A STRATEGY FOR USE, REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Q.U.T. UBRARY
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GARD iE JOINT QUEENSLAND TECHNOLOGY/ BRISBANE , WORKING PARTY JANUARY 1985
GARDENS POINT BRISBANE
15 Apri 1 1985
The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Alderman S Atkinson
Brisbane City Council Brisbane 4001
Mr I G Cameron
Chairman, QIT Council
c/- Cameron McNamara Pty Ltd Spring Hi 11 4000
My Dear Lord Mayor and Mr Cameron
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GUEENSLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
G eorg e St., Brisbane. Phone 223 2365. Telex AA44699. Telegrams: Ouintech, Brisbane.
G .P .O . B OX 24 34, BRISBANE, QUE ENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, 4001.
DIRECTO R
DR. R. D. GIBSON, BSc, MSc, PhD, FIMA, FAIM, MACS
I have the honour to present to you the report of the Gardens Point Study by the Joint Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT)/Brisbane City Council (BCC) Working Party.
Gardens Point is an area of historical and contemporary importance to the city of Brisbane and the state of Queensland. It contains Parliament House, Old Government House, QIT, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, the Morgue and the City Botanic Gardens which are a major outdoor park/recreational area.
This study examines in detail a wealth of site and attitude information bearing upon the interrelationships between component parts of the Point. It recommends strategies and designs that treat the area as a totality.
Volume 1 of the report sets forth an analysis of the peninsula with recommendations on opportunities for use, rehabilitation and development. Volumes 2 and 3 contain User Studies conducted for the study, and geological, horticultural, and other reports and references.
The recommendations are included in section 5, and if implemented, would make the Point area a focus of recreational and tourist activity.
I would like to acknowledge the contributions of Mr C F Sharp, Manager, Department of Health and Community Service, and Mr J Wood, Director, Property Management, BCC; Ms C J Bull, President of Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and Senior Lecturer, and Mr P Heywood, Head, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, QIT.
Yours sincerely
R D GIBSON Chairman
Joint Working Party
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CONTENT S
Sect i on
1. I nt roduct i on 2.
3.
4.
5.
The Study Process
2. 1 Study St ructu re and Acknow ledg ements 2.2 The Repo rt Outl i n e
T h e St rategy Development 3. 1 Study Area
3. 2 Backg round and O bj ect i ves 3. 3 Ana l y s i s
3 . 4 O ppo rtun ities
Key E l ements of the St rategies 4. 1
4. 2 4.3 4.4 4.5
External Relationsh i ps The Inte rna l St ructure Majo r Des i g n E l ements
Functional P rovisions and Fac i l ities Fac i l i t i es Excl uded
Summary of Recomm endation s 5. 1
5. 2 5.3
Issu es a n d Actions Requi r i n g J o i n t Act ion Fu rther Techn ical Stud i es Requi red
Ea rly Stage Im p lementation
L i st of Figu res D ra w i n g No 20 D raw i ng No 26 D raw i ng No 3 1 D raw i n g N o 3 2 D rJw ing No 33 D ra w i n g No 2 1 D raw i ng N o 2 2 D rawing N o 2 5 D raw i ng N o 23 D raw i ng No 27 D raw i ng No 28 D raw i n g No 24 D ra w i n g No 1 5 Append i x 1
Context C i rcu lation
Phys ical Cond itions U se Constra i nts U ser Opportun ities Conce pt
Prefe r red St rategy Images
Alte rnati ve El ements Development Gu idel i nes En try C i rcu lation
Sectio n s
Study Prog ramme
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3 3 4 6 6 6 7 8 10 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 6 20 2 2 2 2 2 2 23
1 . I N T R O D U CT I O N
Ga rdens Poi n t , w h i ch i n cludes Pa r l iament H ou se , O l d Govern ment House , ed uca tional esta b l ishments and the C i ty Botan i c Ga rden s , is at the hea r t of the C i ty of B ri s bane adjacent to the centra l bus iness d i strict. It i s a n a rea of g r eat h i sto r i ca l and horti cultu ral s i g n i fi cance and conta i n s feat u res that relate d i rect ly to the foundat i o n of the city; fo r exam p l e the city Botan ic Ga rdens was establ ished in 1 82 8.
T he g a r dens conta i n a w i de variety of plants , i nclud i ng a rare col lecti on of pa l m s and fi g s , many of h i sto rical i nte rest.
S i nce the a rea conta i n s Pa r l iament House , the Ga rdens a re w idely recog n i sed a s the setting fo r the Queen s l a n d seat of gove rnment and have an i mporta nt s i g n i ficance on a State w i de bas i s. S i m i la rly Old Government House , t h e head q ua rte rs o f t h e Queen sland National T ru st , i s a state-w i d e focus fo r the p rese rvation of h i sto r i ca l bu i l d i ng s. For many yea rs the a rea has a l so contai ned educational esta b l i shments. T he p resent esta b l i shments are a sma l l specia l i sed Conservato r ium of Music ( Q C M ) and a major I n st i tute of Technology ( Q I T ) .
Over the l a st few yea rs sig n i fica n t cha nges have occu r red i n the natu r e and extent of u se of the area . The Ga rdens have experienced g reat changes i n the i r use as the major outdoo r pa r k / rec reat ion a rea in the central city. On the one hand the much la rge r B r i sbane commu n i ty cont i n ues to look u po n the Ga rdens as a haven of peace and t ranqu ility. On the other hand , major concerts and othe r entertai nments have changed the pattern of u se.
Q I T is now a very la rge commu n i ty of 1 0 ,000 stud ents and staff conta i n i ng one of the la rgest state i nvestments i n tech nology and t ra i n i ng. T h i s has associ ated prob lems of accommodation , t raffic , pa r k i ng and the movement of peo p l e as well as the outdoo r rec reat ional need s of a la rge body of you n g Queenslande rs.
Loo k i ng to the futu re , p rob lems of traffic and pa r k i ng w i l l be accentuated by the g row i ng popu lation of the c i ty and of the Q I T.
I n recog n i t i on of these p roblems , B ri sbane C i ty Counc i l ( B C C ) requested Q I T to car ry out a deta i led study of the a rea. T h i s repo rt is a d i rect res u l t of that request.
The Ga rdens Point Study was ca r r ied out in the period Janua ry to Decembe r 1 9 8 4. T he need to esta b l i sh an accu rate data base both of g eolog i ca l , ho rt i cu ltu ral , topog raph ica I and t raffic flow i n fo rmat i on , and of commun ity pe rce ptions and att i tudes to the Ga rdens defi ned the prel i m i n a ry stage of the study. T h i s pre l i m i nary stage requi red i n put from a l a rge n u m ber of Q I T academ i c de pa rtments. I t was fol lowed by a p l a n n i n g and design stage w h i ch was ca r r i ed out by the QIT Depa rtment of Plann i ng and Lan d scape A rch i tectu re and res ul ted i n an overa l l development st rategy.
This development st rateg y resu l ted from an ana lysis of the various prel i m i n a ry stud ies and a physical an alysis of the site.
