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F T WEST OXFORD STREET DESIGN CHARETTE SUMMARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Prepared for Waverley Council 11.08.14
WEST OXFORD STREET DESIGN CHARETTE
SUMMARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Peter Poulet
NSW Government Architect
Government Architect’s Office, NSW Public Works
F T Office of Finance & Services
R A McKell Building, Level 19 2-24 Rawson Place SYDNEY 2000
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REVISION AUTHOR REVIEWED PURPOSE ISSUED TO DATE
A ER BS/DVB First draft for review WC 25.06.2014
B ER BS/DVB Second draft for review WC 03.07.2014
C ER BS/DVB Third draft for review WC 10.07.2014
D ER DVB Fourth draft for review WC 17.07.2014
E ER DVB Fifth draft for review WC 31.07.2014
F ER DVB Sixth draft for review WC 06.08.2014
G KMc DVB Seventh draft review WC 08.08.14
H KMc/ DvdB DVB Eighth WC 11.08.14
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The following participants provided valuable insights and expertise to the West Oxford Waverley Council staff:
Street design charette process.
Peter Monks
Director, Planning & Environmental Services
These charette teams included: Colin Brady
Heritage Advisor
Orange Team: Hill Thalis (architecture and urban projects, Jane Irwin Landscape
Architect and Macgregor Westlake (public artisits/ architects). George Bramis
Divisional Manager, Strategic Town Planning
Blue Team: Simpson + Wilson (architecture and urban design) and The Lot (public
artisits). Lorna Bussell
Divisional Manager Events and Business Development
Green Team: JMD Design (landscape architecture), John O’Callaghan (place maker,
planner). John Coudounaris
Economic Development Strategist
Laura Douglas
Local council and State government agencies provided feedback:
Communications Officer
- Centennial Parklands and Moore Park Trust Valerie Giammarco
Coordinator - Urban Design & Heritage
- NSW Department of Planning and Environment
Craig Gill
- NSW Roads and Maritime Services Business Liaison Coordinator
- Randwick City Council Angela Hynes
Senior Strategic Planner
- State Transit Authority
Dan Joanniades
Divisional Manager, Technical Services
- Sydney Water
Sascha Martin
- Transport for NSW Urban Designer
- Woollahra Municipal Council Sam McGuiness
Senior Environment Officer
- Elton Consulting
Fleur Mellor
Strategic Planner (Heritage)
Emily Scott
Divisional Manager, Environmental Services
Bianca Simpson
Open Space Planning Manager
Dan Starreveld
Principle Strategic Planner
Julie Peters
Acting Communications and Media Manager
Julia Wilson
e-Planning (3D Modelling) Officer
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CONTENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 APPENDIX
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 10 A1 HILL THALIS, MACGREGOR WESTLAKE AND JILA: PRESENTATION PANELS
1.1 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND 11 A2 SIMPSON + WILSON AND THE LOT: PRESENTATION PANELS
A3 ARCHRIVAL, JMD DESIGN, JOHN O’CALLAGHAN: PRESENTATION PANELS
1.2 METHODOLOGY & STUDY PROCESS 19
A4 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - ALL TEAMS & COMMUNITY REFERENCE GROUP
A5 WEST OXFORD STREET PRECINCT PLAN - CONSULTATION OUTCOMES REPORT:
PART TWO: WEST OXFORD STREET DESIGN CHARETTE:
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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F T ‘CONCEPTS’ SESSION
2.1 CHARETTE DESIGN TEAM SUMMARIES 23
RA A6 WEST OXFORD STREET PUBLIC BRIEFING - SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
2.2 DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES MATRIX 35 D A7
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY FEEDBACK
DESIGN CHARETTE BACKGROUND PACKAGE
2.3 EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 53
A9 3D MODELLING
A10 LIST OF FIGURES
A11 GLOSSARY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The West Oxford Street Design Charette is an ideas-driven opportunities for innovative uses SHORT TERM: recommendations which should be
investigation focusing on the Western end of Oxford Street, • simple and rational circulation: reduced road area, undertaken within the next 10 years.
Bondi Junction. The project have been undertaken within the improved road character, improved operation and well
suite of projects occurring as part of Bondi junction 2030. managed interface arterial / local interface 1. Public domain recommendations:
• a memorable identity and image that amplifies a ‘sense • Upgrades and street tree planting to Oxford St footpaths
Aim/ Purpose of place’ and community spirit, clear threshold to BJ and • Create Nelson St shared zone (in conjunction with new
The aim of the Design Charette is to generate ideas for the Waverley, historic character roundabout)
longer term redevelopment of the area into a precinct that • implementable: practical and feasible, immediate • Supporting actions: site investigations such as surveys and
provides a fitting threshold to Bondi Junction, with better improvement, potential to leverage benefits for study area,
connections to adjacent areas, and a better place for the underground services.
minimal disruption.
community to live, work, shop and enjoy. • In consultation with RMS, prepare a tree planting strategy
An urban vision for the precinct
for the edges and median of Syd Einfeld Dr.
