Discovery Rise Design Guidelines 1 Content 1.0 About the Design Guidelines 05 2.0 Discovery Rise Urban Structure and Urbanism 09 3.0 Overarching Design Criteria and Outcomes 13 4.0Precinct Specific Provisions: Discovery Central and The Ideas Market 21 5.0Precinct Specific Provisions: Discovery Village 33 6.0 James Cook Drive 47 1.0 About The Design Guidelines 6 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines 1.0 About The Design Guidelines The Place Townsville’s summers are intense; very hot and humid, with bucketing rain, fierce midday sun, and intense ‘white’ light. From March through to October, however, Townsville has one of the most benign climates in Australia, with gorgeous sunny days, mild temperatures and a softer light. The James Cook University Townsville site is a unique setting; the land framed by rugged hills and dominated by the strong presence of Mt Stuart. The dispersed campus is dotted with buildings and some small oases of cool shady irrigated landscapes. Some JCU buildings enjoy and respond to the climate; in particular University Halls with its very deep shaded terraces and its associated cool courtyard most strongly suggesting an appropriate response to this place. The Vision A Tropical Urbanism The Guide In this unique setting Discovery Rise is to be a university-based development that is extraordinary in its conception. Through good design there will be a complete transformation of this dispersed campus into a thriving community of living and learning. The places of James Cook University; the buildings, the landscapes, will demonstrate a strong, unique, environmentally responsible ‘Townsville tropicality.’ The unique setting and Dry Tropical climate will give rise to an urbanism is uniquely ‘Townsville.’ The Discovery Rise Design Guidelines is an advisory document under the Townsville City Council City Plan, and should be read in conjunction with the provisions of the planning scheme. This document should also be cross-referenced with the EnviroDevelopment Technical Standards, which pertain to Discovery Rise. Discovery Rise will be an energetic community of exchange with the tropical university at its heart. Discovery Rise will be sustainable, compact, walkable; a place which fosters interaction and exchange. The places and spaces of Discovery Rise will be cool, inviting, green and shaded, with tree lined streets, shady public spaces, and urban verandahs. They will be ‘people places’ where the opportunity for informal social interaction is ever at hand. The villages and hubs of Discovery Rise will all be within an easy and inviting walk to the heart of the University. The buildings of Discovery Rise will be responsive to the climate and culture of Townsville - openable, permeable, welcoming, seamlessly connected to the outdoors and the streets, lanes, courtyards, gardens, parks and squares. Considered, careful and responsive urban, architectural and landscape design will play a pivotal role in the making of this special place. James Cook University and the Place Making Panel will use this document as the basis for evaluating and ultimately supporting or rejecting development proposals. It is important that designers understand the overall ‘tropical urbanism’ and urban structure that ultimately their project will contribute to; this is described in the first part of the document and summarized as overarching design criteria. There are also specific design outcomes that are being sought within the different precincts: these are described in the second part of the document. Design responses to both the overarching criteria and precinct specific provisions will be considered in reviewing and assessing design proposals. 7 2.0 Discovery Rise Urban Structure & Urbanism KEY PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT 10 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines 2.0 Discovery Rise Urban Structure & Urbanism Urban Structure Discovery Rise is a series of distinct compact, walkable villages or precincts which all connect into the heart of the University. The precincts are defined in part 6 of Townsville City Council’s Planning Scheme. The building edges, streets, lanes, squares, courtyards, parks and green spaces - the public realm of Discovery Rise - provide the ‘connective tissue’, the framework that binds all the activity in the precincts and villages together and to the University. The public realm has a strong underlying and uniting structure based on the existing structure and landscape elements of the campus. This public space structure comprises the following elements: Mt S Str tuar t ee ta xis Town Village TOWN & VILLAGE 1. Key spaces of the campus, villages and precincts are located on the Magnetic Island Axis and on the central campus north -south green space. Wes tern Cam pus axis tre Amphithea is ax lls hi of EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS 2. East west streets, laneways and pedestrian paths provide the key connectors into the campus heart. JAMES COOK DRIVE 3. James Cook Drive is an important landscape and circulation corridor for the whole campus Urbanism The urban quality of Discovery Rise is compact, but a looser fit urbanism than the walled street edges of European cities. Landscape experience is highly valued within the Discovery Rise Community. It is distinguished by a combination of landscape ecologies, social spaces, views to surrounding hills and tree lined streets. GREEN CORRIDORS 4. The riparian corridors are important green corridors and people spaces It is a more ‘porous’ urbanism that fosters social interactivity; where buildings address and activate streets, and where urban life is lived amongst large trees, shaded courtyards, deep loggias and planted pergolas. The urban places of Discovery Rise are lined with verandahs and shady retreats, creating a layered ‘occupied’ edge to buildings at all levels. The porous and permeable urban quality of Discovery Rise allows also for the movement of breezes and the creation of pleasant gathering and living spaces between inside and outside. Cooling landscape is ever-present, and potential heat islands born of overexposed hardstand areas are non-existent. The urban quality of Discovery Rise is that of landscape and architecture seamlessly integrated, where the proportion of buildings to landscape is balanced, and where vegetation is a major urban element. The urban and landscape quality of Discovery Rise offers a point of difference within the north Queensland context. It evokes a setting that is uniquely Townsville and unique in Townsville, drawing on the site’s distinguishing landscape conditions. 11 3.0 Overarching Design Criteria & Outcomes 5. Discovery Enterprise Park 5 1. Discovery Central 1 4 2 2. University Central 3 4. Discovery School & Community Precinct 3. Discovery Rise Village DISCOVERY RISE PRECINCT PLAN 3.0 Overarching Design Criteria & Outcomes Spaces, landscapes and buildings in Discovery Rise create places with : 1. A compact and urban built form 2. A rich tropical landscape that is immediate and ever-present 3. Walking and cycling as the preferred way of getting around 4. Lively, inclusive and interactive spaces 5. Sheltered, shady and cool streets and public spaces 14 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines 6. An architecture with cool shady verandahs, layered edges, deep eaves, screens and loggias and spaces that are open to the outside 7. A sustainable architecture and landscape that minimizes resource and energy use. Overarching Design Criteria & Outcomes All new buildings and landscape must contribute to the achievement of the following objectives and outcomes: OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES The ‘Key Connectors’ are lively and active places: • In Discovery Central , 4-6 storey mixed use development with ground floor retail along Mt Stuart St and the Ideas Market. Minimum height 4 storeys. • In Discovery Village, 4-6 storey residential with small scale student-oriented retail at the intersection of James Cook Drive. • In the Discovery School Precinct, 4-6 storey residential with small-scale convenience retail at ground floor within 200m of the School on Buchan Rd. A compact and urban built form • In Discovery Village, 2-4 storey residential with a child care centre, community facility, and convenience shop sited. Parking Does Not Dominate Street Frontages • In mixed use, residential buildings above 2 storeys or non-residential buildings, parking is underground or in parking courts behind buildings. No parking is allowed within the street frontage. • In 1-2 storey buildings, parking is integrated into the building envelope and not between the building and the street boundary. INTERACTIVE BUILDING FRONTAGES Streets, Lanes and Public Spaces are Lined with Interactive Building Frontages: • Residential buildings orient their primary address, living spaces and verandahs/ terraces facing the street or public space. • Commercial, educational, research or mixed use buildings orient their primary entrances, ground floor activities, and upper level verandahs facing the street or public space. • Develop outdoor spaces which foster mixing of university, commercial and recreational activity. Lively, inclusive and interactive spaces Social Mix Is Fostered DENSITY • New development offers a range of accommodation types and prices. • Buildings are designed to be flexibility and allow for changes in use and circumstances wherever possible. Inclusive and Welcoming Environments are Created • All public spaces are accessible to people of all abilities, ages and life stages. • A range of free social and recreation experiences is provided across DR and within individual precincts. • Public spaces are designed to offer safety through visibility, casual surveillance and access choice. 