Urban Design & Planning Portfolio

URBAN PLANNING PORTFOLIO LIPI BHAVESH

Content: 1. Affordable Housing in Footscray 2. Connectivity and Restoration in Apollo Bay 3. Blue Green Corridors in Metropolitan Melbourne 4. Housing in Maribyrnong Defense Site

PORTFOLIO Lipi Bhavesh

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Affordable Housing in Footscray Connectivity and Restoration in Apollo Bay Blue Green Corridors in Metropolitan Melbourne Housing in Maribyrnong Defence Site

FOOTSCRAY AFFORDABLE HOUSING Affordable Housing Plan for Footscray Professional Practice UPD4101 L Bhavesh / C Chesworth G Osborne / A Truong

VISION PRINCIPLES AND GOALS

How the strategy works The Footyscray Affordable Housing Strategy is a long-term vision for Footscray

The Strategy has:

A 15 year blueprint to ensure the sustainable development and management of affordable housing in footscray.

1 vision

A plan to ensure the social and cultural fabric of historic Footscray is maintained, with the incorporation of wrap-around services.

A mechanism to ensure all members of Footscray are provided for, especially those most marginalised.

3 principles 3 strategic goals 8 implementation strategies 1 direction

A tool to ensure community assets are used at their highest efficiency and revitilise public spaces.

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A 15 year vision

Footscray is a city within a city, celebrated for its historical diversity its cultural landscape and its cohesive community. Footscray continues to be a beacon of inclusion in Greater Melbourne, ensuring all member of its community are provided for through the provision of well designed, sustainable affordable housing and access to essential services and amenities; a stones throw from the CBD

Principles

Strategic Goals

Affordable

Increase Supply of Affordable Housing

Diversie & Inclusive

Partner and Collaborate

The strategy will increase the supply and mix of affordable housing in Footscray for a range of households on diverse incomes and circumstances. The strategy will ensure new development is beneficial to the wider community and breath new life into Footscray.

The strategy will partner and collaborate with existing community housing organisations to deliver and manage affordable housing developments, and to integrate wrap-around services for residents and the wider community.

Foster Connection and Integration

Revitilised

The strategy will ensure affordable housing stock is accesible to community services and employment opportunities, as well as being well integrated with the wider Footscray community fostering a diverse and inclusive neighbourhood.

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YEAR 10 Review & Evauate Strategy

Review & Evauate Strategy

Feasability Stduy

YEAR 5

Aquire New Land

Review of Policy and Funding

Est Small Houses Comp

YEAR 4 Review & Evauate Strategy

Begin New Developments

Legislate Changes

Appoint Committee

Vipont St Development

YEAR 3

Review & Evauate Strategy

Expand Partnerships

VicSmart Fast Track

Review & Evauate Strategy

Advertise Planning Scheme

Est Affordable Housing Taskforce

Vipont St Development

YEAR 2

Widen Knowledge Share

Est Affordable Housing Fund

Publish Strategy

YEAR 1

Review & Evauate Strategy

Est Partnerships

Planning Scheme Amendments

Implementation Timeline

YEAR 15

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Criteria: services

Schools

Jobs

Parks

< 500m with disabilities < 1000m without

Services

Groceries

Adult Education

Health Services

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Transport map

500M

1KM

Train Station Tram Bus Route N

Tram Route Train Route

0

250m

500m

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Services map

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500M

1KM

University High School Primary School

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Kindergarten Groceries Library Health/Doctor

N

Centrelink 0

250m

500m

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Available land

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Suitable land

Vipont St

Hopkins St

Irving St

Points

Suitability

15-20

Excellent (priority)

10-15

Less suitable

5-10

Not suitable

Colour

Raleigh St

N Points

Suitability

15-20

Suitable for people with a disability

Colour

0

250m

500m

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Hopkins Street

Rating: 20 Available for people with disability

long term affordable

private housing

community services

Hopkins Street/Thrifty site provides opportunity for high density mixed-use space in the heart of Footscray. It’s central location and proximity to amenities make it a desirable site. Using planning implementation strategies we will allow a private developer to take advantage of new design and development overlays in exchange for a new community service office (yellow) and longterm affordable housing (pink), private housing (white).

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Ecological City Improved Connectivity And Restoration Of Native Biodiversity In Apollo Bay Lipi Bhavesh

Summary

Environmental Mitigation

The coastal town of Apollo Bay is one of the few towns along the South-west side of Great Ocean road that occurs at the base of the cleared hills and frontage to the beach. After the Colac Otway Shire, Apollo Bay is known as the second major urban center in the Colac Otway. Currently, Apollo Bay is experiencing high rates of development for both permanent and short-term (tourist) residents.

Through various researches and site studies, it is found that the current provision of street connection within the town and the surrounding region (neighborhood towns of Marengo and Skenes Creek, uphill viewpoints, Town Centre and the Habour) is limited to its function and quality. Further, the bicycle and pedestrian amenity is also minimal and dysfunctional.