The heart of the precinct is Oxford St - transformed to a
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widened, tree-lined boulevard, and restored to its original
Using the design charette process, concepts for the area 2. Traffic investigations: in consultation with RMS test the
length so that it connects directly to a new Centennial
were developed by three multi-disciplinary design teams to feasibility of:
Parklands entry.
enable Council and the community to visualise ideas and
opportunities for the precinct. The teams, led by Hill Thalis,
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The boulevard will be characterised by active,
• A new roundabout to link Syd Einfeld Dr and Grafton St
• Extending Oxford St to a single 4-way intersection with
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frontages and continuous sheltered footpaths. will be
Simpson Wilson and Archrival, comprised architects, urban
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connected to surrounding neighbourhoods extended Ocean St and Syd Einfeld Drive.
designers, landscape architects and public artists. The
network of laneways and pedestrian links.
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NSW Government Architect’s Office (GAO) was engaged by • Changes to bus depot access
Waverley Council to facilitate the design charette process, e low to m
The edges of Oxford St will be medium scale, with
evaluate the proposals and make recommendations to b
medium rise development setback from the street and 3. Traffic changes, in consultation with RMS and, subject to
Council for the purpose of public exhibition and community concentrated along the Syd Einfeld frontage, which will be above investigations, create a new roundabout to link Syd
consultation. articulated to create a distinctive profile and approach to Einfeld Dr and Grafton St.
Bondi Junction.
Results Oxford St will be distinguished by its iconic western 4. Bus Depot, in consultation with Sydney Buses and TfNSW
‘threshold’, framed by the Woollahra Reservoir in a newly investigate feasibility of:
The three teams each developed a range of opportunities and
landscaped setting and, on the former traffic island, a mixed
ideas that would improve the character, operation, identity • Relocating some or all bus movements to / from the depot
use development that incorporates and showcases local art at
and urban amenity of this high profile location. As expected, via York Rd
an urban scale.
the process has also produced unexpected insights that have
• Improving the presentation of redeveloping the
enhanced the thinking about this area.
depot’s Oxford St frontage for bus depot operational and
While there were common themes across all three proposals, Recommendations administrative uses or alternative community, affordable
particularly in relation to the public domain, there were key Key ideas have been ranked into short medium and long housing or alternative uses.
areas where the teams’ thinking diverged - most notably in term strategies which are summarised below, together with
terms of street network, built form and proposals for the bus supporting actions to facilitate their implementation. 5. Woollahra Reservoir: in consultation with Sydney Water
depot. To guide the assessment of these alternatives into a
Note that the recommendations are generally confined to and CPMPT investigate:
clear urban strategy, a series of principles were developed.
land within the Waverley Council LGA. Where proposals are • Opportunities to setback brick wall on northern edge of
These were broadly grouped into:
on land held by other state and local government agencies, reservoir for footpath widening.
• An improved public domain: expansion, improved amenity, these are noted.
managed conflict of uses, permeability and connectivity and • Interim opportunities for public art on northern frontage of
reservoir.
6. RMS Land - in consultation with RMS, investigate feasibility
of:
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - CONTINUED
• Combining the traffic island and part of York Rd (between MEDIUM TERM: actions which could be undertaken within LONG TERM – actions which could be undertaken within
Oxford and Syd Einfeld) into a single site. next 10 to 20yrs next 20 to 50yrs
• Consolidating residual land at edge of Syd Einfeld with 1. Public domain works including: 1. In the event that the reservoir becomes redundant and
adjacent sites. • In consultation with RMS, reposition and widen the Syd subject to the outcomes of consultation with SW and CMMPT
• Test feasibility of the new site for alternative uses including Einfeld footbridge to improve pedestrian connections to Investigate adaptive reuse of Woollahra Reservoir
community, residential, commercial and public open space. Woollahra
• In conjunction with redevelopment along northern side of 2. Public domain works including:
7. Adjustments to development controls to provide for: Oxford St provide for setbacks and through site links and • Upgrade the pedestrian and cyclist access at each end of
• a continuous 6 storey edge along Oxford St with small include under-awning lighting to Oxford St the Syd Einfeld footbridge and upgrade the landing areas into
footprint development up to 9 stories along the Syd Einfeld • Tree planting to Syd Einfeld Dr (subject to discussions with pocket parks.