15 Overarching Design Criteria & Outcomes OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Tropical landscape is omnipresent • All landscape expresses a lush tropicality while promoting views of and access to the dry tropical savannah. • Views to surrounding hill, savannah landscape and riparian corridors are maintained. Large Shade Trees Thrive Tree planting conditions optimises healthy tree growth of large size trees. Sufficient rooting space is to facilitate: • contiguous tree planting within streets, using open or covered trenches (ideally 3 metres across) to support the maturation of large canopy shade trees A rich tropical landscape that is immediate and ever-present • grouping trees in open planting areas in wide setbacks and pedestrian areas, parks, gardens or plazas, and environmental corridors • All street trees and street planting is irrigated. The landscape setting of each development is lush and rich and experienced both internally and externally • Combinations of tree and understory species in streetscapes are used. • Substantial planting is incorporated to the front and rear of buildings and into landscaped courtyards within a site, within and between buildings. • Wherever possible, mature trees are retained. • Deep planting zones are provided. • All planting in communal areas is irrigated. • Internal spaces open onto and frame views of landscape. Refer to the Discovery Rise species list 16 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Footpaths facilitate pedestrian and bicycle movement: • Are provided on all streets, laneways and public spaces Walking and cycling is desirable • Are a minimum of 3m wide on ‘key connectors’ and 2.5m wide in all other areas • Have pedestrian lighting to AS1158.3.1.1999 • Provide for bicycle use • All connectors/pathways facilitate safe and inclusive pedestrian and cycle movement, meeting Austroad Recommendations - 6A Pedestrian and Cyclist. PEDESTRIAN & CYCLE PATHS Landscape Creates Cool Shady Places • Water elements such as misting devices and ornamental features are used to cool public spaces. • Locally relevant exotic and native plants are used. Sheltered, shady and cool streets and public spaces • Green landscapes include upper level trellises and green walls. Continuous shade and shelter is provided • All pedestrian areas are shaded over 70% ground area • Covered walkways/awnings provide for continuous sheltered links on Mt Stuart St, and between the campus heart and the hospital. • All vehicular pavements include substantial canopy trees in medians or in parking bays. 17 Overarching Design Criteria & Outcomes OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Buildings Provide Sheltered and Shady Places at Street Level • Continuous shelter is provided along the frontage in the form of loggias, densely planted trellises or awnings. • Buildings incorporate planted courts and large shade trees within their frontages. Buildings are Designed with Exterior Shade and Shelter At All Levels • Buildings are designed to have deep exterior shade that protects the buildings’ occupants from hot sun either through: • Light weight materials used externally to provide a shading ‘second skin’ and/or An architecture with cool shady verandahs, layered edges, deep eaves, screens and loggias and spaces that are open to the outside • Deep horizontal and/or vertical shade elements incorporated into the building structure • Loggias and ‘shady retreats’ built into the edges of buildings. Buildings Respond to the Landscape and Climatic Setting • Architectural solutions express creative interpretations of the JCU setting and climate. This is a cool shady architecture evocative of the Dry Tropics, which demonstrates a clear architectural response to the quality of light, the colours in the land, the volumes of rainfall, the intensity of the heat and humidity, and the benign conditions of cooler months. Interior Spaces Connect with the Outdoors • An open and permeable architecture is designed which creates the experience of a strong connection with the outdoors and the public realm. • Living and working spaces are to have a direct relationship with shaded outdoor living spaces. 18 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Building Minimise Heat Gain Through Passive Design • Long axes of buildings must be principally oriented east-west where possible. Where site boundaries, or physical constraints force a more north –south orientation, additional shading measures are to be adopted to allow for the additional heat load. • Building frontages are designed to incorporate deep shade and sun control which excludes undesirable summer sun. • Outdoor and interior landscapes do not impede the movement of air and support the sustainable cooling of edge and interior spaces. A sustainable architecture and landscape that minimizes resource and energy use Heat Islands are Avoided • Surface carparks are designed as ‘parking orchards’ with a minimum ratio of 1:5 shade-tree:car ratio within 3 metre wide deep planting trenches. • Site planning and design of elements on the site facilitates the movement of breezes across the entire precinct. • Buildings with continuous frontages greater than 30m long are fragmented or incorporate ventilation courtyards and breezeways to promote airflow across the site. • Surface carparks comprise a mix of pavement materials: combining asphalt or concrete with porous pavements and including sections comprising different materials (eg timber boardwalks) to minimise the effect of radiant heat and glare. 19 Overarching Design Criteria & Outcomes OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Buildings Maximise Natural Ventilation While during the hot season air conditioning will be required, buildings should be designed to be able to be naturally ventilated during the more benign months between May and September, as follows: • A maximum plan depth of 18m is preferred. • Residential buildings should be designed to optimize natural ventilation in both private and semi-public areas. • Commercial buildings should incorporate naturally ventilated ‘outdoor rooms’ and breezeways into arrival and entry areas. A sustainable architecture and landscape that minimizes resource and energy use Buildings Demonstrate A Climatic Construction Response Design buildings for passive internal climate control through: • management of solar gain (orientation and/or shading and/or insulation), • management of ventilation • management of heat gain (insulation) • management of internal heat flows (thermal mass, ventilation) • In housing design, constructional wsolutions suited to the climate are adopted where, for example, thermally stable ‘retreat spaces’ with high thermal mass for the hotter months are combined with lightweight naturally ventilated ‘edge spaces’ for use during the remainder of the year. 20 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Buildings and Landscapes are Designed To Minimise Resource Consumption • Materials from renewable sources are used wherever possible. Materials that are not from renewable sources are durable, re-used/re-useable and/or recycled/recyclable. • Use materials that have minimum biophysical and social impacts related to their source, manufacture, delivery. A sustainable architecture and landscape that minimizes resource and energy use • Use materials with high durability related to their use, resisting weathering, decay, wear and tear and forces. Design to enhance the durability of materials. • Promote environmentally efficient systems for water and wastewater management and reuse. • Promote environmentally efficient systems for waste management and recycling within buildings and the landscape. • Irrigation regimes, storm water treatment, carpark designs and carriageway profiles work in concert to minimise water wastage, control erosion and control water quality downstream. Note: For further detail refer EnviroDevelopment Technical Standards 21 4.0 Precinct Specific Provisions: Discovery Central and The Ideas Market 4.0 Precinct Specific Provisions: Discovery Central and The Ideas Market Development Parameters Building Heights Boundary Setbacks Buildings are a minimum of 4 storeys and a maximum of 6 storeys to the east of James Cook Drive and a minimum of 3 storeys and a maximum of 6 storeys to the west of James Cook Drive. Buildings are designed in accordance with the following setbacks: Location BUILDING SETBACK FROM PROPERTY BOUNDARY Set back to Mt Stuart St 0m for 80% of the frontage, up to 3m for 20%*. Set back to Hospital Link Street 3m Setback to James Cook Drive 8m Setback to Ideas Market 0m* Side boundary setbacks 3m Rear boundary setbacks 6m * Verandahs and balconies on the upper levels of buildings can project over the footpath/public space to 2.8m past the primary building line or street boundary. Site Cover Note: the calculation of site cover excludes blinds, screen, external covered balconies, and sunhoods or shading devices. 24 TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT MAXIMUM SITE COVER Mixed Use and Commercial Development 50% where parking at grade. 