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The st rateg ies p ropose bas i c c r i te r ia for the futu re p l a n n i n g , des i g n a n d phy s i ca l cha nge of Ga rdens Poi n t. T hey a l so propose el ements w h i ch cou l d be con side red fo r i nclusion w h i ch do not adve rse ly affect the essen tial cha racte ristics of the a rea and w i l l p rovi d e it w i th a recog n i sa b l e structu re. The st rategy d raw i n g s present a v i s u a l summa ry o f the w o r k to date , a n d ca n be u sed to canvass res po n ses from the pub I ic and the i n st r umenta l i ties w hose a rea s of respon s i b i l i ty a ffect o r are affected by Ga rdens Poi n t. Thei r respo n se w i l l contr i bute to t h e next stag e o f p l a n n i n g a n d des i g n o f t h i s a rea.
The study a i m s to p rovi de:
An accu rate data base fo r futu re p l a n n i ng and d esign of the total study area;
A com p rehensive p l a n n i n g and d e s i g n b rief to g u ide decision m a k i ng by a l l l a n d ho l de r s and authorities contrail i ng deve lo pment w i t h i n and adjoi n i ng the study area ( State Wo rks , Mai n Roads , Port Autho rity , B C C , QIT , etc ) ; Phys i ca l a n a l ytical studies identi fy i ng problems a n d potenti a l s w i th i n and a round the s i te based on cu r rent p l an n i ng ;
O n e or more ove ra l l plan n i ng / d e s i g n strateg i es;
An exhi b i t w ith w h i ch to obta i n government and pub l i c respo n se w h i c h w i l l enable identi fi cation o f a n act ion plan fo r d e s i g n and i mplementation.
In o rder to rea l i se the fu l l potential of Ga rdens Poi n t , further stu d i es w i l l be req ui red.
T he wo rk conta i ned i n the report and attachments has been p repared by academic staff and postg rad uate stu d ents of QIT. Mu ch of the wo rk resu l ted from student p rojects which fo rmed rea l -world exe rci ses iden tified by the study. T h i s is an essen tial com ponent of the p rofessional t ra i n i ng offe red by QIT. Howeve r , these students p rojects a r e closely supervi sed by p rofession a l ly qual i fied membe rs of staff. I n particu la r , student w o r k i nc l uded in thi s report has been p rofessiona l ly authenticated by academic membe rs of staff.
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2. T H E STU D Y P R O C E S S
2. 1 Study St ructu re and Acknowledgements ( Refer draw ing 15)
The study has comb i ned work from many d i sc i pl ines w i th i n QIT and the B C C. These d i sc i p l ines have wo rked u nde r the d i rect ion o f the P roject Team and repo rted to the W o r k i ng Party w h i ch i s comp r i sed of representa t i ves of the B C C and QIT. The w o r k i ng st ructu re was d e r i ved fo l lowi ng a n a p p roach made by B C C to Q I T i n Decembe r 1 9 83 and the p reparation by each o f preli minary b r i efs of requi rements fo r the Poi nt as pe rce i ved at that stage. The study process has enabled refi nement of these b r i efs to a poi nt w here des i gn and expa n s ion i n most a r eas can b e d i rected w i th confi d ence a s to the i r effect on ove ra l l relatio nsh i ps.
Working Party
Dr R D Gi bson Ms C B u l l
Mr P H eywood
Mr C F Sharp
Mr J Wood
Pro;ect Team Ms C B u l l
M r J B ed ford
Contributions
Di rector , Q IT ( C ha i rman )
Sen ior Lectu rer, Departmen t of P la n n ing a n d Lan d sca pe A rch i tectu re , QIT
H ead , Department of Pla n n i ng and Lan d scape A rchi tectu re , QIT
Manage r , Department of H ea lth & Commu n ity Se rvices , B C C
Di recto r , P rope rty Ma nagemen t , B C C
Sen i o r Lectu re r , Depa rtment Lan d scape A rch itecture , Co-ord i nato r )
o f P l a n n i n g a n d Q IT ( Project
Research Ass i sta n t , Department of Plan n i ng and Land scape A rchi tectu re , QIT
The stud y proceeded t h rough fou r major phases of data co l l ect ion, analysi s , pla n n i n g and schematic des i gn and repo rti ng.
D u r i ng the fi rst two phases contr ibutions were made by va rious Departments of the B C C , Q IT and i nte rested i nstrumenta l it i es. Du r i ng the fi n a l two ph ases the W o r k i ng Pa rty d i rected p r i mary pla n n i ng decisions i n the l ight of the data and thei r analysis.
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B roadly the s i te-spec i fi c contri buti ons fe l l i nto the two categories , physica l cha racte r i st i cs and user req ui rements.
The fo l low i ng surveys of physical cha racte r i st i cs were ca r r i ed out : Geophy s i ca l Su rvey
Horticu ltu r a l Su rvey
Physica l Su rvey.
As wel l , data on ex i st i ng servi ces and b u i l d i n g s were col lated.
The user stud ies i nc l u d ed the fo l low i ng cont ribu tions:
B r ief for the Ga rdens ( B C C ) . B r ief for QIT1s Requi rements Outl ine of F R EE PS Requ i rements
Stu dent Rec reat i on S u rvey
Pos i tion Pa pe r on Traffi c and Pub l ic T ra n s po rt
Su rvey of Del ivery and Eme rgency Access / Eg ress QIT
Ga rdens Point Rec reat i on Study ( Attitudes of Ga rden s U se r s )
Ga rdens Po i n t S u rvey (The Att i tudes o f a B r i sbane- w i de sam p l e to the Ga rdens and Q I T)
Composite Des ig n B r ief
D eta i l s of a l l these con t r i butions a re i ncl uded in Append i x 1 of this repo rt. U se r stud i es are included in Volume 2 of this repo rt.
Many re lated repo rts , references a n d d raw i n g s were ut i l ized d u r i ng the study and these a re a l so l i sted i n Appe n d i x 1 .
T he P roject Team acknowledges the i nd iv i d ua l con t r ibutions of a l l those who have wo rked o n the study components ove r the stu dy pe r i od.
2. 2 The Repo rt Out l ine
T he Ga rdens Poi nt St rategy Report summa r i ses the wo rl< of the enti re study and is d i v i d ed i nto a number of volumes.
Vo l ume 1 - Study Summary Vo l u me 2 - U se r Stud i es
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Vo l u me 3 - Related Reports and References
Vo l u mes 1 and 2 have been compi l ed fo r g eneral d i st r i bution w h i l st Vo lume 3 is sto red at QIT w i th the com p i led maps , orig i n a l st rategy d raw i n g s and the Hort i cu l tu r a l S u rvey , fo r specia l ist use in futu re des i g n and development stages.
Red u ctions of the a n a l yt i c a n d strategy d ra w i n g s p l u s the study p rog ram are i n clu ded in Vo l u me 1. A fu l l l i st of d raw i n g s is i ncluded i n Appen d i x 1.