frontage to a maximum depth of 30m. RMS) Following the Executive Summary this report is structured
• 4 storey Oxford Street edge east of St James Rd to the 2. Centennial Parklands into:
South side of Mill Hill Road. • In consultation with CPMPT, provide new entry to PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
• Development up to 6 stories development with up to Centennial Parklands at corner of York Rd and Oxford Street. PART TWO: WEST OXFORD STREET PRECINCT PLAN
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4 stories and bus access beneath on bus depot for a ns, progre
3. Traffic changes: subject to earlier investigations, progress APPENDIX
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maximum depth of 20m along Oxford Street edge (subject to the following infrastructure changes:
The report is issued as a summary of the design charette
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discussions with TfNSW and Sydney Buses).on bus depot for
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• Closure of York Rd between Oxford Einfeld Dr
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and Sydney Buses). e a single 4 way in
• Extend Oxford St to create inte
intersection with Waverley Council endorsement and community feedback.
• Varied FSR’s to modulate built form along Oxford St
• Boundary setback to Oxford St and various through site
links and connections
Syd Einfeld Dr and Ocean St.
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PARK St corridor by 3-4m.
4. RMS Land - in consultation with RMS, and subject to the
outcomes of earlier investigations, progress the following:
• The block bounded by Nelson, Oxford and Syd Einfeld to be
designated Key Sites. • Consolidate the former traffic island and York Rd into a
single development site.
• Design Excellence provisions for Key sites.
• Prepare develop controls for the site.
• Development and frontages to laneways / through site links
5. Public and community art: formulate development
incentives to offset provision of cultural assets.
8. Develop policies and pilot projects for public and
community art initiatives. 6. Bus Depot, in consultation with Sydney Buses and
Transport NSW and subject to the outcomes of earlier
investigations, progress the following:
9. Develop policies and incentives to promote retail and local
business diversity. • Relocate bus entry exit from Oxford St to York Rd and
relocate depot admin facilities to Oxford St frontage
• Improving the presentation of the depot’s Oxford Street
frontage for bus depot operational and administrative uses
or alternative community uses. Redevelopment of Depot
frontage for community, affordable housing or alternative
uses.
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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
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NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 10PART 1 INTRODUCTION
This section is divided into two sections providing an 1.1 PURPOSE & BACKGROUND OBJECTIVES
introduction to the West Oxford Street Precinct study. The key objectives of the study are to:
- Celebrate the western entry to Bondi Junction
The purpose of the report is to document the charette
Section 1.1 Purpose and Background includes the aims
process, evaluate findings and make recommendations to - Consider the existing and future character of the precinct
and objectives of the study and key assumptions and the
Council for future devleopment of the study area. The NSW - Consider the existing and future character of the adjacent
reltionship of the study to other policies for the precinct, site
Government considers Bondi Junction to be a significant areas within Woollahra and Centennial Park when
identification and land ownership.
urban renewal opportunity and has identified Bondi Junction formulating the desired character of the area
as one of the key sub-regional centres across Sydney.
Section 1.2 Methodology & Study Process includes a - Better connect West Oxford Street with Centennial Park
description of the community consultaiton process, a and Woollahra and the Bondi Junction town centre
summary of the community engagement feedback, a - Test current LEP and DCP controls in this part of Bondi
summary of government agency feedback and a summary of Junction
the design charette and study timeline.
- Achieve and reinforce a sense of place
- Integrate the various transport modes
- Reinforce the importance of the public domain and
- Improve the quality of the public domain
- Engage government agencies and the community in
a conversation about the future of this part of Bondi
Junction.
It is intended that the ideas resulting from the design
charette are:
- guided by professional expertise in urban renewal and
public place enhancement;
- benefit the West Oxford Street area and Waverley in
general with no adverse impact on the surrounding
existing heritage conservation areas;
- based on an understanding that the existing Local
Environment Plan (WLEP2012) and Development Control
Plan (WDCP 2012) controls will be used as a test case for
the evaluation of the appropriateness of each concept.
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 11RELATIONSHIP TO KEY POLICY DIRECTIONS
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- Bondi Junction Urban Design Review,
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opportunity to deliver the objectives of Sustainable Sydney
2036, the Metropolitan Strategy Sydney 2031 and the Draft
Sydney City Sub Regional Strategy relating to housing, open
space, transport and sustainability.
This study considers and addresses previous consultant BONDI JUNCTION
studies and community consultation undertaken in the form
of community reference group meetings, community drop in
COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT
sessions, business and intercept surveys and submissions to planning design place
Waverley Bike Plan 2013
Council.