75% where parking underground. Low and Medium Rise Apartments 50% Attached Dwellings (including Duplexes, Tropical townhouses and Terraces) 50% James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines LINK DRIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE BUILDING REHABILITATION & EXERCISE SCIENCE JAMES COOK AL HOSPIT PHARMACY & MEDICAL RESEARCH IDEAS MARKET SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS NURSING SCIENCES JCU MT STUART ST PLAN 25 26 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines Design Outcomes Mt Stuart St OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES The set out dimensions of Mt Stuart St are as follows: • 7m road carriage-way • 6.9m angle parking zone • 1m footpath lighting/signage/ ground cover planting zone • 4m covered pedestrian space zone. This creates a maximum spacing of buildings either side of Mt Stuart St as follows: • 22.8m between the outside faces of awnings, pergolas, loggias and projecting balconies 4 1 6.9 PARKING 7 ROAD 6.9 1 PARKING 4 Large street trees are planted within the road pavement area in every third angle parking bay. PRIMARY BUILDING LINE • 30.8m between primary building walls/glazing lines. PRIMARY BUILDING LINE Mt Stuart St environment is human scaled, slow speed and most spaces are shaded for most of the day Street interactivity • Buildings fronting Mt Stuart St have interactive ground floor retail to 70% of the length of their frontage. Mt Stuart St is lined with active retail frontages that create an interactive streetscape Shade and shelter is provided for pedestrians • Include balconies/verandahs on at least levels 1 and 2 of the building which are comfortable and shaded places overlooking Mt Stuart St as follows, and which provide passive surveillance to the street: • Where a commercial building, a minimum of 3% of the GFA of levels one and two is a verandah or balcony, with a minimum depth of 2.5m and a minimum width of 3m • Where a residential building, each dwelling has a verandah or balcony, with a minimum depth of 2.5m and a minimum of 3m. The building provides a continuous sheltered edge providing sun and rain protection, as either a 2 storeyed trellised pergola, a 2 storeyed loggia, a suspended screen or a shade canopy. 27 Design Outcomes Mt Stuart St OBJECTIVES Buildings exemplify sustainable design in the dry tropics Landscape dominates the streetscape 28 OUTCOMES Buildings are expressive of a ‘Tropical Urbanism’; an architecture of the Dry Tropics that demonstrates openness, deep shadiness, integration of breezeways, and responds both internally and externally to the intensity of the heat & humidity summer, and the benign conditions of winter. • Broad canopy street trees are planted within the road reserve • Trees are planted at 7.5 metre intervals, except at intersections and within the Ideas Market • Understorey planting utilises the uncovered area within the under-canopy garden bed • Planting and trellises are integrated into building edges • Mature canopy cover aims to shade at least 60% of the carriageway • Canopy cover at establishment should shade at least 25% of the carriageway • Notable and landmark trees are located at intersections with James Cook Drive. Landmark trees in this case are characterised by their stature and breadth of canopy; distinctive form and foliage colour and seasonal flowering display. Landmark trees could be individual specimens or combinations of 2 or more different species, and could include: • Culturally relevant Ficus species • Terminalia species including sericocarpa and meulleri (Townsville Native Rain Tree and Meuller’s Damson) • Pleiogynium timorense (Burdekin Plum) • Euroschinus falcate (Bush cudgeree) • Alstonia scholaris (Milky Pine) • All landscapes will be irrigated. James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES An attractive, distinctive and comfortable suite of furniture will distinguish the streetscape, support walkability and benefit socializing, meeting, waiting and rest: The pedestrian environment is of a high quality, with places to sit, walk, and interact • Seating will combine platforms and benches with backs and arm rests, meeting Australian Standard requirements. • Seating will be sited to access winter warmth and to retreat from summer sun • Bins (an integral component of the furniture suite) will be located strategically for convenience and visual quality (rubbish and recycling) • Pedestrian pavements will be attractive and robust, involving a variety of materials and finishes and potentially integrating decorative finishes: • Pavement selection and finishes must not increase glare • Pavement materials must relate to function and a public space hierarchy along the length of the street. Trees in the street facilitate a view corridor along the centre. The view line to Mt Stuart along the centre of the street is maintained 29 Design Outcomes Ideas Market Urban Space The Ideas Market Urban Space has a defined dimension and scale 30 OUTCOMES • The maximum dimension of the square inside the loggia should be 40m x 50m. The heights of buildings around the square should be 6 stories. • Buildings in the Ideas Market have their principal address and frontage into the space, and achieve the overall footprint as defined in the plan. • Buildings fronting the Ideas Market incorporate a minimum two storeyed loggia which is continuous around the edge of the space. James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines 50m 40m OBJECTIVES Design Outcomes Ideas Market Urban Space Objectives The space is lively and activated day and night Buildings facing the Ideas Market will have highly interactive edges at ground level and upper levels Outcomes • The Ideas Market incorporates residential, university and commercial upper level uses. • At ground level the Ideas Market incorporates useful shops such as a chemist, travel agent, Asian grocer, bakery, hairdresser, cafes and food outlets. It is designed to support informal gathering and events as well as live streaming of keynote lectures, and incorporation of JCU displays and creative events. Ground uses incorporate 100% of the building frontage as highly interactive retail frontage which spill onto the square. The maximum width of each frontage will be 10m. Verandahs, balconies, projecting meeting rooms, projecting circulation spaces etc at upper levels overlook the Ideas Market. The Ideas Market is directly connected to the hospital link street, the Verandah walk, and adjacent parking courts by cool laneways. Wherever possible these laneways should be designed to be tall, narrow spaces rather than single storeyed volumes. The Ideas Market is highly permeable and accessible The floor of the space accommodates the following: The Ideas Market is designed to support a range of different activities • A shared zone for Mt Stuart St • Set down areas for private vehicles and public transport • Areas for several hundred people watching a televised lecture or listening to a speaker • Areas for smaller social groups gathering informally in the space. Pedestrian Circulation Gathering Space (Stone Tile) Seating, Resting, Around Water Feature (Ground Cover) Road Pedestrian / Vehicle Shared (Cobblestones or coloured concrete) 31 Design Outcomes Ideas Market Urban Space OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES • Landscape connections to the parkland/green spaces to the north and the south should be present. • Green respite areas within the space should be provided and trellises incorporated into buildings around the edge of the space. The Ideas Market incorporates green landscape 32 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines Design Outcomes Ideas Market Urban Space OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Mt Stuart and connecting landscape spaces should be visible from within the square. Important view corridors are provided The Ideas Market incorporates a canopy over the central space and edge screening which is of a unique design responding to the climate and identity of Townsville. The Ideas Market is shaded and cool, evocative of a ‘souk’ Parking Courts Objectives Car parks creating heat islands are avoided Outcomes • Parking courtyards are created which are cool and pleasant places to be and to overlook Large shade trees are provided at intervals of one tree per 4 parking bays • Parking courts do not dominate streetscapes– they are screened by buildings and planting. Car parks are screened from the street 33 5.0 Precinct Specific Provisions: Discovery Village 5 minute walk to campus heart Townhouses Park Apartments To walking trails Courtyard Houses 5.0 Precinct Specific Provisions: Discovery Village Development Parameters Building Heights Boundary Setbacks Buildings are a minimum of 2 storeys and a maximum of 4 storeys. Buildings are designed in accordance with the following property alignment setbacks: HOUSING TYPE FRONT BOUNDARY SETBACK REAR BOUNDARY SETBACK SIDE BOUNDARY SETBACK Courtyard Houses 3.5m Where block is 18m frontage and above, Om for 40% of site boundary, 8m for 60% of site boundary. Om for 40% of site boundary, 8m for 60% of site boundary. Townhomes 3.5m 6m CAN we use TCC codes here? N/A Apartments 3.5m 6m 6m CAN we use TCC codes here? * Verandahs and balconies on the upper levels of buildings can project up to 2.8m past the primary building line or street boundary. 