Therefore, our project focusses on the improvement of road connectivity within the township and to the surrounding key points to improve and enhance the overall living experience.

The second and third parts of the project focus mainly to overcome

or protect the town from the effects of climate change. Situated on the coast, the impacts of climate change have severely affected the community settlement, tourism and the Great Ocean Road infrastructure in the past. Rising sea levels have such a profound effect on societies that due to coastal flooding many populations migrate towards the inland. The high demand for the interior sites has led to intensive development and innovation that includes manipulation of the landscape, natural resources and ecosystems (such as landscape burning). Considering the criticality of the environmental condition, the second strategy is to restore the lost native biodiversity by creating green spaces. Similarly, our third strategy is proposing an alternate route to the town to combat the effects of surface water due to high tides and stormwater on the Great Ocean Road.

All three strategies describe key actions that attract sustainable development and secure the future of Apollo Bay.

Apollo Bay

Marengo

Great Ocean Road

Sea Level Rise/Storm Surge by 2100The Great Ocean Road Infrastructure has a high tendancy of disruption from flooding

High level Rise Moderate level Rise Low level Rise

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1. Great Ocean Road near the Town Centre- Absence of street vegetation, bicycle or pedestrian route Great Ocean Road Apollo Bay Town

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The red circled roads are the key roads that connect the view points up the hill and Beach Frontage

2. Montrose Street- Presence of Street vegetation, Absence of proper pedestrian or bicycle track

Disconnection of Apollo Bay with the Otway Ranges and Surrounding Forests

• Disconnection with the Otway Ranges and surrunding F

Large Area The Otway Region

The otway Ranges cover the land around Apollo bay and is filled lustrous trees and forests

Ranging from the Otways to the base of the foothills lies dense forests filled with ancient tall trees, lush fern gullies and a range of plant life. Apollo Bay is a small rural town that lies at the base of the cleared Otway hills with a frontage to the Southern Ocean.

The town is set on cleared land, removing the significant trees and plant species and bringing an imbalance in the ecosystem. The commercial or the major activity center is set on the frontline of the beach and the residential zone of the town is on the backside of the activity zone. The town is highly valued and identified for its scenic views of the Otway mountains and the sea and its local community setting. It is designated as the second major urban center on the Great Ocean Road. Despite the

clearance of the native trees and plants towards urban development, there is an abundant variety of indigenous grasses present in patches along the Great Ocean Road and throughout the streets of the town.

Further, the town constitutes the Great Ocean Road on the periphery and narrow streets otherwise.

Since streets take an upmost amount of the region and are utilized the most, it is important to maintain and develop amenities along with it. Some roads connect the Great Ocean Road to the uphill that passes through the Apollo Bay township. These roads are identified to be further repaired and improved by the council for the community and mainly for tourists.

Milford Creek

Newly devel Town

Older part of the Town

Anderson Creek

Anderson Creek

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Study area Town of Apollo Bay

loped

The current residential zone and the activity center of the town are connected through narrow streets that are accessible to the residents as well as the tourists. However, the existing connectivity of the town center, settlement, and the viewpoints above the settlement have limitations.The management of the coastal land and infrastructure and its adaption to the changing climate is identified as a key issue in various state and local schemes.

According to the study of the existing condition, the following are the interrelated key challenges:

Mobility

Limited pedestrian and bicycle amenities along with the township as well its connection to the Otway

Cul-de-Sac pattern (New Town)

forest on one side and town center and the Harbor on the opposite side.

Biodiversity

The protection of the natural landscape, traditional streetscape, open spaces, and ecosystems is a crucial challenge not only to preserve the identity of the town but also plays a major role in sustainable development.

Alternate Route

The adaption to climate change has been a challenge as it has an unpredictable effect on the land and infrastructure at the Great Ocean Road. Thus it is necessary to mitigate the negative effects of this change and develop alternatives.

Grid Pattern (Old Town)

eat Ocean Road

tegory 1

tegory 2 Road Hierarchy

Interconnection between Settlement and the surrounding

Proposal Vision

“As climate change becomes an integral aspect in town planning, the collective vision is to create a vibrant urban setting that inspires and contributes to sustainable design and a connected community”

Existing McLennan St

Proposal: Street trees

Existing Great Ocean Road

Proposal: Footpath and street trees

Proposal

Key Strategies

Active Mobility The strategy will install and improve the existing roads and provide pedestrian and bicycle lanes to increase the connection between the town center and the residential zone as well as a connection between the region above Apollo Bay and Great Ocean Road for active mobility.

Recover Biodiversity This strategy intends to reinstate and maintain the ecosystems that have been lost and improve the ecological integrity by replanting native trees and plant species in the township as well as in surrounding parks and other open spaces. The strategy involves community participation in the process of replanting the vegetation and its effective management.