CENTENNIAL PARK MASTER PLAN 2040
VOLUME 1
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Sydney
NSW 2000
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www.bvn.com.au
NOVEMBER 2013
Figure 3 Key policy documents
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 12STUDY AREA SITE ANALYSIS
The West Oxford Street Precinct Plan study area is over SHOP FRONTS
4.4HA and is approximately 6km East of Sydney CBD. The
Oxford Street is predominantly a mix of fine grain 1- 3 storey The smaller, fine grain building types and shopfronts are
site extends along Oxford Street from Denison Street, Bondi
buildings with retail and commercial shop fronts including: discontinuous with interruptions to pedestrian connections
Junction to the Ocean Street/ Oxford Street intersection and
cafes, small businesses, specialty/ alternative lifestlye stores and experience.
incorporates the 2 blocks north of Oxford Street between
(for example bike stores and organic foods).
Leswell and York Road. Refer Figure 19 for study area
boundary and LGA boundary and local context.
The precinct is currently occupied by a mix of commercial,
residential, transport and infrastructure uses with varying
levels of amenity and building typologies.
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key map Figure 5 Fine grain shop fronts on the corner of Nelson Street Figure 7 Hire car yard Oxford Street between Nelson Street and
views York Road
view to Syd Einfeld intersection Nelson Street Nelson Hotel
Figure 8 Photographic north elevation - Oxford Street
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 13STREET ACTIVATION STREET CHARACTER PEDESTRIAN & CYCLE AMENITY
There is limited street activation with only a few active shop The fine grain heritage building character is punctuated by Pedestrian and cycle amenity along Oxford Street is poor with
frontages. a number of larger heritage buildings including the Nelson narrow footpaths, no separation between pedestrians and
Hotel and smaller residential terraces (between Ruthven cyclists and inconsistent pavement treatments and conditions
Street and St James Road). There are no existing street trees towards the western end. A number of neighbouring cross
along this western end of Oxford Street. Significant canopy streets on the northern and southern sides of Oxford Street
trees within Westgate House on the corner of St James Road are without pedestrian crossings.
lend some respite to Oxford Street
Figure 10 Limited street activation
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Figure 12 The Nelson Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street Nelson Figure 14 Existing view East along Oxford Street near the corner
of Ruthven
Figure 11 Existing active street frontage between Mill Hill Road Figure 13 Freestanding 2 storey heritage building on the corner
and Ruthven Street of St Johns Road and Oxford Street
Ruthven Street Bus Depot York Road Centennial Park
Figure 9 Photographic south elevation - Oxford Street Westgate House St James Road
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 14BUS DEPOT ROAD CONFIGURATION KEY ISSUES
The Oxford Street frontage at the bus depot The intersection of Oxford Street and Syd Einfeld Drive KEY ISSUES IN THE STUDY AREA INCLUDE:
and bus entry/ exit gates create a narrow and creates a bottle neck and urban ‘wasteland’ between Oxford
- SAFETY: CONFLICTS WITH PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS,
unsafe passage for pedestrians and cyclists. Bus Street and Syd Einfeld Drive. There is a lack of pedestrian
TRAFFIC AND BUSES.
stop amenity is poor and conflicts with passing and cycle crossing points and footpaths making the area
pedestrians and cyclists. unsafe and difficult to navigate on foot. - LACK OF CONNECTIVITY BOTH PHYSICALLY AND
VISUALLY WITH CENTENNIAL PARK.
- TRAFFIC CONGESTION
- POOR PRESENTATION AND IDENTITY OF THE STUDY
AREA
- LACK OF PEDESTRIAN AMENITY INCLUDING SAFE AND
CONNECTED FOOTPATHS, STREET FURNITURE ETC.
- UNDER-DEVELOPED SITES
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Figure 16 Existing bus depot frontage Figure 18 View along northern perimeter ot Centennial Park key map
with narrow footpath and lack of connection with the park and
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Figure 19 Local Context (1:2000@A3) Waverley LGA boundary Open space
Study area boundary
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 16LAND HOLDINGS
Land holdings within the West Oxford Street Precinct study
area include State Transit Authority (STA), Roads and
Maritime Services (RMS), government agencies and private/
multiple landowners as shown in Figure 20.
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Sydney Water
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 181.2 METHODOLOGY & STUDY PROCESS
The methodology for the project has been a design charette
process. The design charettes were held over a 3 week
period, preceded, interspersed and followed by a broader
COUNCIL GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR
program of community engagement, councillor and REPORT AGENCIES ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP
stakeholder workshops. The NSW Government Architect’s MEETING
Office was engaged by Waverley Council to facilitate and
Dec/ Feb 2013/ Feb & May March-June March & May
co-ordinate the design charette process and to prepare 2014
2014 2014 2014
the draft report for endorsement by Council for public
exhibition and community engagement.