36 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines TOWNHOUSE SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE COURTYARD APARTMENT SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE 37 COURTYARD HOUSE SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE Development Parameters Site Cover TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT MAXIMUM SITE COVER Small lot courtyard houses 50% Attached tropical townhouses 60% Apartments 50% Note: Eaves pergolas, porticos, gatehouses, sunhoods, blinds, screens and entry porches are not included in site cover. Can cover private open space greater than 2.8m wide and less than 25m2 in area and connected directly to an internal living space is not included in site cover. 38 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines Lot Configurations and Site Design OBJECTIVES Sites are developed which promote a mix of housing types, including courtyard apartments, tropical townhouses and small lot courtyard buildings generally in accordance with the Discovery Village site layout plan The configuration of sites supports pedestrian and bicycle links to JCU campus heart OUTCOMES The locations and sites for courtyard apartments, tropical townhouses and small lot courtyard homes are as follows: • Courtyard apartment sites are located along the edge of green corridors. • Sites for tropical townhouses are configured so that living spaces face due north, and vehicular access is to the south. No tropical townhouse garages are to face a street. • Sites for courtyard homes create square not rectangular blocks. • An open and permeable street network is created which connects into James Cook Drive. • Culs-de-sac are avoided. Site development minimizes impact on slope and natural hydrology • Development on slopes above 10% are on suspended platforms rather than slab on ground. • Wherever possible sites are to be graded to suit natural land form rather than cut and filled and benching is minimized in all instances. • No retaining walls above 1m in height are to be constructed. Lot sizes are consistent with intended urban densities • Tropical townhouse lots are between 150m2 and 300m2 • Small lot courtyard lots are between 300m2 and 450m2 • Courtyard apartment sites are a minimum of 1200m2 and are a minimum of 3 storeys • No lots are above 450m2 in Discovery Village. Local services are provided • A childcare centre and small convenience store are integrated into development facing James Cook Drive. 39 Street and Public Space Design OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES The character of Village streets draws on the precedents of James Cook Drive and the savannah woodland setting. • Streets display a relaxed but lush tropical formality Streets are cool and shaded, and are lush and human scale in character • Streets display a lush tropical semi-formality that merges with the parkland/woodland setting of the Green Heart open space and the architectural tropical urbanism evident in the apartments lining the green spine • Streetscapes are characterised by generous shaded pedestrian and cycle paths, intermittent shaded car parking and strong tree patterning, both formal and informal, in keeping with the natural and built setting. 40 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines Avenue Streets OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES • Generous landscape zones and pedestrian/cycle movement elements support its human scale. • Car parking is discreet, not dominating the street, and is set within street tree buildouts at 13 metre intervals. • Street trees create a double avenue, with trees aligned closest to the carriageway providing the formal frame, evenly spaced @ 7 metre intervals, and with generous dense canopies (Refer to Chapter 7 Planting Palette). • The 2nd line of trees sits within the road reserve but additionally flows into adjacent public and semi-private space, integrating the streetscape with its residential setting and responding to townhouse alignment and requirements for shading and privacy. This informal group of trees combines various indigenous and exotic species in a loose flowing planting pattern, at varying centres (Refer to Chapter 7 Planting Palette). • A 3 metre wide shared pedestrian/cycle pathway sits between the 2 lines of trees. • A 3 metre wide central median references the colourful planted median of James Cook Drive and additionally features regularly spaced street trees (Refer to Chapter 7 Planting Palette). • The merging tree canopies provide a shaded, cool and welcoming village connector. People friendly streets • Road intersections feature a change in pavement texture and narrow throats with buildouts to define thresholds and for ease and clarity of pedestrian and bike movement. • Crossings are raised and crossings are provided at regular intervals. • Bus services utilise multipurpose shelter for people and bicycles. • Townhouse access from NS Connector/Village Loop Street is available only to pedestrians and cyclists on shared pathway. • Street and pedestrian lighting utilises the formal tree planting zone (1.5 M) closest to the carriageway. Direct lighting spill away from adjacent townhouses and co-ordinate with ambient lighting provision from feature and decorative lighting of trees foliage etc. • Softscape is irrigated (during establishment and as part of an on-going management strategy). • Where the avenue crosses with the Central Park the streetscape character is informal, strengthening the continuity of the Green Heart open space and the village relationship to the greater savannah landscape. • The streets do not have kerb and channel. Lawn and native grass swales assist stormwater management and are integrated within the shared pathway and the street trees. • Traffic calming measures may be appropriate along length of these street types. As a minimum, intersections with internal streets exhibit a change in surface texture, and pedestrian and bike crossings are clearly visible and marked. 41 Village Streets OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES • These streets are ‘single-loaded’, with asymmetrical streetscape schemes and discrete car parking to one side of the street only. • Village streets are an extension of private social territories: they are friendly, welcoming, and places where children play and people gather and meet outdoors. These streets have a strong pedestrian and bicycle focus. • Designed tight kerb-radii help maintain slow vehicle speeds. • Driveways are a minimum width and are clearly visible from the roadway, benefiting pedestrian and maintaining the pedestrian/cycle focus of the street. • Road pavements differ in colour from connector streets (coloured concrete, bitumen – Refer to materials palette in Chapter 7). People friendly streets • The streets have no kerb and channel and are edged by a turfed and vegetated swale system to assist in cleansing and slowing storm water runoff from the roadway. • Street tree planting is asymmetrical, with a formal edge of generously canopied street trees evenly spaced at 7 metre intervals (Refer to Chapter 7 Planting Palette) on 1 side of the street and informal patterns of largely indigenous tree species on the other. • A 2.5 metre wide shared pedestrian/cycle pathway sits adjacent to the alignment of formal tree. • Lighting is bicycle and pedestrian friendly, combining pole top, bollard and feature lighting. Bespoke cross-street lighting (public art) features within these streets, benefiting their intimate scale and reinforcing the intimacy of these very local communities. • Public seating and small bespoke local play/interpretive elements are situated within small pockets of open space within each street, encourage community interaction and a sense of public space stewardship. 42 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines Green Spaces OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Village Green • The Village Green is the primary and most visible recreational, social space within the village. • The oval is edged by a formal row of large shade trees, planted at a minimum of 6 metres distance from any active sporting boundary. Their shade, colour and scale provide a high level of amenity and contrast with the primarily indigenous palette within the village green spine (refer to planting palette in Chapter 7). • Park elements to include BBQs and shelters, located proximate to James Cook Drive, encouraging their shared use by residents and members of the university community. • The streetscape treatment (pavement patterning, contrasting pavement materials, street tree plantings and signage) and a raised profile associated with the pedestrian/ cycle crossing across James Cook Drive, mark a shared zone with traffic speed at maximum of 10kph. Designed and managed to promote safe crossing conditions and enhance the sense of a continuing north-south ribbon of green open space and landscape amenity. The Parks become increasingly native and informal in character with increased distanced from the campus heart • Play equipment for toddlers to young teenagers (rope climbs for instance) are located in a highly visible setting, within the centre of the park, equi-distant from residences on both side of the parkland. Middle Green • A less formal arrangement of the green space for relaxation, exercise and play. • Play equipment occupies and integrates tree canopies and ‘dry creek beds’ to provide a more natural aesthetic and landscape related experience