3. T H E ST RATEGY D EV E LO P M E N T 3. 1 Study Area
( Refer d raw i n g s 20 and 2 6 )
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The area cons ide red was the enti rety of Ga rdens Point , south of Al ice Street , i nclud i n g Q I T , Q CM , the C i ty Ga rd ens ( O l d Botan ic Ga rdens ) , the B C C n u rse ry and othe r lands under the control of va r ious State authori ties such as the Morg u e and the M a i n Roads area to i ts i mmed i ate no rth and south. The Pa r l iament House p recinct was con sidered for i ts existing cha racte r and the use i t gene rates but no proposa l s were made for wo rks w i th i n i ts bou n d a r i es. Where areas o r re latio n sh i ps beyond the i mmedi ate study area were shown t o have a major i nfl uence on the successfu l develo pment and use of the Poi n t , p roposa l s were extended to i nc l ude them. These a reas i nc l ude i n pa rticu l a r , A l bert Street , A l i ce Street and the r i ve r.
3. 2 Background and Obj ecti ves ( Refer d ra w i n g s 3 1 , 3 2 and 33 )
The study was g ene rated in recog n ition of:
The chang i ng fun ction of the C i ty Ga rde n s ) w i th the movement of Ga rdens to Mt Coot-tha and thei r ho rticu ltu ral ly.
Ga rdens ( O ld Bota n i c the B r i sbane Bota n ic degenerati ng con d i tion
The i ncrea s i n g physical isolation of the Ga rdens from the city resu lting from the increa s i n g dema n d s on Al ice Street as a majo r freeway feede r road.
The con fused and i nadeq uate se rvice access , c i rcu l ation a n d pa r k i ng systems se rv i ng t h e pen i n s u l a.
The recog n i sa b l y poo r setting p rovi ded to the two majo r h i sto r i c bui l d i n g s w ith i n the site i. e. O l d Government Ho use and Par l iament House.
The i ncrea s i n g stud ent popu lation of Q I T and the need for access i b l e recreati on space fo r Q I T and QCM students.
Recog n i t i on of the site pro b lems has extended to a recog n i tion of the need for rationa l i sati on of land use w i thrn the enti re area. To the detr i ment of i ts potenti al , the pen i n s u la i s com partmental i sed between va r ious users , w hose pu rposes are often un related and i ncompati b l e.
T he aim of the study was to dev i se mea n s of:
Max i m i s i ng the potenti al for use of the entire a rea by the people of B r i sbane and the stud ents and staff of QIT and QCM.
Recog n i s i ng , reta i n i n g and a p p ropriately treating the h isto ric e l ements and cha racte r of the Ga rdens and re lated bui ld i ng s.
Emphas i s i ng the natu r a l and man-made featu res a n d att ractions o f t h e pen i n s u l a a n d nea rby riverbank.
P rovi d i ng a va riety of faci l ities and venues fo r act i v i ties w h i ch a r e acces s i b l e to a l l age g roups and sections of the commun ity.
Reta i n i ng the tra d i tion a l function of the pen i n s u la as a vegetated fo reg rou nd to the city centre fo r v i ews from the south , east and west.
3. 3 Ana lysis
(Refer d rawi ng 3 2 )
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Ana l ytica l stud ies of the physica l con d i tion of the site and the attitudes and pe rceptions of u sers reveal ed pa rticu l a r p roblems wh ich cont r i bute to the i ncon s i stent functi o n i n g of the pe n in su l a and det ract from its potentia l .
Approach
Veh i cu l a r access to the area i s con fused by comp l i cated on e-way and rest ricted access sy stems to the i mmed i ate north and west.
T here are no v i s i to r g u i d e s i g n s a t criti ca l i n tersections or add ress poi n ts on s i te app roaches.
Th ere are no s i m p l y i d entifiable and acces s i b l e entrances to each of the th ree majo r a reas i. e. the Ga rden s , Q I T, Pa rl iament House.
T he area i s not se rved by spec i fi c bus o r fe r ry prov1s1o n s w h i c h l i nk i t to the maj or bus networks and nea rby rive r
s i d e deve lopments.
Internal Connections
The lack of speci fic entra n ce courts and the evident access restr ictions to Q IT cau ses bott le-necks and frust ration to v i si to rs.
The r idge on w hi ch QIT i s bui lt creates a physica l ba r rie r fo r access between the ea st and west of the pen i n s u l a.
The BCC nu rse ry , the Mo rgue and the QIT ma intena nce wo rkshop create phys ica l ba r riers between the con t i nuous areas of low-l y i n g land w h ich ring the ridge and con seq uently rest rict com p rehen s i ve p l a n n i ng.
Noise
The fences and cars w h i ch r i n g Q I T and d i vide Pari iamen t Ho use from the Ga rdens rei nforce t h e sepa rat i on o f the major areas of the pen i nsula.
The South East Freeway gene rates t raffi c noise w h i ch affects the enti re western fri nge of Q I T and the low-ly i ng a reas between.
A l i ce Street t raffic noise a l ready affects the Ga rdens a reas i mmed i ate to it. Th i s i n fluence w i l l be i nc reased w i th i nc reased use of A l i ce Street and by any el evat i on of it.
The music of the FREEPS conce rts dom i nates the enti re Ga rd ens area w hen they are bei ng held , red u c i n g the u se of the Ga rde n s for pa ssi ve rec reation.
Pedestrian Access
T here are no recog n i sa b l e pedest r i a n preci ncts w i th i n the pen i ns u l a w h e re pedest r i an use domi nates veh i c l e use.
Identity
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The st rong h i sto r i c id ent i ty of the Ga rdens and the i mportant bu i ld i n g s of the Point is wea kened by :
Poo rly resolved add ress po i nts and rec reat i on oppo rt u n i t i es w i t h i n the Poi nt.
Conti n u i ng const ruct ion and planting w h i ch fa i ls to respect the domi nance of the v i ta l fra mewo rk of h i sto r i c b u i ld i ng s and vegetati on.
Major v i sual and phys i ca l o b st ruct i o n s ca u sed by the la rge bu i ld i ngs and roa d s adjacent to the site.
Lac k of a new focus to the Ga rdens w h i ch w i l l repl ace that previously prov i ded by i ts bota n i ca l funct ions.
3. 4 Op po rtu n it i es
( Refe r d raw i ng s 3 1 and 33 )
Analysis a l so revea l ed a pa rt i cu la r se r i es of oppo rtun i t i es u n i que to the Po i nt w h i ch i n combi nati on w i th functional p rob lems and requi rements may prov ide the basis fo r plan n i n g and desi g n c r i ter ia.
The Ga rdens Poi nt a rea is seen by the pub l ic as a particu la rly i mpo rta nt and symbo l ic part of B r i sbane , prov i d i ng a focus fo r weekend v i s i ts fo r resi dents from outly i ng subu rbs.
There was a st rong ly exp ressed opm1on from the pub l ic that the Ga rdens themse l ves were a p l ace fo r passive pu rsu i ts domi nated by ga rd en elements i. e. p l a n t i ng a n d water and not constructi ons such a s bui l d i ng s and roads.
