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can victoria afford to not provide more affordable housing options?

Site development comparison blue represents area of sprawl saved, yellow represents CBD, red represents site. If you consider up to 4341 extra homes in this proposal and then densities of 23.4 hectare this would save the State Government up to 185 hectares of urban sprawl 145% of the site the area represented in blue.

the alternative choices... you decide...

a+

up to 10 star housing

up to 7,341 homes

up to 1,835 affordable homes a+

up to 14,668 people

a) 197,600 metre sq. of open space @7341 homes

b) 740,000 metre sq. of open space @3170 homes

up to 10 star housing a) 197,600 metre sq. of open space @7341 homes

b) 740,000 metre sq. of open space @3170 homes

a) 197,600 metre sq. of open space @7341 homes

b) 740,000 metre sq. of open space @3170 homes

what does the alternative provide?

what alternative options are there?

2 x 1st Home Buyers @57.3 homes a hectare up to 14,500 people

2 Bedrooms min. each home

55.8 m sq. min. open space 30 m sq. min

option b option c

Aim house & land $200,000 to $300,000 inc. stamp duty ect

2 x homes for the price of 1 @57.3 homes a hectare up to 14,500 people planning permision for additional house your family & children could live next door

you could save hundreds of thousands on interest payments

1 x bigger home @28.6 homes a hectare up to 7,200 people

3 or 4 bedrooms min.

Why does this alternative proposal house up to 7341 homes, more than double what the State Government is proposing?

This is a 21st century version of the Victorian terrace housing concept where communities live in close proximity to each other sharing green open spaces but with all the modern amenities and space saving features of contemporary ultra low energy town houses. Affordability is a key issue facing Australia and this is the main focus of this proposal. Land prices per square metre will play a major role in increasing affordability with more efficient streets and spaces.

how will this masterplan help limit car traffic?

This proposal has an aim of 50% car ownership...

and their children? yes...

is this a major issue affecting Australians

Urban growth to cost $11bn

More houses will not solve the affordability crisis...

Australian houses “World’s least affordable”

RESIDENTS’ associations have slammed Maribyrnong Council’s plan to ban the media from planning meetings.

This masterplan saves you time your kids could walk to school...

compared to a quarter acre block?

4 people (3 to 5 bedrooms)

TYPICAL QUARTER ACRE BLOCK

4 people (3 to 5 bedrooms)

$

1.5 people (2 to 3 bedrooms)

TYPICAL QUARTER ACRE BLOCK

$$

2.0 people (2 to 3 bedrooms)

$ $$

TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C

2.5 people (2 to 4 bedrooms)

TYPE A

1.5 people (2 to 3 bedrooms)

TYPE B

2.0 people (2 to 3 bedrooms)

$ $$ $ $$

2.5 people (2 to 4 bedrooms)

$ $

2.5 people (2 to 4 bedrooms) $ $$

$ $

TYPE C TYPE CC TYPE D TYPE F

2.5 people 1 to 4 apartments

6 people 3 to 12 apartments

are the buildings skyscrapers?

no 82% of homes will average 2.5 stories

Sandy Park on Remount Hill with Fisher stables in the background overlooking the new community....

is the architecture scary? no it will be approved by the state architect...

Housing will be screened from the river by living facades...

Thenorthernquarterhorseshoebendofthesitewillbescreenedwithvegetationand“living facades”referencingtheworkofEdouardFrançois &LewisandtheJupilleswoodssite.From theMaribyrnongriverthesitewillseemlikeagreenforestwithbuildingsnaturallycamouflaged..

homes floating in nature like a tree ...

Woi Wurring Boulevard provides safer segregated bicycle lanes and wide footpaths and a tunnel of trees. Children will be able to ride a bike and walk to school in a safer environment, cars will have to give right of way. Included are segregated tram lines with a double frequency. Adjacent is grass and a stream with a linear park. It references the high quality finishes of Swanston St but is much greener and natural as per the Vauban model.

Woi Wurrung Boulevard

Sandy Park. Sandy Park.

Marin balug Square...

Marin balug Square located at the end of the new tram line provides a natural venue for markets, sporting events and concerts. It has views overlooking the river, playgrounds, outdoor bbq’s and fitness stations. It is also adjacent to a recreational football field that is a natural amphitheatre.

Defence station tram super stop.

New Defence station tram stop provides child and infant care. It has a colourful terrazzo paving. Each tram stop proposes to be a hive of activity similar to the new super stops proposed for Swanston St.

What is the vision?

This proposal provides alternative options which offer new ideas and promotes discussion. This will benefit the community in the long term and provide choices.This draft master plan is a vision at this stage but that vision will evolve. It is not a final vision it has many options for the community to consider and will improve significantly with community input. The community needs to ask itself what does it really want and who does it want to provide for under what conditions. Does it want to be an innovator? And play an open and engaging role to support innovation.

High housing costs are preventing families buying their own homes. The community needs clever answers if it wants to develop the world’s most innovative affordable and sustainable suburb. The Australian dream of home ownership is slipping away.

Currently, younger people who have grown up in the Northern suburbs cannot afford to buy in the area they grew up in. This draft masterplan proposes that this can be changed, inspired by a site known as Vauban in Freiburg, Germany.

This is not a substandard suburb, this proposal puts forward concepts for ultra low energy housing and positive energy housing – the energy rating is well above any 7 star rated houses currently on the market.

