Flinders Street Station Design Competition - Design Brief - August

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USING THIS DOCUMENTThe design brief is divided into five sections,representing the key areas to be considered fordesign submissions. Each section covers a rangeof topics and includes corresponding requirementsthat all competitors must consider.These requirements are also represented in theevaluation criteria. The Jury will consider theseevaluation criteria in their deliberations.It is important to note that this document formsthe basis of the design brief for both Stage 1and Stage 2. Therefore, while Competitors mustconsider all requirements, some are beyond theStage 1 scope. To address this distinction betweenStage 1 and Stage 2 submission requirements,we have applied the following codes:S1. Competitors should respond to this requirementfor all Stage 1 and Stage 2 submissions.S2. Competitors should consider this requirementin Stage 1 but are not required to respondto it until Stage 2.It is also noted that some requirements may competewith requirements in another section. Competitorsare advised to use their judgment to resolve anytensions between requirements.Other informationThere are four areas of inter-related groups ofcompetition documentation as described below:1. The Design Brief, which sets out the statementof design intent and the design requirementsfor submitted designs.2. The Competition Conditions, which sets outthe requirements, processes and proceduresof the Competition.3. The Registration Form, which is the basisfor registration of interest in participatingin the Competition.4. Site Information, which includes a numberof electronic files that provide the necessaryinformation in relation to the Competition Site.Design Requirements are identified in the text withthe icon shown below:REQUIREMENTPage 2 of 68 Flinders Street Station platform (embarkment) Front cover image: Flinders Street Station
TABLE OF CONTENTSUsing this Document 2PART 2 – HERITAGE 31PART 4 – DEVELOPMENT DELIVERY 55Page 3 of 68OVERVIEW 5Statement of design intent 5Present context 5Future vision 10Changing mobility patterns 10Population and demographic drivers 10Sustaining urban diversity 11PART 1 – TRANSPORT 13Introduction 13Improvements to transport function 14Passenger flow 14Passenger amenity 15Rail operations 15Intermodal connections 18Protect future needs 20Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnelconnection 20Track configuration 22Platforms 22Rail access 27Maintenance, renewal and recovery 27Emergency access, currentarrangements and future needs 27Structure gauge envelope 28Introduction 31General principles 32Heritage objectives 34Conservation and useof Administration Building 35Conservation of the exterior elevations 35Ancillary heritage elements 36New development 36PART 3 – PRECINCT INTEGRATIONAND URBAN DESIGN 39Introduction 39Urban impact 40Central Melbourne’s urban form 40Overshadowing of Southbankand Northbank 41Visual dominance and importantview lines 42Connectivity 44Connections at the western endof the site 44East–West connections 46Connections between CBD and river 47Connections between FlindersStreet Station and the CBD 51Connections to Princes Bridgeand Federation Square 52Climate responsive 53Respond to Melbourne’s climate 53Introduction 55Constraints 56Land ownership 56Legislative requirementsand accordance with Rail Standards 56Construction issues 57Minimise disruption to service 57Construction access, loadingand materials handling 57Development staging 60Existing retail tenancies 60Value and benefit 62Value for money 62Benefits that are valuedby all Victorians 62The Administration Building 63Development to the west 64Significant services infrastructure 64Signalling and communications 64Glossary 66Figures 67FLINDERS STREET STATION DESIGN COMPETITION Design Brief - August 2012
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