Consultation strategy
included:
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Community Reference
Group meetings
Engagement with the community formed the structure
- Community drop in
of the project process. In line with the NSW State
sessions
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Government’s planning reform (A New Planning System for
- Business and
NSW White Paper) and aims of the Draft Sydney Metropolitan
Strategy for Sydney to 2031, the community is being involved
A F intercept surveys
in the strategic planning of the precinct. This has enabled
significant community contribution to establishing a
vision for the future of the study area. The community D R
engagement strategy was developed and managed by Elton
Consulting. Four Community Reference Group Meetings
and three community drop in sessions and a public briefing
were held. These meetings were supplemented by online
community intercept and business surveys, submissions to
Council and petitions. This is to be followed by the public DESIGN PUBLIC AND REPORT TO COUNCIL COUNCIL COUNCIL
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exhibition of the Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette and CHARETTES COUNCILLOR RECOMMENDATIONS
ENDORSEMENT ADOPTION
Vision Workshop Summary Report and Recommendations.
BRIEFINGS TO PUBLICLY
EXHIBIT
A report summarising the consultation outcomes is
supplied in Appendix A5 and A6 and/or available on the May 2014 June 2014 August 2014 Sept/ Oct 2014 Dec 2014
Waverley Council website.
Development of three - Place based design
integrated design principles
concepts and visions by - Testing of densities
multidisciplinary teams. and built form
typologies against
the development
principles.
- Extraction of planning
controls from the
Figure 21 Project Methodology public domain and
built form strategies.
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 19COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FEEDBACK SUMMARY IMPORTANT NOTES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Feedback on the Draft Concepts presented at the first drop in 1. The concept designs and the design opportunities
session indicated that the key isses for the community are: represented in the matrices in Part 2.3 are a suite of
ideas which if realised and funded would occur over a
- Traffic, access and parking
long period of time (up to 50 years +).
- Preference to any future development to be low rise
2. Design opportunities identified within Centennial
within the height limits in LEP
Parklands are ideas only. Centennial Parklands and
- Concern for the development of bus depot site and Moore Park Trust (CPMPT) are responsible for the
impact on neighbourhood long term strategic planning of the Parklands and not
- Preserve heritage Waverley Council. The design ideas do not propose any
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private development within Centennial Parklands.
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- community purpose (eg. sporting, childcare, public
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space) 3. Comparitive and quantative analysis of the
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and opportunities of government agencies, operational
requirements and strategic visions, design review and
feedback. Figures 22, 23 Community Engagement - drop in session
Refer Appendix A7 for government agency feedback
summary.
Agencies that participated included:
- Centennial Parklands and Moore Park Trust
- NSW Department of Planning and Environment
- NSW Roads and Maritime Services
- Randwick City Council
- State Transit Authority
- Sydney Buses
- Sydney Water Figure 24 Community Engagement - ideas in the park
- Transport for NSW
- Woollahra Municipal Council
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 20DESIGN CHARETTES ideas and opportunities for the precincts future which
Dec 2013 Council Report
enable connectivity, vitality, activation and amenity.
The following teams participated in the design charette: Feb 2014 Council Report
The objectives of the three charettes were:
TEAM ORANGE Feb 27 Government agencies meetings
Charette 1:
Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects Pty Ltd, McGregor March 4 Community reference group meeting no. 1
Westlake Architecture, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture: - team briefing
March 8 Ideas in the Park – Community drop in day
- establish design principles
TEAM BLUE March 19 Community reference group meeting no.2
- define project approach
Simpson + Wilson Architecure and Urban Design, The Lot
March 25 Councillor workshop no.1
(Public Artists): Charette 2:
March Business survey and intercept survey
- establish a vision and design principles for the precinct
TEAM GREEN
April 3 Ideas in the Library – Community drop in no. 2
- establish a built form and public domain concept for the
James Mather Delaney Design Pty Ltd (Landscape
precinct April 9 Community reference group meeting no.3
Architects), Archrival (Architecture and Public Art), John
Charette 3: April 17 Engagement of Design Charette Teams
O’Callaghan (Urban Design and Place Maker)
- presentation of preliminary design response and design
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Design Charette session no.3
June 18 Public briefing
- To collectively develop up to 3 concept designs to explore
July 22 Councillor briefing session
Aug Report to Council recommending public exhibition
Spet/Oct Public exhibition
Dec Adoption
Figure 25 Project Overview
Figures 26, 27, 28 Design charettes
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Figure 29 Aerial photograph showing study area
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2.1.1 TEAM ORANGE KEY PUBLIC BENEFITS
Hill Thalis, architecture and urban projects teamed - Possible resolution of traffic issues and congestion and
with JILA (Landscape Architect) and McGregor improved conditions for pedestrians and cyclists.
Westlake (public artists/architects).