There is a st rong framewo rk of matu re h i storic vegetation avai lable in the Ga rdens w h i ch can fo rm the bas i s fo r futu re prov i s i o n s i . e. the fig avenu e , the ·wate rside poi ncianas , the bunya avenue , the ra i n fo rest , the pa l m g roves.
Fut u re b u i ld i ng deve lopments on the west pen i n su l a p rovide opportun ities to better i n teg rate Q I T with i ts su r rou n d i n g s and t o reso l ve its entra n ce a n d p a r k i n g p robl ems.
Mod i fication of pa rki ng and th rough-ci rcu lation systems offe rs the oppo rtu n i ty to better reso lve access and v i sua l relatio n s h i p s between parts of the pen i n s u l a.
The length of conti nuo u s river frontage provides a major scen i c oppo rtu n ity w h ich can deve lop d i ffe r i n g cha racte r re lated to i ts own as pect and physica l con d i tion.
The r i d getops and spu rs project ing i nto the su r rou n d i n g flat land provide natu ral v iewi ng poi nts a n d t ra n sition zones which d i v i d e the l ow e r a r eas i nto a series of natu ra l l y defi ned spaces st run g a round the pen i n su l a.
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4. K EY E LEMEN T S O F T H E ST RAT EGI ES
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Hav ing ident i fied the maj o r a s pects and p ro b l ems of Ga rdens Po i nt , i n t h i s sect i on the key elements o f strategies fo r the exte rna l u n ity a n d i nterna l ha rmony a re developed.
4. 1 Externa l Relat ionsh i ps
( Refer d ra w i n g s 2 1 , 2 2 and 2 5 )
T he st rategies p ropose a series o f common el ements w h i ch a re organ i sed to positively reinfo rce :
The physical con nect ion of Ga rdens Point to the ci ty.
The i mage of Ga rdens Po i nt as an accessi b le and comp re
hens ive ser i es of i nter-re lated faci l iti es.
These e l ements a re :
The maior Ql T Entrance located off Ga rdens Point Road w i th p rov ision for:
Contro l / i n fo rmat ion poi nt and pu l lover .
B u s bay and tu rn i ng a rea to l i n k w ith maj o r cross-pen i nsu la access and Q I T Ferry.
Pick u p / d rop off.
S hort term pa r k i n g for , say , 5 ca rs.
S i g n s and exp lanato ry boa rds uti I i s i ng Q I T co rpo rate imag e ry.
The major City Gardens Entrance located at the Al bert Street j u nct ion incorporatin g :
A s i mpl i fi ed pedestr i an cross i n g a t A l i ce Street for ped estria n s.
A pedestr i an bou levarde to Queen St reet a long A l bert Street.
B u s bays.
Pickup / d rop off.
S i g n s , etc.
and a l l ow i ng fo r s i g n i fican t i nc rease in the use of Alice Street.
The Ceremonial Forecourt, Parliament House located off George St reet with reduced access to QIT and restricted pa r k i ng p rovision.
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The p rovision of explanatory signs at key i n tersect i o n s on a p proaches to the Pen i n su la.
Ferries - T he p rov1s1on of Fe r ry / Water taxi l a n d i n g s at a Q IT landing and a City Gardens landing to fac i l itate d i rect water access to the east and west of the pen i n s u l a and enco u rage access from Vu ltu re S t reet Station and the Kangaroo Poi n t res i denti a l and recreat i on a reas.
Domain Place - T he p rov1s1on of a support i ng bus ( o r m i n i b u s ) loop to the Pe n i ns u l a from the C i ty Centre te rmi n i w h i ch u ses the Q I T a s i t s southernmost stop a n d con nects to t h e water t ra n s port p rov i s i on at Q I T a n d the c ross-pen i n su la pedest r i a n street.
4. 2 T he I nte rna l Structu re ( Refe r d ra w i n g s 21 and 2 2 )
With i n the Po int , the strateg i es demonstra te the appl i cat ion of certa i n plan n i ng a n d d es i g n p r i nc i ples w h i ch have been d e r i ved from the·
physica l con d i t i on of the site , i ts pe rce i ved cha racter a n d i ts p roposed u ses.
Core Areas and Transition Zones
The p l a n s recog n i se a ser i es of core a reas on the pen i n s ula and identify u ses and develo pments w h ich a re a p pro p r i ate to them and a l so zones between each o f these cores w h i ch w i l l , w i t h ca refu l plan n i ng and des i g n perform a l i n k i ng and i nteg rative fu n ction . T he core a rea s i ncorpo rate the C i ty Ga rdens , Q I T and the Poi n t. Whi l st the essent i a l funct ion of Q I T rema i n s the same i t offe rs at various places opportu n i ties fo r cross-pen i n s u l a access , bui ld i ng expan s i on and opportu n i t i es fo r re-ori entation. The C i ty Gardens core com p r i ses the o r i g i n a l Gardens from the Ra i n fo rest north to the boun d ary w i th the old Queens Pa r k. W i th i n i t there is a p roposed concentrat i on on e l ements w h i ch w i l l a m p l i fy i ts g a rden character , fo r exam p l e , the l a ke a n d the p romenades. The Poi n t is g iven over to related p rov i sions w h i ch attract g reater u se of the a rea but may com p rom i se the horticu l tu ra l sta b i l ity and i nteg r i ty of the C i ty Gard e n s and the O l d Government H o u se Fo recourt i f located w i th i n them i . e. the i nformal p l ay a n d concert a reas fo r Q I T , fo r F R E E PS , barbecue a rea s a n d student g athering spaces.
T he trans ition zones pe rform the fu n ct i on of buffe rs to the Gardens and i ncorpo rate the more structu red bui lt la nd scape associ ated w ith high u se concentrat ions i . e. the pedest r i an street along the George St reet r i dge , the fo recou rts to the i m portant i mage bu i ld i ngs , Pa r l iament House , O l d Government House and the Q I T Adm i n i strat ion B u i l d i n g . O n the west of the pen i n s u l a the transition zone i ncludes the p roposed new b u i ld i ng and vehicle a reas. To the no rth of the Ga rden s they i nco rpo rate fo rmal Ga rdens in the site of the o r ig i na l Queens Pa rk w h i ch cou l d accommodate fest i va l s and exhi b i ts such as Warana. In al l i nstances , the p rog ressive ba lance between bu i lt and
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vegetated fo rm i s one of trans i t ion requi r i ng ca refu l des i g n develop
ment and con s i stency i n a p p l icat i on.
Establishment of Clear Connections
T he plann i ng spec i fi ca l ly gen erates phy s i ca l relati onsh i ps between parts of the pen i ns u l a i n o rder to gen erate more con s i stent use and to esta b l i sh a recog n i sa b l e patte rn of acces s i b l e a r eas. The con nect ions uti l ise not o n l y access systems but a l so v i su a l relatio n sh i ps s o that sel ected b u i l t o r l a n d scape elements a re pu rposely emphasi sed by s i t i ng i n relation to paths o r veh i cu l a r app roaches.
