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MELBOURNE METRO RAIL PROJECTInquiry and Advisory Committee
Summary of Urban Design Expert Evidence
Rob Moore, Project ExecutiveMelbourne Metro RailCity of Melbourne
5 September 2016
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Urban Design Expert EvidenceSummary• Introduction
• General / Project – wide considerations - Project Coordination- Design Quality
• Precinct based considerations - Western Portal- Arden- Parkville- CBD North- CBD South- Domain
• Conclusions
Project Coordination
• Scale
• Timeframes
• Coordination with other projects- public- private
Project Coordination
Design Quality
Design Quality
“Firmness, Commodity and Delight”Vitruvius, Architect and Civil Engineer, Rome, 1st Century AD.
• Independent Reviewer
• OVGA chaired Design Review
• Urban Design Reference Group
Design Quality
• Urban Design Strategy
• Creative Strategy
Design Quality
Station Design
• High quality design of public concourse and stations below ground
• Future proof concourse design to allow for additional entry points
– Parkville in Barry Street
– CBD North in Franklin Street west
– CBD South in north-east corner Swanston/Collins (Town Hall)
– CBD South in north-west corner Swanston/Collins (Manchester Unity)
Western Portal
• Alternative plan supported
- Less property acquisitions
- Less impacts during construction for residents
- Improved urban design outcomes
Arden
• Urban renewal opportunities at Arden Central
• VPA Arden Vision and Framework Plan (Draft, September 2016)
• Integrated urban design with Arden Macaulay
• Over station development to be integrated with station design
ArdenImage of integrated station entry and over station development (by CoM)
Parkville
• Construction disruption
• University Square Masterplan
• Royal Parade and Haymarket – masterplans required
• Precinct wide urban design opportunities
ParkvilleUniversity Square Masterplan (by City of Melbourne)
CBD North
• QVM renewal
• Franklin Street
• LaTrobe / Swanston / Little La Trobe / A’Beckett
• Over station development
CBD NorthFranklin Street – legacy• 12m wide southern footpath• Increased tree planting• People-focused street, linking CBD North and QVM
City Baths
RMIT
Station Entry
Sw
anst
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treet
CBD South
• Construction disruption
• City Square
• Cocker Alley Precinct
• Over station development
• Federation Square station entry
CBD South
Acoustic ShedAs constructed in suburban Melbourne
CBD SouthAcoustic Shed, City Square
Green wall
Digital display
CBD South
City Square
Design principles
Domain
• Domain Parklands – Tom’s Block
• St Kilda Road
• Shrine Reserve Station entry
• Emergency access shaft location
Conclusion
• Urban Design Expert Witness Conclave(Jones, McGauran, Schutt, Moore)
• Revised EPR’s
Rob Moore, Project ExecutiveMelbourne Metro RailCity of Melbourne
5 September 2016
Docs# 10062768v1