- Possible resolution of Grafton Street/ Nelson Street rat
The Orange Team’s design response is strongly embedded run in west bound direction.
in a respect for the historic context of the precinct and the
- New pedestrian square in Nelson Street.
complex interrelationship of its uses. The scheme both
reinforces the unique character and vibrancy of the precinct - New pedestrian laneways and connections.
through public domain enhancements, while improving its
- New pedestrian bridge connecting to Woollahra
connection and relationship to adjacent neighbourhoods.
- Widened public shared zone on bus depot frontage.
Increasing the density of the precinct through proposed
development provides greater housing choice in an area - Street tree planting.
of high amenity, close to coast, park and city and public
- Activation of Centennial Park frontage and improved
transport infrastructure.
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Refer to Appendix A1 for final presentation panels and
Appendix A4 for the powerpoint presentation.
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- Transforming Oxford Street and Syd Einfeld Drive into
2. Re-imagine Oxford Street
boulevards
3. Connect Grafton Street to Syd Einfeld Drive (refer inset,
- Increasing housing choice in the local area
page 23)
- Framing the streetscape along Oxford Street
4. Win a new pedestrian square in Nelson Street
- Providing a gateway to Centennial Park
5. New lanes and pedestrian connections
- Improving pedestrian and cycle movement and amenity
6. New bus administration building
- Resolving traffic
7. Redefine squares and entries at the north-eastern corner
- Safeguarding the bus depot as critical transport infrastr of Centennial Park
8. Widen Oxford Street by 3m along its northern side
9. Open new public walkways south of Oxford Street
10. Create, on land currently alienated by traffic, a new lot
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Simpson + Wilson, architecture and urban design - Reduced height of tower at entrance to Oxford St (on 1. Identity - elements
teamed with “The Lot” (public artists). triangular site ).
2. Identity - activities
The Blue Team’s proposal is focused on enhancing the - Widen footpath and pushed back 4 storey retail and live/
3. Extend park
unique character and identity of West Oxford Street Precinct work units to open up approach and views to Centennial
as distinct from the centre of Bondi Junction. Proposed Park on the northern frontage of the bus depot.
4. Cyclist +pedestrian amenity
development encourages social inclusion and equity
- Removed initial proposed development from bus depot
5. Rationalise bus station
attracting more residents through more housing choice
including affordable housing, to an area that becomes a
except for area immediately adjacent to Oxford Street. 6. Improve entry to Oxford St
unique destination along the major desire line from the beach - Removed 2-3 affordable live/work units from St James 7. Nelson St is a place
to the city. The scheme aims to transform the precinct Road frontage of bus depot
8. More people not cars
into a liveable hub of activity through key civic elements,
improvements and site consolidations that increase the 9. Reconnect to Woollahra
amount of public domain, enhance connections, walkability
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KEY MOVES LONG TERM:
fitness & food’ culture that embodys the neighbourhood.
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Revitalised pedestrian laneways and connections.
12. Rationalise entry to Centennial Parklands
- Widened public shared zone on bus depot frontage
KEY DESIGN PRINCIPLES: improving pedestrian and cycle connections and amenity. 13. Adaptive water re-use
- Identity - Pedestrian/ cycle bus shared zone to north of Centennial 14. Supports connection of Grafton Street with Syd Einfeld
Park. Drive via roundabout (Orange Team - refer Inset 1 page
- Habitable infrastructure
23)
- Activation of Centennial Park frontage and improved
- Coordinate
entries.
- Social inclusion and equity
- A new urban block creating entry to Bondi Junction and
- Minimise impacts
providing public facilities.
- Restructure the city
- Adaptive reuse of reservoir for public use.
- Long term future (incorporation of future light rail,
relocation of reservoir, residential on bus depot site)
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Figure 39 Figure 42 Affordable housing Figure 45 ‘Budapest Sparty’
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Nelson Street: Figure 43 Figure 45, 46 Adaptive reuse of Woollahra Reservoir
shared market
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Figure 39, 40, 41 Nelson Street shared zone Figure 43, 44 Bicycle hub Figure 47 Activity hub - gate climb
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 302.1.3 TEAM GREEN SPECIFIC RESPONSES TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
Archrival, architects and public artists teamed - Consideration of Bus Depot activation, looking to activate KEY PUBLIC BENEFITS
with JMD design (Landscape Architects) and John a small plaza / add cultural programme or undertake a
- Creation of cultural centre and hub on Oxford Street
O’Callaghan (place maker, planner). simple artistic treatment to the perimeter frontage, to
frontage of bus depot site.
minimise impact on the operation of the existing depot
The Green Team’s concept recognises the distinct quality - Iconic public art incorporated into infrastructure (eg bus
of place of the West Oxford Street Precinct and proposes - Consideration of corner site with a move to keep
shelter, sculptural water towers).