Develop an alternate route To mitigate the effects of natural calamities like tidal waves and floods, an alternate route to the township through the inland is designed. This route can be utilized by the residents as well as the tourists when the Great Ocean Road is blocked due to excessive surface water or any other mutilation.

Strategy

Active Mobility

Reconstruction of existing roads The existing roads in the region will be replaced with natural stone, such as sandstone slabs as these slabs are porous and prove beneficial to the town during heavy rain and flooding. In addition to the roads, provisions of slip lanes at the intersections, especially at the roads that merge at the Great Ocean Road.

Improve linkages and connections of the residential areas to key destinations Provide bicycle tracks

The installation, improvement, and maintenance of bicycle infra-

structure throughout the region. A parallel bicycle lane of 1.2 meters width will be added as it will benefit tourism as well as the residents to travel to work.

Boulevard Treatments for the Great Ocean Road will have special paving that can be used to communicate the function of the bicycle access lane.

Shared streets in Road type one and associated streets of the road type two will have colored pavement for the cycle route to communicate the right-of-way to the vehicles. (refer to figure 1) The remaining streets from the type two category will share the pedestrian and the cycle track.

Category 1 (Great Ocean Road)

Category 2 (Roads that are perpendicular to the Great Ocean Road)

Category 3 (Narrow streets that connect the roads of category two) Figure 1: Improves accessibility between the town centre, Apollo bay Harbour and tourist spots uphill by providing cycle routes.

Strategy Precedent

Santa Ynez Valley is a small town in the central coast of California and draws a vast number of tourists The two main elements of the long-range plan was to create a convenient and safe environment with better infrastructure and connectivity throughout the Santa Ynez Valley region. The bike route of the region was classified into four categories: Class I - This is a multi-purpose trail that is completely separated from the main motor vehicle road.

The most common application of such routes is along the coast, rivers, ocean fronts or within small campuses like the Great Ocean Road.

Class I can be as narrow as eight feet for pedestrians, bicyclists and Equestrians

Class II bike lane, is an onstreet lane allows for predictable travel patterns for both motorized and bicycle travel

Class II - This is an on-street lane dedicated to one-way bicycle travel adjacent to motorized travel lanes.

These routes have a significant bicycle demand and insufficient space for side-by-side travel for motorists and bicyclists. The green pavement is used along potential areas of conflicts such as intersections to reinforce cyclist right-ofway.

Some bicycle-centric cities in Europe have rain sensors on traffic signals that give priority to bicyclists when it is raining. Others have elevated footrests for cyclists waiting at red lights. There is no limit to amenities that support bicycle riding, but some are necessary.

Strategy

Restore Biodiversity

The strategy is divided into three categories:

Street Vegetation

Various native trees will be planted alongside the streets and greenline vegetation. To facilitate tree maintenance the trees will be classified based on its size and characteristics. For example, the trees that run along the coastline will be different from the trees on the streets that run across the town grid due to different properties and size.

Creation and Protection of Landscape The open spaces will be planned and developed to ensure that all residents, as well as tourists, have access to recreation and sports fa-

cilities. The spaces will be designed to protect significant flora, fauna and heritage features. The street trees also create a distinctive landscape and require community engagement for its management.

Effective Management

The planting and maintenance of street vegetation as well as the community open spaces would be guided by standardized protocols.

The management will use integrated measures for pest and disease control. Community engagement will participate and play a huge role in the maintenance of the landscape.

Along with side environment management would look at the secondary positive and negative effects.

Vacant land for the development of recreational spaces in Apollo Bay

Green Line along the periphery and as a segregation in between a two way road.

Open green spaces around the dwellings is an idle quality space

Strategy Precedent

Section of Street tree management plan of 1998 by Barcelona City Council

Barcelona, Spain

The current management of the street vegetation in the city is inspired by the street tree management plan drafted in 1998 by the Barcelona City Council. This plan included guidance to manage specific native trees and plants of the city that were on the verge of extinct or showing clear signs of aging. Specific trees were selected for street vegetation, based on its properties and benefits, respectively. These trees were planted in built-up areas,

Section of the La Rambla in Barcelona that is social arena of stretscape and connects major landmarks of the city

Section of the Tree Pit design of individual trees

mainly around roads and pathways especially in tree pits and in lines, growing close to buildings and/or the curb types.

Result: In a year, there was a gradual increase of 15% in the biodiversity of the city. The streets created a microclimate and an ecosystem that attracted associated fauna. The city also installed a drip irrigation system to draw water from the subsoil and thus rationalized the use of water.

