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MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT - 617-621 PACIFIC HWY, ST LEONARDSLANDSCAPE DESIGN SKETCHBOOK

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2 | PUBLIC DOMAIN AND LANDSCAPE STRATEGIES - 617-621 PACIFIC HWY, ST LEONARDS

CONTENTS

1.0 PUBLIC REALM AND LANDSCAPE OPPORTUNITIES 4

2.0 KEY VIEWS AND VISTAS 5

3.0 ACCESS AND CIRCULATION 6

4.0 INTERACTIVE EDGES 7

5.0 PUBLIC DOMAIN TYPOLOGIES - GROUND FLOOR 8

6.0 PLACE MAKING CONCEPT - GROUND FLOOR 9

7.0 SITE ANALYSIS CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES 10

8.0 PLACEMAKING STRATEGY : PUBLIC DOMAIN 11

9.0 PLACEMAKING STRATEGY : THROUGH SITE LINKS 12

10.0 GROUND FLOOR LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN 13

11.0 SKY GARDEN LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN : OPTION A 14

12.0 SKY GARDEN LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN : OPTION B 15

13.0 PUBLIC DOMAIN AND LANDSCAPE COMPONENTS 16

13.1 public art 16

13.2 urban ecology 18

13.3 sky garden 20

13.4 furniture and materiality 22



1.0 PUBLIC REALM AND LANDSCAPE OPPORTUNITIES


2.0 KEY VIEWS AND VISTAS


3.0 ACCESS AND CIRCULATION


4.0 INTERACTIVE EDGES

ST LEONARDS EAST Public Domain Upgrade

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4.0 Design Concepts

4.1 Precinct Plan

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1. Create a focal hilltop plaza

2. Provide a gateway statement to Pacific Highway

3. Upgrade the landscape of Christie Street Reserve

4. Enhance Atchison Street as the St Leonards “High Street”

5. Create north south “Green Street” that links to adjoining area

6. Narrowing of carriageway at intersections for pedestrian amenity

7. Strengthen “green” patterns

8. Develop identity through lighting and paving

9. Use quality materials and domain treatment

FOCAL hiLLtOP PLAZA

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ChRiStie StReet PARK uPGRADe

Figure 6: Design Concept Pland

Collector Road

Local Road

Lane

Boundary

Arterial Road

Arcaded

Timed Parking-1P

Boundary

Timed Parking-2P

Timed Parking-1/4P

Timed Parking-5mins

Disabled parking

Driveway

Legend

Footpath

Boundary

Park

Pedestrian -Vehicle

Shared Path

Plaza

Podium/ Elevated

Plaza

Approved Public

Space

Arcade

Legend

Asphalt pavement

Concrete pavement

400x400 precast concrete unit

pavers (dark grey (Golden

Gunmetal) (body paver) and cream

(Albany Beige) (banding)



Gunmetal) with bending cream

(Albany Beige)

65x200x300mm six in one precast

concrete cobble units with milled

finish

Painted pattern to

asphalt pavement

Cycle path

Timber deck

Concrete wall

Exsiting kerb & gutter to

be removed

Legend

Street light 13

Legend

Collector Road

Local Road

Lane

Boundary

Arterial Road

ArcadeLegend

Timed Parking-1P

Boundary

Timed Parking-2P

Timed Parking-1/4P

Timed Parking-5mins

Disabled parking

Driveway

Legend

Major Pedestrian

Movement

Secondary Pedestrian

movement

Exising Arcades

Major Pedestrian

Crossing


Crossing

Exising Warranted

Crossing

Refuge / Non Formal

Crossing

Legend

Footpath

Boundary

Park

Pedestrian -Vehicle

Shared Path

Plaza

Podium/ Elevated

Plaza

Approved Public

Space

Arcade

Legend

Asphalt pavement

Concrete pavement








(Albany Beige)