Con nect ions i n clude:
Pedestrian Street - P romot ion of a c ross-pen i n s u l a access from ca rpa rks and bus and fe rry i nte rchanges on the west of the pen i n sula to the Ga rden s v i a the K i nd le r Theatre , N ational T ru s t , p roposed spo rts fac i l i t i es , Com mun ity B u i l d i ng , Conse rvato rium and the Adm i n i st rat ion B u i l d i ng.
The l i n k i ng of the Community Building by a re-orientation of i ts i nterna l and exte rnal spaces south toward s the Common.
The p rovi s i on of a t rad itional land sca pe foreground to Old Government House w h i ch resto res a sett i ng more approp r i ate to its h i story and l i n ks the bu i ld i ng to the Ga rdens. T h i s wou l d i n clude a cleared g rass v i sta down s lope t o the p roposed l a ke.
The esta b l i shment of a pred o m i nantly pedestrian street ' along the enti re George Street ridge from Alice Street to the Conse rvato r i u m and the Commu n i ty B u i l d i n g w i th spec i fi ca l ly defi ned entrances from that street to the Ga rdens.
T he esta b l i shment of the formal gardens a long the Parliamentary Axis to r e i nfo rce the relati ons h i p between that b u i l d i n g and the Ga rdens and allude to the orig i na l Queen s Park.
T he mai ntenance of the riverside promenade and cycleway.
4. 3 Major Des i g n Elements
( Refe r d raw i n g s 22 , 23 and 2 5 )
Certa i n elements with i n the st rategy pe rfo rm not only the fun ct i on of prov i d i ng for facilities as cu r rently requ i red but a l so of p romot i ng the overa l l object i ves i n a pa rt i cu la r way.
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The Entrance/ Arrival Sequence
The two proposed majo r ent rances requi re a strong i dentity i n order to cha nge cur rent pe rceptions a bout access in the a rea.
The st rategy d efi nes ent rance seq uences w h i ch are an accu m u l ation of various physical e l ements o rg a n i sed to rei n force thei r i dentity.
At both Q I T and the G a rdens, the major ent rances wou l d be : V i s i ble from a d i stance.
Defi ned by particu la r a r rangements of b u i l d ings, open forecourts a n d ent rance structu res to rei n force the sense of a r rival.
S u p ported by a n a rrival poi n t w i t h i n the co re a rea ( Doma i n Place, t h e Pav i l ion ) w h i ch se rves a s t h e prima ry ori entation po i n t fo r ci rcu lation systems, i n formation and fa ci l ities.
T h i s a r rival poi n t exte n d s the ent rance fu n ction i nto the s i te and esta b l ishes a sequence of experience g iv i ng t i me for v i s i tors to orient themselves to the va ri ety of experiences avai !a ble.
The Pavilion
The Gardens Pavi l ion suppo rts the Lake as a focus for the Gardens but i t s particu l a r fu n ction i s as a l a n d ma rk v i s i b l e from most parts of the Gardens and from along Al bert St reet and Queen St reet.
I t is l ocated as d escribed ( En t rance Sequence ) w i th i n the Ga rdens Core and is a focus fo r fa ci l i ties for that part of the site i. e. kiosk , exh i bition sto re , g a rden store , i n formation and toi lets. I t i s the s i ng le majo r reference point and as such pe rforms a symbo l ic as well as practical fun ction. T he notion a l d es i g n proposed i s i n d i ca tive o n l y of sca le a n d role, a n d i t i s recommended t h a t for s u c h a vita l v i s i ble e lement the h i g hest qual i ty of d esign is em ployed .
The Lake
The La ke i s proposed speci fi ca l ly to prov i de a focus and theme to the Gardens. The natu ral d epression i n the Centra l a rea accommodated a l ake u n t i l 1 937 a n d it i s proposed that it be re-esta b l i shed here i n an extended form , w i th i ts sou rce i n the ra i nforest and a series of d i fferent l a ke a reas extend i ng as a l i n k i ng element through to the
Fo rmal Ga rdens.
The lake wou l d be v i s i b l e from the maj or b u i l d i n g s of O l d Gove rnment Hou se, Adm i n i st ra tion and Pa r l i ament House as wel l a s from the slopes to its west. The la rge wate r su rface wou l d prov i d e re l ief from the i n tense heat of the basin a rea.
I t s edge t reatments vary accord ing to i t s relation s h i p w i th adjacent u ses, w ith more fo rmal t reatments associated with the pav i l ion and
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B unya P romenade and i nforma l treatments to the g a rden s l opes west.
The l a ke s i ti n g wi II prov i d e , in comb i nation w i t h the rive r , a pen i n su Ia effect to the w a l k along i ts east.
Bunya Promenade
The bunya p i nes ( A rauca ria b i d w i I I i i ) were amon g st the fi rst maj o r plantings in t h e Ga rdens ( c. 1 8 5 8 ) and were planted in honou r o f J ames B id w i l l , Co l on i a l Bota n i st. T h e Avenue formation has deterio rated over time w i th the death of some trees. The proposed B u nya P romenade i s a fo rma l wa l k oriented a rou n d the pi nes w hich wou ld be i n co rporated a s a land scape element in the H e r i tage T ra i I.
The i r parti cu l a r h i story cou ld b e exp lai ned here.
The Riverside Walk
The riverside i s p roposed as a focus of pedestrian activity w i th a variety of t reatments and foci strung a l ong i ts l ength so that i t ach ieves the status o f a maj or p romenade w i th i n the city. The w a l k commen ces a t t h e Yacht Faci l ities B u i l d i n g w he re there wou l d be the fer ry , refreshments , v i ewpoi nts , boating act i v i ty and toil ets. I t proceeds a l ong a formal promenade exten d i ng the forma l g ardens to the wate r and fro n t i ng the yacht moo r i n g s a rea. Towards the Gardens La n d i n g the wa l k becomes l ess forma l i sed w i th g rassy emban kments exte n d i n g the Ga rdens cha racter. It then proceed s to the i nterp retive zon e w here there a re boa rdwa l k offshoots throug h the mangroves and the ra i n fo rest. These wou l d be a n notated w ith exp la natory boards about the i r natu ra l h i story. The w a l k moves throug h the c l osed 'forest' of mang roves and vegetation a rou n d the Poi n t w he re it open s to the view s of the c l i ffs and b ri d ge. It then proceeds to the Common and barbecue a reas associated with the existing fig avenue and Q I T land i ng w here it faces the South B a n k.
The Interpretative Zone
The Gardens a rea changes cha racter i n i ts sout hern section w he re i t i n corporates the l ess cu lt ivated vegetation of the mang roves and the p a l m g rove ( "ra i n forest") . B oth of these elements prov i d e the opportu n i ty fo r a s i g n i fi ca n t t ra n s i t ion zone between the Garden Core a n d the more act i ve u se a rea s of the Poi n t. I t i s proposed that the ra i n forest is extended over the sl opes , becom i n g the sou rce of the l ake and i n co rporat i n g an e l evated wa l k w h i ch wou l d connect the riverside promenade w ith the ridg e. The mang roves add to the
"natu ra l " orientatio n of t h i s a rea. The i n terp retati ve fu nction wou ld be a i med not on ly at the gene ra l pub l ic but a l so at schoo ls w he re the natu ra l a rea wou l d prov i d e a contrasti ng focu s with the heritage a reas of the Garden s , Pa rl i ament House and O l d Government House.