its rejuvenation into a distinct regional creative hub and proposed developments within the existing LEP controls,
- Innovative public art gestures and landscape features (eg
cultural centre. Streetscape enhancments, hard infrastructure in particular in regards to height, the encouragement
short term pop-ups)
upgrades and the celebration of the fine grain heritage of single lot development (not lot amalgamation) and a
high street character are co-ordinated with public realm proposal to step down building heights by one story along - New pedestrian square in Nelson Street
programming and a variety of key public art installations. the Oxford Street frontage to maximize solar access
- New wider, lower pedestrian bridge connecting to
The concept identifies 4 key sites for cultural interventions: - Consideration of preserving residential / community Woollahra
bus depot frontage (new cultural centre, new corner site, ta
character, and the desire to retain the existing heritage
- Revitalised pedestrian laneways and connections.
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Woollahra Reservoir and Neslson Hotel. The scheme suggests terraces and shops, with a move to add fine grain
development incentives in return for the provision of cultural w developments alo
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improving pedestrian and cycle connections and amenity.
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Consideration of slipway impact on traffic,
with move to reinforce the park co
corner entry as a Bondi Park.
Refer to Appendix A3 for final presentation panels and A4 for
the powerpoint presentation. Junction park entry with new gates, to strengthen the - Activation of Centennial Park frontage and improved
proposed pedestrian and cycle links to Oxford Street, entries.
and the potential reservoir activation (to further justify a
- Adaptive reuse of reservoir for public use.
KEY IDEAS AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES: closure of the slipway)
- Street trees
Identity - Consideration of planting to the edges of Centennial
Park, York Rd / Oxford St corner and along York Road, to - Public domain amenity (bike racks, lighting, signage,
Public domain
create a landscape buffer and tree corridors around the kerb ramps, planting).
Solar access and built form
edges of Centennial Park
Public art
- Consideration of the need for basic pedestrian upgrades KEY MOVES (refer Figuere 48)
Urban typologies (in line with the Complete Streets program), to add kerb
1. Bring culture to the depot
Traffic and circulation ramps, landscape blisters, street awnings, public art
along street, solar access to footpaths etc (revised the 2. Punctuate Oxford Street (uncover Woollahra Reservoir)
Land use planning
initial street works, added blisters to connecting side 3. Think differently
streets, showed a continuation of fine grain shop fronts
4. Build with the grain
along Oxford Street in new developments, and a fine
grain Osmund Lane activation) 5. Rejuvenate the street
6. Walk everywhere
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The three proposals have each revealed a range of A memorable identity and image of the precinct: The matrix identifies:
opportunities and ideas that would improve the character,
1. Recommendation
operation, identity and urban amenity of this high profile • Capture and amplify a ‘sense of place’ as well as the
The recommendation is the design opportunity or strategy
location. As expected, the process has also produced spirit of the community
identified by each team as potential projects.
unexpected insights that have enhanced our thinking about
this area. 2. Team
• Clearly express this as a threshold to both bondi junction
Identifies which team recommends the design opportunity/
as well as the waverley beachfront municipality
While there were many clear and common ideas and themes strategy.
across the 3 proposals, there were some areas where the 3. Comment/ Assessment
• Built on unique historic character
proposals diverged. To provide a clear direction, the following
An assessment of the recommendation against the design
principles were applied to prioritising the ideas:
Implementation principles.
4. Agency Consultation
Improved public domain:
• nt tto all
Practical opportunities for immediate improvement Identifies which government agencies will need to be
• Expansion of public space, with an emphasis on
of the above
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• Improved amenity of public space such as solar access, Identifies further studies required to assess feasability, test
designs further or provide additional information.
• Potential to leverage new development to directly benefit
• Managed conflict of uses,
the study area 5. Diagram
Diagramatically or photograpically illustrates the
• Permeability and connectivity
• Minimal disruption to key urban infrastructure such as recommendation.
depot
• Opportunities for new and innovative use of the public
IMPORTANT NOTES AND ASSUMPTIONS:
domain
The design opportunities have been summarised in a series
1. The concept designs and the design opportunities
of matrices. Design interventions are grouped under four
represented in the matrices are a suite of ideas which if
Simple and rational circulation: themes:
realised and funded would occur over a long period of
1. TRAFFIC time.
• Reduced road area and improved road character
2. PUBLIC DOMAIN 2. Design opportunities identified within Centennial
3. ART, CULTURE & HERITAGE Parklands are ideas only. Centennial Parklands and
• Improved operation such as reduced traffic waiting times
Moore Park Trust (CPMPT) are responsible for the
4. BUILT FORM
long term strategic planning of the Parklands and not
• Well managed interface between the arterial and local
The matrices provide a summary of the key moves Waverley Council. The design ideas do not propose any
road systems
categorised by priority within eacb theme. The teams that private development within Centennial Parklands.
propose the move is identified to identify the common key
moves. It is noted where further studies or consultation with
other agencies is required. Diagrams illustrating the key
moves are included.