within a distinctive play zone. • Seating and exercise equipment are co-located with pathways and the playground, for simultaneous and proximate activity by various age groups. • 50:50 native and exotic species mix. Native species reference the surrounding natural setting. • Food producing plants, drought tolerant turf and community gardens extend the residential activity into this more natural parkland area. Outer Green • This informal, low-key parkland closely resembles the surrounding tropical dry savannah woodland. The park is 85:15% local indigenous:exotic plantings that respond to the natural planting patterns and formations. • Seating is the only parkland facility/element provided within the park. 43 Green Spaces OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES • Streets are designed to minimize cut, fill and retaining. Impact on natural topography and hydrology is minimised through street design Mature and significant vegetation is maintained within open parkland areas/green spaces The values of the existing wildlife and watershed corridors are retained, and these spaces are able to be enjoyed by the community Streets, public spaces and pedestrian paths are designed to promote a lively community of interaction and exchange, leading back into the central spaces of the JCU campus • Streets are designed to be kerbless, assisting in moving water to permeable vegetated swales and open space areas. • Areas of hardstand are minimised and permeable pavement features within the public and private realms (pedestrian/cycle pavements, on-street car parking areas and private driveways, sections of vehicular carriageway, residential courtyards and gardens). • Retain to the greatest extent possible, all significant and/or mature vegetation with a trunk diameter of larger than 200mm. As a minimum standard, a tree’s canopy drip line demarcates the tree protection zone during any construction. • Hard surface construction is not permissible under existing tree canopies. Where footpaths are required to lie within the canopy line, it is mandatory that construction techniques avoid soil excavation under the canopy and pavements are comprised of permeable material only. (Refer to separate Tree Protection Guideline). • Development aligning existing watershed corridors provides low impact pedestrian and bicycle pathways adjacent to the property lines. • No vegetation or soil disturbance is caused in these corridors during construction. • The keeping of pets is subject to management/ JCU approval. Any pet kept within Discovery Rise is micro chipped. • Continuous pedestrian and cycle paths are provided along the edges of all green corridors and green spaces and on all streets Public Spaces. • Dwelling entrances, verandahs and living spaces front onto public spaces. • Shaded informal seating is provided along pedestrian routes to local services and areas for sitting and meeting are provided in proximity (Refer to materials palette within Chapter 7). • Colours, textures and materials of the endemic landscape are referenced in the design of all landscape and hardscape elements. Landscape patterning and materials reference the locale • Retained trees are supported and given greater ecological integrity and trees by planting local provenance trees to form native vegetation clumps within the Green Heart landscape spine. • The intensification of indigenous/local tree planting towards the outer edges of development dissipates the edge between the undisturbed environment and new development. (Refer to Tree Protection Guideline in Chapter 7). • The landscape design uses a combination of culturally relevant and proven species and local native species. 44 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES • Continuous pedestrian and cycle paths are provided along the edges of all green corridors and green spaces and on all streets in public spaces. Continuous pedestrian and cycle links are created • Pathway links are of widths appropriate to the requirements of both recreational and commuter cyclists and pedestrians (2.5 metre minimum on smaller streets to 5 metres within the village green/parkland). These links are supported by high levels of amenity (shade, seating, drinking fountains, bins, cycle parking etc) and their legibility relies on clear and accessible wayfinding signage and strong visible connections. • Structures, furniture and streetscape/amenity elements should be clearly visible and be in character with each section of adjacent pathway, maintaining all mandated travel clearances. • Wayfinding signage is complimented by a diverse array of travel distance, motivational, environmental and interpretive information – set within pedestrian/cycle pavements or integrated within landscape, streetscape elements or public art pieces. . • Rear and side boundary fences are a maximum of 1200mm high. • Front fences are only supported in the creation of courtyard areas attached to residences. • A change in fence material is required if fences run continuously longer than 4m. Fences need to be permeable to allow for air movement, to facilitate casual surveillance of the public realm, and to promote community interaction. • Street lighting combines pole top luminaires; ambient lighting from up-lighting/feature lighting of vegetation and lighting from adjoining houses. Pathway lighting avoids overspill into adjacent residential properties. • Living spaces are oriented to overlook streets and public spaces. • Car parking does not dominate frontages. In particular: • In courtyard houses, car parking is an open carport integrated into the primary building line; • In tropical townhouses, parking is incorporated into the building envelope and accessed from the rear, not the street address of the dwelling; Streets and public spaces feel welcoming and safe • Courtyard apartments have basement or semi-basement parking. Where semibasement, parking structure will not protrude more than 1m above finished ground level. Planting is to be provided around parking structure to screen from streets and courtyards. • The main entry, including the entry path and/or forecourt, must be clearly visible from the street. • Dwellings at ground level must have individual front, landscaped courtyards addressing the street, with a minimum 1 small-medium size tree per courtyard. • All outdoor storage or refuse disposal areas are screened from public view. Screens are integrated with the architecture and uitilise a combination of constructed elements and screen planting. • Mechanical plant is not prominent on the streetscape. They are located either within the building setback or below grade. Alternatively they can be accommodated within the landscape, but at below grade or screened by a combination of mounding, planting and constructed screens. They offer the potential for integration with other open space elements such as shelters and storage facilities. • Seating for play and exercise elements are located strategically adjacent to shared paths that connect with local destinations and the university campus, promoting social interaction, community sense of ownership and ultimately a safer neighbourhood. 45 Dwelling Design OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Building materials respond to the locale Colours, textures and materials of the endemic landscape are reflected in the design of all elements. • A combination of tree retention and generous new planting creates a development that is set in vegetation. • Healthy existing trees are retained and protected throughout development in particular open space area during construction. Landscape design promotes the dominance of the bush setting • The landscape design uses a combination of proven culturally relevant and local native species. • Deep planting is accommodated in private outdoor spaces. • Apartment shared open space areas have a minimum of 70% soft and permeable landscape. • The landscape design uses local native species. • Deep planting is provided for in private outdoor spaces. • There is a high level of integration of indoor and outdoor living spaces. Outdoor living is encouraged • Each dwelling provides a minimum of one 15m2 covered outdoor living space with a minimum depth of 2.8m which is linked directly to indoor living spaces. Dwellings are designed to incorporate the following strategies: • Fragmentation of building forms and design of landscape to facilitate air movement; • Cooling of urban setting by excluding sun through shade trees, built shade and cool narrow streets; • Creating ‘Cool Tanks’ between buildings with landscape and thermal mass; • Shallow (one room deep) and ‘fragmented’ plans to facilitate air movement; Dwellings are designed for the climate • Small footprint low hardstand area, maximize shade tree planting on site; • Optimal solar orientation; • 360% shade of walls; • Use of thermal mass for creating thermally stable spaces; • Planted trellises along western facades; • Green roofs and green walls to control fluctuating internal temperatures and ameliorate glare from external reflective surfaces. 