The Hill
The t:�rea of the existi ng Cu rators Cottage provides one of the most d ramatic out looks ove r the Ga rden s , river and city. I t i s a l so a confi ned space w hich must pos i tively l i n k the Ga rdens and the Poi nt if the two a reas a re to be pe rce ived as parts of a n overa l l rec reation
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space. The Cu rato rs Cottage i s s i ted i n .the centre of th i s l i n k. I t i s p roposed to remove a l l fac i l i t i es from the h i l l s o that i t esta b l i shes a n obvious v i sua l and access l i n k north south ac ross the spur. The Cu rators Cottage is removed or moved adjacent to the Conservatorium off the l i ne of the s i te a n d serves both a s a faci l i ti es bu i l d i ng for the southern Gardens ( to i l ets , store) and as a n I nter pretati ve Centre w i th a renta b l e teach i ng room a n d space fo r sma l l exhi bi ts.
Materials and Form ( Refer d ra w i n g 2 7 )
S i te stud ies i nd i cate a g reat va riety o f plant a n d bu i l d i ng mater i a l s which detract from a cohesi ve i mage and h i stor i c refe rence. I t i s proposed that d e s i g n deve lopment fo r a l l bui lt and planted el ements proceed w i th i n a po l i cy w h i ch refi nes the p r i mary c r i teri a for h i sto r i c reference and si mpl i ci ty.
T he sca le of new structu res sho u l d see k to l i n k the mass of the ridgetop b u i l d i ngs w i th the su rrou nd i ng spaces.
The st ructu res ( bu i l di n g s , wa l l , fences, steps , pavi l i on , she lte rs , etc ) w i th i n the Gardens and front i ng pu b l i c spaces i n Q I T shou ld present a cohesi ve i ma ge i n materi a l a n d fo rm i n order t o rei nforce the i r l i n k i ng fun ct ion.
Sel ected mate r i a l s shou l d provide a reference i n cha racter to the h i stor i c natu re of the Poi n t and be of a sca le w h i ch rei n forces thei r pedestrian rather than veh i cu la r re l ation sh i p.
Major st ructu re planting sho u l d rei nforce the h i stor i c pla n ti ngs of the Poi nt ( the aven ues of F i g s, Poi nci a n as , Pa l ms and Pi nes ) and be l a i d out to perform the tra d i t i ona l fu nctions of fra m i ng v i ews and v i stas as we l l as defi n i ng spaces and prov i d i ng bu ffe r s.
Foca l p l anti n g shou l d b e u sed consistently to rei nforce the ro le o f foca l spaces. Pa l ms a re proposed fo r this fu nct i on.
For example , at the entrance and a r r i va l spaces ( Q IT Entrance , Doma i n Place ) the exh i b i tion space and the i s l a n d s.
U nde rstorey plant i ng of s h rubs , etc. shou ld be m i n i m i sed w i t h i n each of the core a rea s a n d concent rated i n selected peri phera l a reas or speci fi c foca l po i n ts. Th i s w i l l mai nta i n view s between spaces and w i l l enable secu rity moni tor i ng from vehi c l es or the ci rcu lat i on system. It w i l l a l so em phas i se the v i sua l form of the many e x i s t i n g g rand tree specimens.
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4 . 4 Functional P rov i sions and Faci l i ties ( Refer d raw i ng s 26 and 2 8 )
The fu nctiona l b riefs fo r the study i d e n t ified a series o f faci l ities and prov i s i o n s requi red. The analyt i ca l a n d p l a n n i ng process has assessed the s u i ta b i l i ty of each of these , g iven the con stra ints i m p l ied by optimum s i te use and ove ra l l relatio n s h i ps. The d i st i nction between the ongoing s i te structu re and the essentia l l y va riable natu re of faci l i ties , w h ich w i l l cha n g e ove r t i me and w ith the change i n commu n i ty req u i rements , i s emphasised here. At no t i me sho u l d the variab le prov i sions th reaten the i nteg r i ty and survival of the maj o r o n g o i n g structu re o f the core a reas a n d thei r b u ffers.
As they a re d eve loped , access systems and faci l ities sho u l d be active ly promoted and d escri bed u s i ng signs and l iteratu re by both
B C C and Q I T.
Vehicular Access
Entrances and Arrivals ( see Section 4. 1 and 4.3 and d raw i n g s 2 6 and 2 8 ) .
Parking - The major pa r k i n g p rov1s1on i s concentrated on the west of the pen i n s u l a , I i n ked to U ppe r Campus a n d the Ga rdens by leve l wa l kways across the ridge. The pa r k i ng capac i ty on the peni nsu la i s org a n i sed to prov i d e :
Executive Pa r k i n g . P rov ision i n the Adm i n i strative a rea of campus fo r a round 20 ca rs for executive staff, the National T rust , the ma i l room and occasiona l d i sab l ed users around the west and south of the Ad m i n i stration bui ld i ng . T h i s wou ld be the on l y t hrou g h access encou raged from George Street.
Conservato rium. I n the short term pa r k i ng wou ld be reta i ned in the cou rt south of the Con
servato r i u m. Eventua l ly t h i s prov i sion wou l d be accommodated i n the western ca rpa rks.
Western Carparks a re org a n i sed i n sepa rate ly constructed and operated b l ocks under each new bui ld i ng. The th ree riverside b l ocks accommodate on th ree leve l s a round 200 ca rs each w i th the new entrance bui l d i n g accommodat i n g 2 50. These ca rparks wou l d se rve Q I T at i ts exi st i ng leve l o f p rov i s ion d u r i n g t h e week a n d the G a rdens and the Common at weeken d s and ove r ho l idays. The l aw science bui l d i n g and com m u n i ty bui ldi ng extensions apply the proposed po l icy of prov i d i ng carpa rking under a l l new bui l d i ng s constructed on the lower campus. Each ca rpark i s sepa rate ly accessi b l e with its own stacking space from the
double l a ned G a rd e n s Poi nt Road l oop. T h i s max i m i ses stac k i n g at pea k hou rs w i t h i n Q I T and prevents i n te rference w ith the Pa r l i amentary P recinct entra nce and eg ress.
C i ty Ga rdens. There is no reg u l a r pa r k i n g p rov i si o n w i t h i n t h e G a rdens w hich a re proposed as a recog n i sab ly pedest rian zone.
Motorcyc l e p a r k i ng i s p rovi d ed at Domai n Place.
Service Access
With i n Q I T service access is retai ned as existing w ith Ga rden s Poi n t Road act i n g as the p r i ma ry feeder for the low e r campus and G eo rge Street fo r the up per. T he southern b l ocks wou l d be serviced by the re-surfaced restri cted access road beyond Domai n Place.