Strategy

Alternate Route Development

Great Ocean Road with excess surface water

The Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability and adaption found that approximately $21.7 million worth of built infrastructure on the GORCC managed lands such as boat ramps, cark parks, Great Ocean Road will be exposed to inundation with 0.8 meters of sea-level rise. The potential sealing of some of the key points along the road would disturb the livelihoods of the residents in the settlement as well as tourism activities. By developing a new route that reaches Apollo Bay as well as the key destinations, thus would mitigate the negative effects of such disruptions as well as relieve pressure on the Great Ocean Road. The inland route needs to planned and managed in a way to keep up with the higher level of growth, in terms of economy, the population as well as tourism.

The community consultation report 2004 mentions the need for a broader strategy for potential alternative north-south routes and tourist routes to the region of Apollo Bay. The area above 30 meter contour line is exclusively under the Environmental Significance Overlay region. Therefore, the Victorian Coastal Council and the Otway Environment Council shall support the proposal by conducting environmental assessment and manipulation of landscape and natural resources for the inland route as a similar inland route(Timboon-Colac Road) is constructed and is consistent with the Coastal Strategy of the region.

Lastly, the inland route will not only serve as an alternative road but also as promote other towns along the route as tourism centers and enhance tourism and economy of the region.

• Alternate Inland Roa Proposal

for alternate inland route

Environmental Significance Overlay Region (for the new route)

Proposed Inland Route

DRAFT PRECINCT STRUCTURE PLAN FOR

THE MARIBYRNONG DEFENCE SITE

CLIENT // Advisers to the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA), and advocates of the public interest

PROJECT INTENT // Create a draft Precinct Structure Plan to provide high level planning and design advice for the future development of the Maribyrnong Defence Site

01 //

INTRODUCING THE MARIBYRNONG DEFENCE SITE

Existing Site Plan // ❏ Commonwealth Land ❏ 127.8 ha

Project Vision // Create a high density, human scale community, where people can live, work and play within 20 minutes by sustainable travel.

Our proposal will provide new housing typologies which are adaptable, affordable, and diverse, with a focus on sustainable infrastructure and the conditions caused by Covid-19.

Design Principles //

PRINCIPLE 1 // HOUSING TYPE AND DESIGN

STRATEGY 1.1 // VARIETY & FLEXIBILITY

STRATEGY 1.2 // HEIGHT & DENSITY

STRATEGY 1.3 // EYES ON THE STREET

STRATEGY 1.4 // PASSIVE DESIGN

STRATEGY 1.5 // RESPECT HERITAGE

A range of dwellings to suit a variety of life stages and family compositions.

The dwellings should be easily adaptable to meet changing needs over time

Create low to medium-rise buildings that have high density.

The site fills in the ‘missing middle’

Dwellings should embrace the street not hide away from it. Public and private open space is encouraged to face to the street

Buildings should uphold passive design ideals.

Orientate living spaces north and a preference for natural ventilation

Building heights should be respectful of surrounding buildings. The architectural language of heritage buildings should be reinvigorated where appropriate

PRINCIPLE 2 // 20 MINUTE NEIGHBOURHOODS

STRATEGY 2.1 // TRANSPORT

STRATEGY 2.2 // SCHOOLS

STRATEGY 2.3 // HEALTH CARE & SPORTS

STRATEGY 2.4 // LIFELONG LEARNING

Stimulate active transport and reinvigorate public transport ridership resulting in reduced car dependency

Walking and cycling access to local state schools

Access to a diverse range of health facilities which support all stages of life (e.g. dietist, maternity care, age care, optometrist) as well as sports facilities

Community hubs/facilities/library which facilitate a variety of learning activities for all backgrounds, e.g. english learning classes, community gardens, IT lessons for the elderly

PRINCIPLE 3 // INCLUSIVITY

STRATEGY 3.1 // UNIVERSAL DESIGN

STRATEGY 3.2 // SUSTAINABLE & ADAPTABLE

STRATEGY 3.3 // SAFETY FACILITATING ACCESS

STRATEGY 3.4 // CULTURALLY DIVERSE

STRATEGY 3.5 // AFFORDABLE

Built environment will be accessible for people of all needs

Building designs must implement passive design, sustainable materials and consider whole building life and including how uses can be easily changed in the future

Develop a pedestrian environment which is safe for all types of people at any hour of the day or night

Support multicultural living and open spaces; ensuring no one feels excluded based on their cultural background or beliefs

Providing a mix of affordable rent and purchase options

PRINCIPLE 4 // COVID-19

STRATEGY 4.1 // DYNAMIC EMPLOYMENT

STRATEGY 4.2 // WORK-LIFE BALANCE

STRATEGY 4.3 // RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

Create opportunities for co-working spaces and promote flexible working conditions

Provide urban forms which improve work life balance, which have been made vulnerable by COVID-19

Integrate a vibrant local activity centre that supports safe public open spaces, and promote technology and smart city principles

Master Plan //

Housing Forms //

The Missing Middle //

Site Master Plan 3D //