46 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines Small Lot Courtyard Houses OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Courtyard houses are naturally ventilated • Buildings are designed as pavilions which are one room deep. • Prevailing breezes across the site are plotted and responded to in the dwelling design. A ‘tank’ of cool air is created in an inner courtyard to help cool the residence in the summer months • A planted and shaded courtyard is created in the centre of the dwelling which is protected from direct sun and which is densely planted to retain cool air. • Deep planting is provided for in private outdoor spaces. • Planting arrangements facilitate breeze access and do not block air movement. The home can be constructed in stages, or accommodate a student or boarder TOWNHOUSE GROUND PLAN The dwelling is designed as separable pavilions that can be constructed in two stages. TOWNHOUSE LEVEL 1 PLAN 47 4.8m T 4.8m R E 4.8m E 4.8m T T E R 6.0m 12.7m S T 6.1m E 1.7m 6.0m 11m S GROUND FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 1 FLOOR PLAN TOWNSVILLE TOWNHOUSE TYPE 1 FLOOR PLANS 48 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines LEVEL 2 FLOOR PLAN Tropical Townhouses OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Tropical townhouses have optimal solar orientation Dwellings have living spaces oriented to the north. Tropical townhouses are naturally ventilated Dwellings are designed with ventilation courtyards, or stepped living levels to achieve natural ventilation to each room. TOWNHOUSE SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE S T R E E T 5.0 m T 12.4 m S R E 1.0m E T GROUND LEVEL 1A LEVEL 1B LEVEL 2A LEVEL 2B ROOF TERRACE ROOF PLAN TOWNSVILLE TOWNHOUSE TYPE 2 FLOOR PLANS 49 Courtyard Apartments OBJECTIVES Apartments are designed to be naturally ventilated Apartments are grouped around a courtyard which creates a cool ‘tank’ of air WILD GREEN CORRIDOR OUTCOMES • Prevailing breezes across the site are plotted and responded to in the dwelling design. • Apartment building incorporate semi-public terraces and spaces that act as breezeways to promote air movement. • Dwellings are designed with ventilation courtyards, or stepped living levels to achieve natural ventilation to each room. • A planted and shaded courtyard is created in the centre of the building which is protected from direct sun and which is densely planted to retain cool air. APARTMENT BUILDING CASBAH ST COURT YARD HOUSE LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 GROUND BASEMENT TOWNSVILLE COURTYARD APARTMENT SECTION 50 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines 3.0 m 6.0 m 3.0 m 6.0 m 3.0 m 6.0 m 8.4 m 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m 8.4 m 8.4 m 8.4 m 6.0 m 3.0 m 6.0 m VOID 8.4 m 8.4 m VOID 8.4 m 8.4 m 8.4 m VOID 8.4 m VOID LEVEL 1 & 3 FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 2 FLOOR PLAN 51 6.0 Precinct Specific Provisions: James Cook Drive 6.0 Precinct Specific Provisions: James Cook Drive Development Objectives James Cook Drive is the predominant street in JCU Discovery Rise, providing vehicular, pedestrian linkages to all areas within the campus. As such the amenity of this street is paramount to the success of Discovery Rise; it defines the character and experience of arriving and circulating throughout the entire campus and communities of Discovery Rise. The development objectives, therefore, are to: • Create a complete and cohesive tropical boulevard where landscape dominates the streetscape • Create a high quality walking, cycling and driving environment in all seasons • Assist with navigation and way finding around the overall site. Development Parameters The overall profile is rationalised to accommodate cycling and humanise the scale of the corridor while accommodating anticipated traffic requirements to be approved / determined in consultation with traffic engineer: • Current inside kerb to inside kerb width: 26.6m • Proposed inside kerb to inside kerb width: 19.7 – 23.5m (where it includes a turning lane) • Changes to the profile occur within the outside edge of the corridor, maintaining existing kerb lines at the inside and median edges. Parking & circulation provisions: • 2 X 2.3m parallel parking lanes • 2 X 1.5m cycle lanes • 2 X 3.8m vehicular circulation lanes • Additional 3.8m for turning as required • 4.5m median. Widths allotted for roadside streetscapes are in accord with their landuse and landscape context: Generally • 13.5 – 15.5m out from the kerb line • Adjacent to Town Centre • 13.5 – 15.5m from inside kerb 54 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines James Cook Drive OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Planting provides strong visual consistency along the full length of James Cook Drive, allowing for variation at its northern and southern-most EW alignments. Tall, broad and stately semi-formal avenues of large tree plantings combine native and exotic species, existing and new plantings. Refer species list for further information. The avenue builds on the planting theme and species in place along James Cook Drive between Joseph Banks Avenue and Buchan Road. The avenue planting pattern is not symmetrical, as follows: • Roadside edges support a double avenue of planting; James Cook Drive is a complete and cohesive tropical landmark boulevard where landscape dominates the streetscapes • Dense, broad spreading shade trees line the inside/kerbside edge of the corridor; • @ 7 metre centres; • Mixed species -TBA; • A meandering ‘woodland’/parkland avenue of native and exotic species form the double avenue (to the outside of the formal tree line); • @ varied centres: minimum 2m – 8m maximum • Existing eucalypts are interplanted; • The 4.5m median combines broad canopy trees, tall palms and an understorey of dense with colourful foliage and flowering plants; TROPICAL INFORMALITY MIXED SPECIES AVENUE TREE PLANTING • Woodland/parkland plantings merge with adjoining landscapes. 55 OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Seasonal flowering species are incorporated into the planting. • Floral displays are a component of street tree planting, with each corridor exhibiting its own character and flowering season. • Flowering and colourful foliage in understorey planting. Space and soil depth is appropriate to larger and taller landmark trees at key intersections and gateways: • James Cook Drive gateway zones • James Cook Drive + Mt Stuart Street • James Cook Drive + EW pedestrian boulevards • James Cook Drive – between Green Heart parkland and Discovery Village James Cook Drive is a complete and cohesive tropical landmark boulevard where landscape dominates the streetscape • James Cook Drive– between Green Heart parkland and The Townsville Hospital. To aid wayfinding and pedestrian safety, the planting changes at the following key junctures: • Between Discovery Village and the Green Heart parkland; • Between The Townsville Hospital and the Green Heart parkland and medical precinct; • Intersections with Mt Stuart Street; • Northern gateways; MERGING STREETSCAPE • double avenue (to the outside of the formal tree line); • @ varied centres: minimum 2m – 8m maximum • Mixed species - TBA; • Existing eucalypts are interplanted; • The 4.5m median combines broad canopy trees, tall palms and an understorey of dense with colourful foliage and flowering plants; • Woodland/parkland plantings merge with adjoining landscapes. 56 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES Pedestrian safety is provided for: • Provision of mid-block crossings prioritises people over traffic, enabling full accessibility and incorporating grade separation, colour and pavement differentiation, median refuges and other measures where possible; • Cycling is provided on-road and along broad shared pathways. Shared and separated pedestrian and cycle paths enable convenient simultaneous use and safe, pleasant walking for groups and families. James Cook supports attractive, safe and convenient pedestrian and cycle movement Generally: • Shared off-road pathways are broad and generously scaled: minimum 3.0m in width. • Pedestrian pathways are broad: 2.5metres wide. • Off-road dedicated bio-directional cycleway: 2.5m wide. • On-road dedicated single-directional cycle lane: 1.5m wide. James Cook Drive pathways encourage and support walking and cycling throughout the day and night. • Pathways are illuminated by human scale pole top lighting, which is further supported by ambient light from adjoining buildings and landscapes and carriageway lighting. Refer to species palette in Chapter 7. • After hours activity edging the Drive encourages pedestrian activity and supports casual surveillance of the pathways. 57 OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES • Planted shade is provided to 70% of pedestrian and cycle pathways. • Planted shade is provided to 60% of carriageways. MATERIALS Planting, structures, furniture and feature pavement treatments are specific to James Cook Drive. Refer to Materials Palette in Chapter 7. Pedestrian and Cycle Pavements: The streetscape and pedestrian environment is of a high quality, with places to sit, walk, cycle and interact – in all seasons • Pavements are furnished with a mix of materials that provide climatic comfort, stormwater filtering and which distinguish the street, taking cues from materials and colours in the surrounding natural landscape. Furniture: • Bins (an integral component of the furniture suite) will be located strategically for convenience and visual quality (rubbish and recycling). • Bicycle parking will be located strategically for convenience, security and visual quality. • Accessible bubblers will be located strategically, and under shade and/or shelter to benefit water quality. 