With i n the G a rdens it is proposed that a l l paths be con structed t o accommodate serv i ce and secu rity veh i c l es on a rest ricted access ba s i s w i th entrances from Al i ce St reet and Doma i n Place to the cen tral and lowe r g ardens levels.
There is no vehicu l a r access to the G a rden s from the rid ge.
The Amphit heatre and Common a re serv i ced by the resu r faced restri cted access road beyond Doma i n P l ace.
Pedestrian Access
The pedest r i a n network i s esta blished as a com b in at ion of d i rect , leve l l i n ks across the major ba rriers of the ridge and A l ice St reet and less d i rect 'expe rientia l' c i rcuits and promenades. The com bination of easy access i nto the pen i ns u l a a n d sit i n g of a variety of pedest rian ( Bu nya wa l k, Ra i n forest , Amph i theatre etc ) experiences a s foc i a long the i nterna l network i s seen as a v i ta l con tribution to recreationa l u se. Old Govern ment Hou se, Par l iament House and the B C C H e r i tage T ra i I wou l d be i ncorporated w i t h i n th i s system.
En trances and Arriva l s - ( see Sect i o n s 4. 1 and 4.3 )
The Ped estrian System. The pen i n s u la may be categ o r i sed in th ree elevation a I zon es , i. e. the upper leve ls, ;:entra l l eve l s and riverside promenade. It is proposed that there is a g enera l l y leve l ci rcu i t serv i n g each of these w ith a com bi nation of ram ped and step ped access latera l l y between each l eve l.
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The Riverside Promenade i s a n a p proxi mate ly leve l ci rcu i t w i t h p rov i s ion fo r access by d i sa b l ed u sers from Domai n P l ace and the Q I T lan d i ng . The Centra l Leve l s w h i ch accommodate most recreation provi sions a re p r i ma r i ly acces sib le from Dom a i n P l ace , the G a rdens Poi n t Road restricted access Road and the Alke Street Entrance.
The U p per Leve ls which accommodate Q I T and most bui l t commun i ty fac i l ities wou l d be accessi b l e from l eve l l i n k s to t h e Western Carparks a n d Geo rge Street.
Bicycle Access
The path w i dth capa b l e of accommod ating service and secu r i ty access i s a l so capa b l e of accommodating the dua l fun ction o f del i n eated pedest r i a n access c:�nd cyc l eway. I t i s proposed that the riverside c i rc u i t be connected to the lakeside wa l k but that g a rden promenades be reta i ned for ped estrian use on l y. T h i s wou l d restri ct bicyc le u se to the maj o r ci rcu i t s on the Poi n t on ly.
Additional Teaching Buildings
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The add itiona l academ i c bui l d i ng s requi red for Q I T a re accommodated by deve lopment of the strip of land between Q I T and the Exp ressway north of the cross pen i n s u la pedestr ian l i n k and by redeve l opment of the north west co rner of Q I T which c u r rently hou ses B io logy a n d Envi ronmenta l Science , E l ectrica l E n g i nee ring , E l ectronic Systems Engi neering and Appl ied Geo l ogy. Th i s a rea wou l d accommodate fou r n ew b u i l d i n g s ove r carpark i n g l eve l s. T hese b u i ld i ng s , i n ad d i ti on to prov i d i n g add itiona l teach i ng and pa r k i ng space to Q I T :
P rovide a tra n s i ti o n between Q I T and the Freeway.
Prov i d e a new entrance cou rt to Q I T by l i n k i n g v i sua l ly w i th the Pa r l iamenta ry A nnexe.
Ena b l e con struction of sou n d proofed teaching faci l ities as a noise ba rrier between the Freeway and the t radi tiona l ly con structed bui l d i n g s a long the western edge of cam pus.
Ena b l e cross pen i n s u la pedest rian I i n ks at a concou rse leve l at the leve l of the Q I T ridge.
Prov i de a n opportu n i ty for fu rther b u i lt Q I T sport i n g faci l ities such a s a n i ndoor poo l o r roof ten n i s.
Amphitheatre/Sound Shell ·
These a re provided on the s i te of the ex i st i ng B C C Se rvice N u rsery where the spur to the ea st fo rms a natu ral sound buffe r to the
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G a rdens core and the exist i n g l a n d fo rm forms the bas i s of a n amphitheat re. T h e space wou l d serve a s a n i nfo rma l sports g rou n d for
Q I T ( touch footba l l , basketba l l ) i n c l ose prox i m i ty to the Commu n i ty B u i l d i n g . I t i s o riented South a n d the c l i ffs ove r the river would act as a backd rop to the stage centred i n the b rea k in the exist i ng riverside t rees. Serv i ce access wou l d be p rovided from the restricted access road beyond Doma i n P l ace. The Capta i n Cook B r i d g e forms a noise g e nerat i ng b arrier between the a m phitheatre and the h i g h r i se resi d enti a l bui l d i n g s south west. The amphitheatre i s proposed a s the major F R EEPS venue w i th other sma l l o rchestra l concerts p rov ided i n the G a rdens core a rea. I t i s w i th i n w a l k in g d i stance of the Weste r n Carparks.
The Common
A ba rbecue / pi cn i c a rea fo r F RE E P S u se rs and Q I T students i s adjacent t o the Amphitheatre s ited on the Common. The Common a l so acts as the new western entrance to the Southern Ga rdens and as the forecou rt to the zone where most i ntensive use is ex pected.
Yacht Facilities
The yacht faci l ities fo r the i nternat ional yacht ma rina are located on the eastern ext rem i ty of the Pa r l iamentary ax is. The bu i ld i ng is proposed as the northern l im i t of the moo r i n g s with :
Restricted veh i c u l a r access ( serv i ce on l y ) to Edw ard Street.
Sma l l boat. tie-u p.
La und romat , ven di ng mach i nes , toi l ets a nd change rooms.
and poss i b l y a sma l l kiosk w i th view i ng a rea. I t d i stance from the Al ice Street/ Edward Street d i stu rbance is expected w i th futu re deve l opments rout i ng.
is l ocated at a co rner w here of road I freeway
The faci l i ty cou l d be con si d e red a l so fo r the cross river fe r ry te rm i n a l shou l d the existing Edward Street ferry requ i re re l ocation as a resu lt of the road adju stments.
The upper leve l of the yacht bui l d i ng se rves as a l ook out fo r the r i ver. It is leve l w ith the G a rdens at that p o i nt w ith v i ews back a l ong the Pa rliament House axis.
City Gardens Pavilion
The G a rdens Pavi l ion ( refe r sect i on 4. 3) cent ra l i ses the fol lo w i n g fu nction s :
Carden Store - Too l sheds and work rooms for the Ga rdens ma i n tenance team wou l d be l ocated on the concou rse leve l w i th serv i ce acces s to A l i ce St reet. Storage may i nc l ude mater i a l a n n ua l l y u sed fo r exh i b i tions and festiva l s.
Toilets - Toi lets wou l d be prov i d ed centra l l y at a sta rti ng poi n t for u se of the Ga rdens and at a g a rdens l a n d ma r k v i s i b le from most a rea s.
