• Donna Clusker• Wallie Cron• Steven Roussac• Joe Byrne• Grace Cao

WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES-OUTSIDE THE BOXDEVELOPMENT pty ltd

GOLDEN SQUARE

CONTEXT Above average number of older residents Walking distance to shops, take aways

and pubs Train line and station Heritage character Public bark available

Residential VISION Self supporting village within Bendigo’s

boundaries Easy living Strong transport links and the potential

for extensions

Commercial VISION Take advantage of the central location of

the Golden Square area. Beneficial road exposure Flexible commercial development spaces generous block size

Residential OBJECTIVES Creating a community that is able to rely

on the Golden Square area for most common supplies and travelling into the CBD less

Higher standards of sustainable housing Safe community living Comfortable living Shared green spaces

Commercial OBJECTIVES Produce high quality commercial

developments around the Golden Square train station

Boost the economic sustainability of Golden Square

Increase the job opportunities within the commercial precinct

Create a commercial link to the golden square community

Residential DESIGN OBJECTIVES Create an intimate close nit

community Shared community spaces Provide ongoing walkable spaces

throughout the Golden square area Provide a higher quality housing at a

generally low cost to the buyer Encourage further transport options Provide affordable energy efficient

housing

Commercial DESIGN OBJECTIVES Create a modern and more appealing

commercial district whilst respecting the neighbourhood character of the Golden Square area

Capitalize on the accessibility of Golden Square relative to the Bendigo CBD

Employment opportunities for residents Reinvigorate and contribute to activity

centre

GOLDEN SQUARE

GOLDEN SQUARE

UNIVERSITY OWNED LANDWe are going to focus on Osborne Street because if we get that right the rest of the sites will work. This is because Osborne Street is the big development potential out of the three sites.

CONTEXT Prime blue chip investment site The location is linked to many activity centres eg. Latrobe

University, athletics track and bushland Good choice of transport opportunities A strong rental market Young community Minimum development impact on surrounding neighbourhood

Residential VISION Highly marketable site Attractive to younger people and

students The site provides the capacity for a

diverse range of accommodation styles and prices

Shared open spaces

Commercial VISION Set a new standard of community living

in the Bendigo urban area unlike any other though design and layout

create a destination, not only for the residents but also for bendigonians

Community focused centre not consumerist

Residential OBJECTIVES a range of mixed residential A new destination for Bendigo Beautiful public spaces A safe community context

Commercial OBJECTIVES Produce a community focused lifestyle

linked with commercial and community development

Create an incentive for business’ to expand into a new community

Provide job opportunities

UNIVERSITY OWNED LANDHow vision and objectives will be designed ….

UNIVERSITY OWNED LAND

Residential DESIGN OBJECTIVES A fresh face for development in Bendigo High quality shared green spaces Provide better quality energy efficient

mixed density residential The most desirable new address in

Bendigo

Commercial DESIGN OBJECTIVES A new style activity centre – community

focused shared spaces for community

opportunities Complementary retail spaces

UNIVERSITY OWNED LANDDeal with both golden square and university owned land How would the city be a better place by doing all of this?Reinforce all the critical things They will remember best diagram and best map and how you finish!!!If the city had the courage……had the capacity to implement… What we would have? a large number of people living in better developments Provided more affordable energy efficient housingSetting a new bench mark in residential and community developmentFinish on a aspirational noteIt would be a shame if we didn’t do it Name and shame doing it generically….move beyond the blandnessDo u really want to make more of the same mistakes Golden square will become more disjointed and deteriorate. Rejuvenate it but build on the historical characterOsborne is creating an identity out of nothing

UNIVERSITY OWNED LANDPut two design options on each of these slides one for Osborne and one for golden square

UNIVERSITY OWNED LANDPut two design options on each of these slides one for Osborne and one for golden square