CGW Masterplan Review Final Sept11.indd - City of Greater Geelong

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CENTRAL GEELONG WATERFRONT MASTERPLAN 2011 e youth activities area & childrens playground The YAA is an innovatively designed, multi use outdoor youth area and contains open-air spaces suitable for a range of activities and events including markets, live music, art exhibitions, a catwalk, dance, street theatre, BMX riding, basketball practice area, skateable surfaces, interactive media, wireless internet and seating. Potential users were actively involved in the planning and design of the facility through focus groups, surveys and oneon-one meetings The area covers around 4,000m 2 . Future expansion plans include viewing terraces, a climbing wall and direct pedestrian access to Gheringhap Street (see Strategic Projects section). The area provides young people with a venue, programs and activities that encourages participation, social interaction, recreation and community inclusiveness. It is accessible in location, choice and affordability. Prior to the constuction of the area, young people were under-represented in available activities on the waterfront. The area consists of different levels and planes constructed of coloured insitu concrete, honed quartz-seeded insitu concrete, honed bluestone, granite, stainless steel and Corten . The materials provide visual differentation, robustness and high-quality fi nishes. Green zones were added to provide passive recreation areas and separate concrete expanses. The Children’s Playground complements the Youth Activities Area and encourages family use of the zone. A grassed area separates the playground and the Youth Activites Area, providing an appropriate balance between separation and proximity. A steep, planted embankment separates the Baywalk from the Youth Activities Area. The steepness of the bank has led to some erosion and the planting requires consideration. Slope erosion protection may be required in the childrens playground. Additional facilities for picnics and barbeques would be desirable. The introduction of low-impact food retailing would be of benefi t to the area. E. Youth Activities Area & Children's Playground Key Recommendations • Current usage and programming is successful and should be maintained. • Continue to support youth-based activity and facilities along the waterfront. • Any new developments must include on-site screened enclosures for rubbish, recycling and other utilites to ensure they are visually unobtrusive. Specifi c Actions • Implement the second stage of the Youth Activities Area expansion. • Address erosion of the embankment between the Youth Activities Area and the Baywalk by the installation of a retaining wall that can serve as additional seating. • Retain and protect the grassed area between the children's playground and the Youth Activities Area. • Consider alternative slope retention methods in the children's playground to overcome erosion. • Investigate the provision of a free barbeque, picnic and shelter facilities adjacent to the Youth Activities Area and children's playground. • Investigate the potential for low-impact food retailing or mobile food vendors. Urban Initiatives 24
f cunningham pier & forecourt Cunningham Pier is a privately owned structure located on an area of leased sea bed. The current 99 year lease ends in 2093. The 330 metre pier meets the waterfront at a paved forecourt which serves as a car park and provides vehicle access to the pier. There is also meter parking for 170 vehicles on the pier. The building on the north end of the pier, known as The Pier, contains a function area, restaurant, bar and café. This is the only commercial use on the pier. The building is generally two-storey with taller architectural elements forming part of the facade. The pier has the capacity to berth large ships by arrangement with the lessee. Public use of the pier includes fi shing, walking and sight-seeing confi ned to circulation zones along the western and eastern edges. A low, corrugated iron structure with a curved profi le runs along the eastern edge of the pier to shield pedestrians from rain but has the disadvantage of blocking views across Corio Bay and along the waterfront. Any development on the pier must carefully consider building scale and siting in relation to both the topography and built form of the city and allow unimpeded cross-bay views. Given that most of the pier is currently used for car parking, proposals for more intense and varied use should be welcomed for their potential to further activate the pier. Obviously such proposals need to be considered in ithe context of the various options being canvassed for the redevelopment of the Yarra Street Pier and the Fishermen's Basin. F. Cunnimgham Pier and Forecourt CENTRAL GEELONG WATERFRONT MASTERPLAN 2011 25 Urban Initiatives
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Context &UN-HABITAT ......
Page 5 and 6: context The City of Greater Geelong
Page 7 and 8: ackground This document updates the
Page 9 and 10: development & building guidelines T
Page 11 and 12: strategic waterfront projects A num
Page 13 and 14: youth activities area The Geelong Y
Page 15 and 16: a rippleside to griffins gully Ripp
Page 17 and 18: Care should be taken to protect the
Page 19 and 20: western beach marine precinct As th
Page 21 and 22: c2 t.s. barwon sea scouts The T.S.
Page 23: d western beach car park The Wester
Page 27 and 28: g waterfront pavilion site The Wate
Page 29 and 30: j customs plaza This rectangular pl
Page 31 and 32: m yarra street pier The original Ya
Page 33 and 34: o Fishermen's Pier Restaurant Fishe
Page 35 and 36: s victorian sailing school The Vict
Page 37 and 38: u eastern beach flats & hills Easte
Page 39 and 40: w eastern beach swimming pool & sea

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