revised EPR’s

Rob Moore, Project ExecutiveMelbourne Metro RailCity of Melbourne

5 September 2016

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