58 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES • Trees in the street facilitate partial and framed views from the carriageway. • Open and framed views are provided at key intersections: • Peaks and ridges of the Mt Stuart range; • Various parts of Academic Core / Green Heart parkland; Views of surrounding ridges, hills and savannah, and to university landmarks are facilitated along James Cook Drive • Ideas Market; Discovery Central Cornerstone Building; Student Hub, landmark buildings and university landscapes etc. • Sporting fields, creative arts studios and performance areas; lecture spaces and classrooms; laboratories • Interpretive signage and/or public art provide additional layers of wayfinding and contextual information • Wayfinding • Identifying and directional signage • Interpretive • Historic events, environmental/landscape descriptions and issues, university events. • Biodiversity is evident in each corridor, with two or more street tree species per corridor and mixed under planting and patterning. • Local ecologies are represented within the planting palette and interpreted in the hardscape proximate to matural or historic alignment of waterways. • Incorporation of local native plant species throughout the Drive’s various landscapes. The design supports the overall ecological sustainability of the site • Crossing over creek lines: SW (just south of Building 161) and northern-most section between the Hospital and Green Heart parkland. • Savannah – retention of existing savannah and native plantings as part of a double avenue. • Within pavements, street furniture and public art. • New and replacement of existing kerbs will be flush, to facilitate permeable runoff. 59 7.0 Materials Palette: 7.0 HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Street lighting Major Roadway Luminaire • James Cook Drive • Connector Streets Secondary roadway Luminaire • Mt Stuart Street • Discovery Village Avenues • Discovery Village • EW Connector: Pedestrian Boulevards 62 Materials Palette: PRINCIPLES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INDICATIVE IMAGES • Suitability for installation in alignment with street tree planting at street edges • Ability to avoid/ control spill to residential zone DIAGRAM: STREET LIGHTING 1 • Simple geometric form • Energy efficient lamp • Impactabsorbing base • Black colour • Suitability for installation in alignment with street tree planting within median DIAGRAM: STREET LIGHTING 2 • Suitability for installation in alignment with on street parking (one side only) • Ability to avoid/ control spill to residential zone DIAGRAM: STREET LIGHTING 3 James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Park lighting Robust and efficient solar lamp with suitable power to illuminate parkland areas PRINCIPLES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INDICATIVE IMAGES • Installation away from large tree canopies • Solar panel with DIAGRAM: PARK LIGHTING 1 Energy efficient lamp • Simple geometric form (formal relationship with street luminaires) • Black colour / powdercoat • Installation in evenly spaced, uniform pattern • Comfortable and DIAGRAM: PED & CYCLE safe pedestrian LIGHTING 1 spaces at night • Visual comfort (low glare) • Energy efficient lamp • Discovery Village • Green Heart parklands Siting: • In larger open spaces and parks • Near ovals, shelters and playgrounds Pedestrian and cycle path lighting Along paths where road lighting doesn’t provide adequate pedestrian and offroad cycle safety • Green Heart parklands Seating Signature Suite Consistency stems from the seats’ materiality (concrete) and their simple, orthogonal forms STREET FURNITURE • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Discover Village • The Green Heart • EW Connectors Siting: - Public realm and streetscape Inspiration: Durable materials: • Unique JCU seating Concrete as primary to take cues from material distinguishing JCU • with timber/ architecture and recycled seating conceived for timber CPB and Mt Stuart substitute Street • with colour • 75% minimum of • with inlays seating within DR is • Formal + from the Signature informal Suite • Important that • Located at key material enables activity points, comfortable decision making use throughout nodes, and ‘pause summer and spots’ winter • Set back from • Seats with backs key movement and arm rests alignments – to are preferable in avoid obstruction of minimum of 50% circulation routes of locations • ‘All sides’ seating and ‘backs against Form: the wall’ with • Primarily adequate circulation orthogonal as space standard • Single and grouped • Variety of seats orthogonal • Grouped seats shapes: positioned to facilitate interaction • Rectangle and maximise flexible • Square use of seating area • Cross • U-shape 63 HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION PRINCIPLES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INDICATIVE IMAGES Bespoke Suite Inspiration: Durable materials: DIAGRAM: SEATING BESPOKE SUITE 1-9 More organic and playful forms as feature installations to compliment the standard • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Discovery Village • EW Connectors • Green Heart parklands Siting: STREET FURNITURE 64 • Smaller, private, semiprivate/semipublic outdoor and indoor landscapes: courtyards, lobbies • Streetscapes • Semi-public and private landscapes • Organic forms found in surrounding landscape • Rock Garden ‘boulder’ seating • Sense of fun and the spirit of creativity, play and inquiry • Spaces that cannot physically accommodate pieces from the signature suite • Spaces that warrant bespoke treatments due to: • their distinction • the need for contrast and a sense of play • temporary or ‘pop-up’ installations/ settings • Maximum of 25% of DR seating from Bespoke Suite or similar Siting: • In conjunction with pieces from Signature Suite • Within bespoke, typically small and 1-off spaces • In spaces that relate strongly to interior spaces, providing the opportunity for public realm furniture to relate to interior suite James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines • Concrete as primary material • with timber/ recycled timber substitute • with colour • with metals • with inlays • Formal + informal • Moulded plastics • Stone • Important that material enables comfortable use throughout summer and winter • Material can respond to surrounding pavement and/ or architectural materials • Bright colours or naturals/neutrals Form: • More playful and experimental than the Signature Suite • Can respond to landuse context, landscape setting and/ or architectural form HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Bike parking Signature Suite: Stainless Steel Inverted U and Circular Racks • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • EW Connectors • Building forecourts • Envisaged destinations • Green Heart parklands Siting: STREET FURNITURE • Final siting locations are indicated within detailed design and documentation phases and documents • At key activity points, as close as possible to the perceived destination (adjoining pathways, near doorways, entrances, meeting areas) • Utilise building awnings and other sheltered whenever possible • Where bikes can be readily seen from internal and a variety of external spaces • In highly visible (casually surveyed) and well lit places • In spaces that allow for adequate circulation space • At locations that are accessible by bicycle PRINCIPLES • Offers flexibility in terms of siting: singly or in groups • Ability to be used from one or both sides • Robust racking – for rack and cycle • Decisions regarding siting and number of bicycle racks occurs within the design phase, in consultation with the Discovery Rise management team • Inverted U rack may be preferred in areas with space constraints or high densities of pedestrian movement • Provide access kerbs and grades to racks/parking areas suitable for all cycles PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INDICATIVE IMAGES DIAGRAM: CYCLE RACKS 1-4 • Clean, sophisticated and timeless aesthetic • Satin polished stainless steel • Surface mounting (concrete/paved Insert, surface /flange mount); and sub-surface mounting (epoxy-set threaded rod/ concrete Insert) mounting systems – to accommodate retrofitting to existing paved/ concrete surfaces • SS offers strong sustainable credentials: comparatively high level of embodied energy, durable and robust, low corrosion rate, re-useable and recyclable, and requires little maintenance • Stable and secure bicycle parking • Easilyidentifiable, visually-attractive form • A range of locking options for bike frames and wheels • Minimal obstruction to pedestrian movement when not in use 65 HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Bespoke Suite Includes bike shelters and site specific bike racks • James Cook Drive • EW Connectors • Discovery Village Siting: STREET FURNITURE • Existing and proposed carparks • Proximate to envisaged destinations • Proximate to Ideas Market • In natural proximity to pathways and cycle routes accessing Discovery Rise Drinking Fountains Drinking fountain with bottle refill tap • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Discovery Village • Green Heart parklands Siting: • Located at key activity points beside pathways 66 PRINCIPLES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INDICATIVE IMAGES • Bespoke racks to be integrated architecturally and spatially within key