finish

Painted pattern to

asphalt pavement

Cycle path

Timber deck

Concrete wall


be removed

Bollards @ 1.5m cts

Lighting mat

Water feature

Turf

Garden bed

Timber seat

Art light pole

Street light pole

Plaza light pole

Exsiting building

footprint

Legend

Street light 13

Power pole with light 57

Octagnal light pole 11

Ground light 12

Proposed Lighting mat

Proposed Light totem

Proposed plaza light pole

Legend

Collector Road

Local Road

Lane

Boundary

Arterial Road

ArcadeLegend

Timed Parking-1P

Boundary

Timed Parking-2P

Timed Parking-1/4P

Timed Parking-5mins

Disabled parking

Driveway

Legend

Major Pedestrian

Movement


movement

Exising Arcades

Major Pedestrian

Crossing


Crossing

Exising Warranted

Crossing

Refuge / Non Formal

Crossing

Train StationOn-road cycle path

(recently installed facilities)

Existing cycle route

Boundary

Legend

Footpath

Boundary

Park

Pedestrian -Vehicle

Shared Path

Plaza

Podium/ Elevated

Plaza

Approved Public

Space

Arcade

Legend

Asphalt pavement

Concrete pavement








(Albany Beige)



finish

Painted pattern to

asphalt pavement

Cycle path

Timber deck

Concrete wall


be removed

Bollards @ 1.5m cts

Lighting mat

Water feature

Turf

Garden bed

Timber seat

Existing tree to be

removed

Existing tree to be

retained

Proposed Tree planting

Art light pole

Street light pole

Plaza light pole

Exsiting building

footprint

Legend

Street light 13



Ground light 12




Street light pole

Legend

Collector Road

Local Road

Lane

Boundary

Arterial Road

ArcadeLegend

Timed Parking-1P

Boundary

Timed Parking-2P

Timed Parking-1/4P

Timed Parking-5mins

Disabled parking

Driveway

Legend

Major Pedestrian

Movement


movement

Exising Arcades

Major Pedestrian

Crossing


Crossing

Exising Warranted

Crossing

Refuge / Non Formal

Crossing

Train StationOn-road cycle path

(recently installed facilities)

Existing cycle route

Boundary

Legend

Footpath

Boundary

Park

Pedestrian -Vehicle

Shared Path

Plaza

Podium/ Elevated

Plaza

Approved Public

Space

Arcade

Legend

Asphalt pavement

Concrete pavement








(Albany Beige)



finish

Painted pattern to

asphalt pavement

Cycle path

Timber deck

Concrete wall


be removed

Bollards @ 1.5m cts

Lighting mat

Water feature

Turf

Garden bed

Timber seat

Existing tree to be

removed

Existing tree to be

retained

Proposed Tree planting

Art light pole

Street light pole

Plaza light pole

Exsiting building

footprint

Legend

Street light 13



Ground light 12




Street light pole

Source: St Leonards East Public Domain Upgrade, North Sydney Council. June 2015.


5.0 PUBLIC DOMAIN TYPOLOGIES - GROUND FLOOR

ST LEONARDS EAST Public Domain Upgrade

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A Public Domain Materials Recommendations

Appendix

j. Planting - Street Trees

Background

The street tree approach promotes the development of a generous street tree canopy that will provide shade and scale to the street environment and which will be a key contribution to the future character of the precinct.

Objectives

• Street trees reinforce street hierarchy, and

• Street trees assist with legibility and way finding.

Recommendation

Ficus spp.

Jacaranda mimosifolia Platanus orientalisLophostemon confertus

Syzygium jambosAngophora costata Waterhousea floribundaElaepcarpus eumundii

Cupaniopsis anacardioides

LOCATION REqUIREMENT RECOMMENDATIONSPlaza / Park Nodal Trees Large sale broad canopied native tree Angophora costata Smooth-barked apple 15-20m h x 12m w

Ficus spp. Fig 30-50m h x 15-35m wMain street tree - Oxley Street / Mitchell Street

Medium evergreen tree Elaepcarpus eumundii Quandong 8-10m h x 4-6m w

Syzygium jambos Rose Apple 5-12m h

Waterhousea floribunda Weeping Lilly Pilly 8-15m h

Main street tree - Chandos Street / Albany Street

Small to Medium evergreen tree Cupaniopsis anacardioides Tuckeroo 8-15m h

Lophostemon confertus Queensland Brush Box 15m h x 10 w

Secondary street tree - Atchison Street

Medium deciduous tree Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda 10-15mh x10-15m w

Platanus orientalis Cut Leaf Plane Tree 15-20m h x 10 w

Source: St Leonards East Public Domain Upgrade, North Sydney Council. June 2015.