There is an option that you buy a house and land that includes planning permission for an additional house if you wish for your children to live next door or you require to double the amount of space in your house. In the mean time you have more open space or a vegetable garden. You also save on interest payments and bank fees savings could be up to 150,000 dollars per house.

Children should be able to go to school in a safer way without being driven and meet there friends along the way all under CCTV surveillance or by using the local tram with a local police station nearby. Increasing the number of people increases the need for the sites own police station especially if a tram line or future metro station is considered.

An option for only 50% of households with a single car using the Vic Urban proposal. This significantly reduces traffic and provides streets safer for children with traffic calming and 5 k/m limits in areas. There is an option for additional cars but at a yearly financial cost. The Vauban precedent charges 35,000 dollars yearly per household wether this is suitable should be investigated. People who do not drive are rewarded with savings and priority when purchasing.

What are the goals of this proposal?

• 10% of homes have one green living facade.

• Smaller housing types reduce excavation requirements and reduce the costs making housing more affordable.

• Mortgages should be considered capped at 10 years this will reduce land values.

• With smaller housing and slimmer one way streets the land costs per a square metre are cheaper reducing the costs

• Retired care takers/artists in residence living in almost free accommodation in return for maintaining public spaces.

• Community more viable if denser, this allows for increased amenities and services.

• Community supported low rents for unique commercial premises.

• A community fee for sales this encourages long term commitment to the community and a greater sense of place.

• Defence Boulevard will support retail and be part of the public transport backbone.

• Eco village of 400 homes

• 40 straw bale homes with lime render

• 100 prefabricated homes

• 400 energy positive homes

• 400 low energy homes

• 10 local area plans comprised of material themes and details including wood, brick, lime render, living facade , tiles approved by state architect.

• 20 architects and designers approved by Department of Innovation.

• 1:50 detailed landscape plans and finish schedules

• Public competitions for aspects of the master plan

• Providing infrastructure first and maintaining community onwership of key commercial sites

• It should be investigated wether a new local council should be set up within an existing framework that has its own development standards controls with enforcement

• An option of daily car registration online much like myki and metlink you only pay for what you use and when saving you money speed limits of 5 k/m in the streets

• A new zoning for affordable housing so data can be looked at state wide and caveats on sales

• Any site that is above the min. house type pays double the amount of rates, land price and triple if the site has on site parking or covered garage

6x 40M STOPS PARK & RIDE

98% within 400m dedicated lanes

3800

BIKE SPACES

4km of bike dedicated lanes

RECYCLE

GREY WATER & BLACK WATER

7358 TREES MIN. 3673 m sq. green roofs @ 1%

3.2km RIVER WALKING TRAIL

3.2km streams

15,966,000L WATER STORAGE MIN. PLUS 2 x BUNKER DAMS PLUS NATURAL DRAINAGE & STORAGE

90% NORTH FACING LIVING ROOM

39600 M SQ. SOLAR COLLECT

H20

what public transport options are there?

A metro to the airport has been considered. There will be a segregated 6m wide safer bicycle freeway from the site to flinders st station. Allowing journey times of around 35 minutes. There will be 2 trams routes running on one line into the site. This will provide double the frequency of services within the site in the future. Infrastructure will also be provided first.

what are the key ideas?

What responses has the alternative proposal received ?

1. “The change of course for the tramline into the development and then turning further to the peninsula is truely a great idea.”

2. “Overall, so well spaced and very high density. Maybe they should look at a metro connection to Highpoint and this development too. Exactly what that area needs to handle this growth.”

3. “The only real concern is the junction near Rosamond road, military road and Maribyrnong Rds, including the new extention of the latter. That will be avery very busy traffic location.”

4. “I’m not asking for more sprawl and cul-de sacs, but please, the street layout needs more imagination”

5. “23 dwellings per hectare isn’t good enough”

6. “If we aren’t prepared to do this super high density on a 123 hectare site which can provide some decent buffering to existing suburbs (and to the maribyrnong) where the hell would we?

2 trams there already to serve the first stages of the development. and enough time in staging of hte development to build that train line someone had shown above.”

7. “take advantage of the constrained entries and exits for private vehicle traffic to ‘encourage’ a greater use of PT.”

8. “developer should put their neck on the line and make a statement. “

9. Community members are worried about traffic flows without even looking at this proposal.

10. Community members are warming towards parkland and living facade buildings.

Precidents>>>

Vauban, Germany

This proposal:

- 30% site coverage

- 1.4 plot ratio

- 57.35 homes a hectare

Vauban: - 44.8 homes a hectare

Elemental: - 117-150 homes a hectare

Vic Urban: - 23.4 homes a hectare

Precidents>>>

Lyon, France/Canal, Dublin Ireland De Blacem & Meagher/Elemental,Chile/Herzog De Meuron, New York/ FK Canberra/ Kim Wilke, UK/Marco Hogan Brazil

the smallest house type...

Affordable land planning>>>

$$$ residential metre square land per home:

20% 1) 0 - 71 m sq = minimum hr rate x 12.5

10% 2) 72 - 90 m sq = minimum hr rate x 25

3) 91 - 101 m sq = market rate or (( min rate 2) x 2))

4) 102 - 124 m sq = (min rate 3) x 1.5

5) 125 - 154 m sq = (min rate 3) x 2.0

5% 6) 155 + m sq = (min rate 3) x 2.5

additional notes:

- per on site car space rate x 1.5

- on river x 2

- accessed via lift x 1.3

- detached x 2

(additional conditions apply further options to be added for discussion)