Information - The upper leve l of the pav i l ion cou l d conta i n d i s p l ay boards and pamphl ets a n d a foc us for speci a l event i n fo rmation.
Kiosk - A kiosk is p roposed associated with the i n formation a rea on the u pper leve l overloo k i n g the la ke. It wou l d p rovi d e for snacks w i t h tab l es under shelter.
Small Boat Hire - At the lower leve l on the south si de, a sma l l boat h i re operation cou ld prov i d e for row i n g on the northern Ia ke a rea.
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T h e plan proposes re l ocation o f the Q I T Ma i n tenance workshop to the new southern teach i ng bui ld i ng fronting Doma i n Place. Veh i cu l a r access wou l d con n ect w i t h the Gardens Poi n t loop road.
Toilets and Showers
Toi lets fo r the Southe rn Gardens a re proposed i n the I n terpretative Centre ( Cu rator•s Cottage) if reta i ned and re located , and in the g round floo r of the Q I T bui l d i ng fronting Doma i n Place. S howers and change faci l ities fo r the users of the i n forma l sports a rea would be those prov i ded as pa rt of the Com m u n i ty B u i ld i ng exten sion.
4.5 Faci l ities Exc luded
Ea rly b riefs proposed two pa rti cu lar prov1s1ons wh ich have not been i n corporated in the strateg ies as a resu lt of the user survey s. These a re the resta u ra n t and compou nded rec reation faci l ities ( ten n i s, sw i m m i n g poo ls etc ) . Strong resi stance to the concept of i solating parts of the pub l ic domai n for restr icted use was i nstrumental i n the deve l opment of the concept of rest ricting active u se a reas to the Southern G a rdens. The p reference fo r i n forma l u ses , a g a rden cha racte r and a g a rden w h i ch provi d ed for the population a t l a rg e rather t h a n exc l u s i ve u se g rou ps was strong l y exp ressed.
Resta u ra nts were perceived as exc l u s i ve add i t ions to the G a rdens a n d t h i s com bi ned w i th t h e physica l d i fficu lties o f prov i d i n g d ro p-off vehicle access to the most suitab le resta u rant sites led to the i r exc l u sion from the strateg y.
S w i m m i n g poo ls and cou rts were exc luded on the ba s i s that they wou l d i n t rod uce fences , bui lt structu res and pavements i n to an a rea perceived p r i ma ri ly as a ga rden. Shou ld they be prov ided i t i s proposed they a re i n corpo rated w i t h i n the new bui l d i ng areas.
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The req u i rement fo r a permanent site fo r the Q I T creche has become apparent over the study period . P refe rence i s expressed for a s i te w ith a p l ay y ard , safe access to the Ga rdens or the Common and
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s i m p le short a ccess from d rop-off or pa r k i n g a reas for parent d rop-off and co l lection. S hort term provisions cou l d be made in the Cu rator's Cottage or n u rsery house befo re the i r redeve l o pment but a permanent s i te on the southern i nte rface between Q I T and the Garden s shou l d be sought. Th i s a rea is d i rect ly accessi b l e from both Doma i n P l ace and the Commu n i ty Access s p i n e from the ca rparks.
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As i dent i fied i n the i nt roduction to t h i s report , the study has a imed at deriving overa l l pla n n i ng a n d des i g n strateg ies which can be u sed a s a med i u m to can vass responses and opi n io n s from commu n ity and government i n st r u mental ities w hose work o r o perations i n fluence G a rdens Poi n t. I n a d d i ti on , the study p rocess has revea l ed:
Area s of the pen i n su la where satisfactory reso lution of physica l problems w i l l requi re joi n t dec i sion m a k i n g on fut u re phases of d e s i g n , i m p l ementation and management.
Tech n i ca l a s pects w here fu rther exploratory or a n a l ytical work is requi red p r i o r to the next stages of pla n n i ng and d e s ig n.
A reas of work w h i ch a re the so le respon s i b i l i ty of one of the l a n d ho l d ers i nvo lved and may proceed to fu rther stages of desig n or i m p l ementation w i thout i nvo l v i n g a l l parties i n deta i l.
T h i s su mma ry ident ifies a s a series of recommendations , metho d s of most effective ly uti l i zi n g t h i s study a s part of the conti n uous process of site deve lopmen t.
5.1 I ssues and Actions Requ i ri n g Joi n t Action
It is recommended that Q I T , B C C and the State Government review the strategy and joi ntly make detai led proposa l s and po licy on :
As pects of the p l an which sho u l d be proceeded with as a matter of u rgency and ove ral l priorities for i m p l ementation.
Land use a l l ocations and reso lution of ten u re.
B u d get a l l ocat ion s and respon si b i l ities between pa rties.
The cont i n u i n g d i rection of des i g n d evel opment w i t h i n and adjacent to the Poi n t , and the method of revi ew of that development requ i red in o rde r to ach ieve the strategy obj ectives.
I m plementation of the western ca rpa r k w h i ch potenti a l l y serves QIT, the G a rdens a n d poss i b l y Expo 8 8.
5. 2 Fu rther Technica l Studies Requ i red
I t is recommended that the fo l low i n g stu d ies be com mi ssioned prior to or concu r rent w i t h fu rthe r pla n n i ng and desig n.
A study on veh i cu lar access to the city south and i n pa rticu l a r Ga rdens Poi n t.
A study on pub l ic transport prov1s1o n s for the c i ty south and i n part i cu l a r G a rdens Poi n t.
A noise su rvey o n the western peni n s u l a to a ssess the i nfl uence of traffic noise on constru ction and use of the western Q I T campus and land between.
A noise study of the northern g a rdens i n the a rea of the ori g i n a l Queens Pa r k to assess the i n fluence of existing t raffic in A l i ce Street on t h i s a rea and the projected traffic flows w i th re-rout i n g .
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I t i s recommended that the fol lowi ng speci fi c a n d s i m p l e i m plementation a rea s proceed at the ear l iest oppo rtu n i ty.
Con struction of the G eo rge Street / Pa r l iamenta ry Forecou rt i n accorda n ce w i th the genera l p r i n c i p l es a l read y ag reed between State Wo rks Depa rtmen t , B C C and Q I T.
Desi g n and construction of the Law I Hea l th Science building within Q I T t o i nclude prov i sion fo r the major c ross pen i nsu la concou rse l i n k , basement pa r k i n g and appro pri ate site development where i t fronts the O l d G ove rnment House.
The fo rmu l a t ion of budgets fo r key a rea s w i th i n Q l T 's respon s i b i l i ty ( Ad m i n i stration B u i l d i ng I Nationa l Trust/
Commun i ty B u i l d i ng Area , Gardens Poi n t entrance ) for i nclusion i n wo rks prog rams.
The relocation of the B C C nu rsery and con struction of the amph i theatre.
Des i g n and construction of the Southern G a rdens/Q I T i nterface.
D es i g n and construction of the La ke.
Re location of the Cu rator's Cottage.
S i t i n g of the Q I T creche.
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