6.0 PLACE MAKING CONCEPT - GROUND FLOOR

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Source: Placemaking & Design Study (SJB 2014)

Constraints Opportunities

Having regard to the above analysis, the key constraints to transforming St Leonards into a high amenity mixed use centre are:

• a lack of useable public open space;• no focus for pedestrian activity or retail;• no community facilities;• high volume / speed of traffic on key streets;• inconsistent lighting, paving and furniture;• unsafe laneways.

Council will work in partnership with landowners seeking to redevelop in the area to deliver successful placemaking projects. A more diverse land use mix needs to be delivered along with public domain improvements and much needed community infrastructure to create a sense of place.

Conversely, St Leonards offers a number of opportunities that can be capitalised on by future projects in the area:

• strong public transport connections;• ‘fine bones’ of a creative precinct;• a few ‘anchor’ establishments;• north/south running Mitchell and Oxley St;• potential to activate laneways;• significant developer interest.

It is also worth noting that a large proportion of residents are in the 25-34 age bracket, highly educated and well paid. This age group generally are keen to get involved in cultural activities such as eating out, movies and attending music venues. There are many opportunities to better cater to this demographic, stimulating economic growth and providing a greater sense of character to the area.

3.2_Site Analysis_constraints and opportunities

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Noise

Traffic congestion

InconsistentStreetscape

Park:gathering place

Legend

Potential developmentcatalyst sites

Critical circulationlinks

Green open spaces

Underutilised Plaza:Potential FocalPoint

Source: St Leonards Crows Nest Planning Study Precincts 2 & 3, North Sydney Council. May 2015.


7.0 SITE ANALYSIS CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

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3.4_placemaking strategy

Transform AtchisonSt into a civic street by continuing the upgrade program

Embellish Christie St Reserve and install public artwork

Revitalise Mitchell St Plaza and install public artwork

Embellish Hume St Park as per Precinct 1 Study

THREE PUBLIC SPACES

TWO LINEAR PARKS

A CIVIC STREET

STREETSCAPE UPGRADES

Establish linear parks along Mitchell and Oxley Streets

Roll out of the paving, lighting and furniture upgrades

ProposedLane CoveBus Rail Interchange

Legend

Green public open spaces network

Public space embellishments

Streetscapeupgrades

Existing Civic spaces

Lane Cove Proposed Civic Space

Site with setback

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ProposedLane CoveBus Rail Interchange

Option 1(DCP)

Option 1bOption 1c

(DCP)

Option 2(DCP)

Option 2b

Legend

Linear Parks

Public ArtIndicative cross-block laneways

Existing arcades

Potential laneway activation

Proposed main civic street

Planned links

Civic spaces

Potential laneway siteUpgraded lanewaylink

Shared basement access

Map 3B_Through site links Precedents

Reuben Hills,Surry Hills

Angel Place,Sydney

Degraves Street,Melbourne

Bridge Lane, Sydney

3.4_placemaking strategy



9.0 PLACEMAKING STRATEGY : THROUGH SITE LINKS

10.0 GROUND FLOOR LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN


11.0 SKY GARDEN LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN : OPTION A


12.0 SKY GARDEN LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN : OPTION B



13.1 PUBLIC ART

13.0 PUBLIC DOMAIN AND LANDSCAPE COMPONENTS



13.2 URBAN ECOLOGY



13.3 SKY GARDEN



13.4 FURNITURE AND MATERIALITY

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