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 35Figure 58 COMPARATIVE MATRIX - TRAFFIC
RECOMMENDATION HILL THALIS, SIMPSON ARCHRIVAL, ASSESSMENT AGENCY EXPLORATION DIAGRAM
JILA, +WILSON, JMD DESIGN,
MCGREGOR JOHN
THE LOT O’CALLAGHAN CONSULTATION
WESTLAKE
SHORT TERM
GRAFTON STREET Relieve traffic congestion through Nelson Street and Oxford Street from RMS Traffic studies
Connect Grafton Street to Syd Einfeld Drive west bound traffic associated with Westfield and traffic calm the west
via slip lanes and new roundabout on Grafton end of Grafton Street.
Street this option relies on underutilised capacity on Syd Enfeld Dr being used
as slip lanes for the new roundabout. it has strong potential as a short
term action.
MEDIUM TERM
NELSON STREET All 3 teams recognised this opportunity to improve pedestrian amenity RMS Traffic studies
Nelson Street to become a shared zone with and safety by slowing and reducing traffic in Nelson St. There were
pedestrian preference. varying degrees of traffic calming proposed but a common theme of
encouraging outdoor uses, promoting ground floor retail uses and SYD EINFEL
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enhanced connection to the pedestrian bridge over Syd Einfeld Drive.
GRAFTON
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This option relies on the proposed roundabout connecting Grafton St
and Syd Enfeld Dr (as described above) to reduce through traffic. It has
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RMS Traffic studies
and modelling.
Simplify intersection and traffic lane CPMPT
road areas for non-car uses.
realignment of Oxford Street/Syd Einfeld and Feasability
Ocean Street to create a new urban block Orange option: study
• Reinstates the original Oxford St corridor so that it embraces the NE
corner of the Parklands.
• Extends the northern footpath of Oxford St into a safe pedestrian
frontage
• Possible traffic efficiencies as two existing intersections are combined
into a single 4 way intersection at Oxford / Ocean and Syd Einfeld
Blue option and Green option:
• Closure of Oxford St slip lane to create a new shared zone
Close Oxford Street west bound slip lane. Widen
York Road between Oxford Street and Syd • The slip land has more value as an extension to Centennial Parklands.
Einfeld Drive to accommodate closure of slip • York Rd will continue as a barrier between the Parklands and Oxford St
lane.
KEY: RMS - Road Maritime Services CPMPT - Central Park Moore Park Trust
NSW Government Architect’s Office Draft West Oxford Street Design Charette Summary Report and Recommendations Issue H 11.08.2014 36Figure 58 COMPARATIVE MATRIX - TRAFFIC
RECOMMENDATION HILL THALIS, SIMPSON ARCHRIVAL, JMD ASSESSMENT AGENCY EXPLORATION DIAGRAM
JILA, +WILSON, DESIGN, JOHN
MCGREGOR O’CALLAGHAN
THE LOT CONSULTATION
WESTLAKE
BUS DEPOT All 3 teams considered the operation of the bus depot and where this STA Investigate use of
Relocate bus entry and exit from Oxford Street to York might be modified to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists on RMS underside of Syd
the southern side of Oxford St Einfeld Drive for
Road
Orange option: bus parking.
• Retains current operation of the depot, with minor improvements Traffic studies
to entry / exit capacity on York Rd to reduce pressure on the Oxford St
frontage.
• Minor improvements to pedestrian conditions on Oxford St frontage.
• Most feasible strategy in the short term, but requires ongoing
management to balance pedestrian and cyclist safety against bus
operations.
Blue option
• All bus movements relocated to an expanded York Rd entry / exit
• Loss of some depot capacity due to reduced site area will require depot
Partially relocate bus entry/ exit to York Road from functions to be relocated.
Oxford Street • Significantly improved pedestrian and cyclist conditions at Oxford St
• More feasible as a medium to long-term strategy
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• More feasible as a medium to long-term
LANEWAYS
Provide a series of new laneways
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connections and amenity and provide entries/ exits to proposed
RMS Traffic studies
Write into DCP/
developments.
LEP controls
Proposed by all teams, this provides key benefits to the public domain
by improving pedestrian connectivity, providing service and delivery
access to support retail uses.
SETBACKS Proposed by Orange team only, this setback provides opportunities for
Oxford Street widening: Setback buildings along expanded footpaths and better sun access to the street in the longer
northern side of Oxford Street by 3m-4.2m (between term.
Leswell St and York Rd).
Relocate some bus parking to underside of Syd Einfeld
Drive.
KEY: RMS - Road Maritime Services STA - State Transit Authority
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