character spaces, sheltered areas and bike storage facilities • Laser cut panelling to reflect notable pattering/contextual design features – within DR pattern design suite • Dedicated bicycle storage facilities provide greater security and weather protection • Communicate a commitment to cycling/multi-modal transport • Incorporation of storage facility within carparks to maximise • Racks mounted DIAGRAM: CYCLE RACKS 5-7 on concrete and/ or paved surface • Materials combine satin polished stainless steel, powder coating, laser cut steel • Colour selection to be appropriate to context and within DR approved colour palette • Structural members are round hollow section, to recall racks within the Signature Suite • Installation adjacent to but a minimum of 0.50cm outside of key path alignments • Ground to be paved and graded to facilitate a combination of slow percolation and overflow runoff into planted areas • Group with other furniture ie. bicycle racks, seating DIAGRAM: BUBBLER 1-2 • Stainless steel for hygiene and durability • Strength, detailing and quality of finish • Satin polished finish • Wheelchair accessible • Integrated tap for bottle refill • Protected bubbler head and taps to minimise vandalism • Solid ground mounting outside line of pedestrian/cycle movement • Minimum maintenance is of paramount importance James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Bollards Vehicular barrier with integrated lighting • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • EW Connectors • Discovery Village • Green Heart parklands Siting: • High volume intersections to manage traffic and protect bike riders and pedestrians • Pedestrian priority/only areas adjacent to vehicular circulation routes • Restricted parking/access areas STREET FURNITURE Bin Recycling bins, integrating and screening standard wheelie bins • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Ideas Market • Green Heat parklands Siting: • Along pedestrian pathways • Eating areas/ gathering spaces • Carpark entry/ exit points PRINCIPLES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INDICATIVE IMAGES • Fit for purpose construction • Must not impede pedestrian or cycle circulation • Retractable / moveable systems require maintenance contracts (inclusive of labor and parts) • Hinges, hydraulics, or surfaces with critical tolerances to weather conditions require added attention by local operators • Durable, robust DIAGRAM: BOLLARDS 1 material and construction • Combination of permanently fixed and retractable bollards • Material, finish and form to match round sections of Signature bicycle racks • Potential to incorporate timber, timber substitute or concrete elements • Incorporation of feature colour at maximum ration of 1:11 colour: SS • Colour selection to be within DR approved colour palette • Minimal amount of bins at critical locations only to reduce maintenance and issues with managing rubbish • Laser cut panelling to reflect notable pattering/contextual design features – within DR pattern design suite • Easily cleaned surfaces – particularly regarding removal of posters • Easily accessible for wheelie bin removal • Floating top to minimise dominance of the wheelie bin size and to provide a shield against weather • Durable, robust DIAGRAM: BIN 1 SS • Integration of colour to differentiate recycling • Colour selection to be within DR approved colour palette • Wildlife proof • Weather protection 67 HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Porous pavement Range of compatible porous pavement types – functional and feature pavements PRINCIPLES • Concrete, segmental pavement • Cobble stone • Terrabond (typically pebbles bound with bonding agent) • Robust, durable and sustainable • Use of recycled materials • Enable water porosity over time DIAGRAM: POROUS PAVING 1- 7 • Contribute to onsite storm water management • Control sun glare • Provide distinction overall and to individual landscapes • Extend the aesthetic and materials of adjoining architecture • Robust, durable and sustainable • Readily and affordably maintained • Unit pavers and setts: granite and concrete • Hardwood timber decking or recycled timber composite • Painted asphalt • Decomposed granite and gravels DIAGRAM: PEDESTRIAN PAVING 1- 4 Siting: • Pedestrian / cycle pathways • Carparks • Low speed shared zones • Sections of footpaths • Courtyards and outdoor rooms • Tree surrounds along footpaths and within hardstand Pedestrian pavement Combination of porous impervious, functional and decorative pavements • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Green Heart parklands • Discovery Village 68 INDICATIVE IMAGES • Contribute to onsite storm water management • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Green Heart parklands • Discovery Village PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Feature pavement High quality urban pedestrian pavements • James Cook Drive • Mt Start Street Siting: PRINCIPLES Road Crossings Paving combinations to highlight intersections and support the pedestrianised setting • James Cook Drive • Discovery Village Siting: • All road intersections • Intermediate crossings along bicycle and pedestrian routes INDICATIVE IMAGES • Colour selection to respond to natural context and carriageway interface • Combination of materials creating patterns, movement and rhythm • Durable • Natural stone, insitu concrete, concrete/ composite unite pavers • Nonslip • Semi honed – honed finish • Raised platforms • Combination of pavement surfaces • Landscape and streetscape integration • Any level changes/ platforming to benefit pedestrians and cyclists • Safe and durable DIAGRAM: ROAD CROSSINGS 1-2 • Non-slip • Clearly visible both day and night • Slows vehicular traffic • Material differentiation • Colour differentiation • Safe zones for pedestrians crossing – buildouts and havens within medians • Prominent intersections • High pedestrian traffic areas • Low speed shared zones PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA DIAGRAM: FEATURE PAVEMENT 1-4 69 HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Carparking Along all roads, streets SHELTERS AND STRUCTURES 70 INDICATIVE IMAGES • Porous traffic bearing pavement for stormwater management Low-medium density and off street surface carparks • Wheelstops instead of kerbs • Use of permeable paving wherever possible for stormwater management • Incorporating 70% shade from tree planting and combination structure and planting • Easily accessible DIAGRAM: RESIDENTIAL CARPARKING 1 • Allows for flow of water into planted areas • Porous traffic bearing pavement • Colour and surface treatment to minimise glare Along Major streets • As per a DR and JCU integrated multi modal transport strategy • Contemporary appearance consistent with • JCU and DR furniture suite • Integrated in with surrounding shade structures where practical (ie distance from buildings) • Integrated and collocated bike parking / storage provision • Provide amenity for public transport users • Shelter from weather • Sized to suit location and demand • Integrated paving and signage • Time Table information • Lighting • Casual surveillance and clear sightlines • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Discovery Village Integrated bus, cycle, pedestrian shelter PERFORMANCE CRITERIA • Discretely located between tree and build outs • Wheelstops instead of kerbs • Easily accessible (no kerb) • Incorporating 70% shade from tree planting and combination structure and planting over car parks Public carparks PAVEMENT PRINCIPLES • James Cook Drive • Discovery Village James Cook University Discovery Rise Design Guidelines DIAGRAM: CARPARKING 1-2 DIAGRAM: SHELTERS 1-2 HARDSCAPE HARDSCAPE ELEMENT LOCATION Stormwater management Throughout the whole of Discovery Rise • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Discovery Village • Green Heart parklands STORM WATER MANAGEMENT Retaining, stabilisation or feature walls LANDSCAPE WALLS Walls as part of landscapes or public realm structural elements • James Cook Drive • Mt Stuart Street • Discovery Village • Green Heart parklands PRINCIPLES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INDICATIVE IMAGES • Protect the site’s and adjoining natural features and environmental processes • Maintain the natural hydrologic characteristics of the catchment • Protect quality of both surface and ground water – ecological and amenity purposes • Integrate water into the landscape for environmental, visual, economic and experiential benefit • Employ WSUD best practice • Stormwater filtration prior to exiting the site • Minimise ‘traditional’ stormwater management via kerb and channel DIAGRAM: WSUD 1-7 • Swales (grass and planted) • Low key water retention / slowing prior to exiting overall site and entering wide storm water management network • Stormwater to penetrate soil for plant life and underground natural water storage • Utilise materials that reflect the natural context • Utilise materials that extend the aesthetic of adjacent architecture • Stone, concrete, timber and laser-cut metals • Evidence interplay of solid and void, light and shadow DIAGRAM: WALLS 1-2 • Robust and durable • Attractive • Safe • Deter application of posters • Easily cleaned if posters applied • Anti-graffiti treatment (natural nogloss finish to stonework) • Structural certification in accordance with building regulations 71
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