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A VISION TO ACTIVATE TURRAMURRA
Ku-ring-gai Council has undertaken extensive planning for Turramurra Local Centre. There are two guiding documents.
KU-RING-GAI LOCAL CENTRES LEP 2012
This Plan aims:
■ to establish a hierarchy of centres for Ku-ring-gai
■ to guide future development of land and management of environmental, social, economic, heritage and cultural resources in Ku-ring-gai now and in the future
■ to aid development of the centres to enhance Ku-ring-gai’s economic role and cater to the retail and commercial needs of the local community
■ to provide a variety of housing choice in and around centres
■ to encourage employment diversity in Ku-ring-gai
■ to achieve land use relationships that promote the efficient use of infrastructure
■ to facilitate good management of public assets and promote opportunities for social, cultural and community activities.
KU-RING-GAI LOCAL CENTRES DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN 2013
This plan sets out specific objectives for Turramurra Local centre which are:
■ To create distinct retail precincts providing a range of services, facilities and experiences
■ To create a ‘civic heart’ for Turramurra
■ To provide enhanced shopping precincts anchored by modern supermarkets
■ To retain the distinctive scale and character of Rohini Street as a local shopping street
■ To encourage residential apartments in mixed use buildings to help support retail activity
■ To provide opportunities for new speciality retail, cafes and restaurants to be located away from the highway.
PACIFIC HIGHWAY
EAST
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PACIFIC HIGHWAY
PACIFIC HIGHWAY
PACIFIC HIGHWAY
ROHINI STREET
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CHERRY STREET
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LAUREL AVENUE
GILROY ROAD
BOYD STREET
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CATALPACRESCENT
LAMOND
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KING STREET
ST JAMES LANE
FORBES LANE
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NULLA NULLA STREET
GILROY LANE
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WONGA WONGA STREET
WILLIAM STREET
Ray Street Precinct will be the civic heart for Turramurra with
a new library, other community facilities, parkland and a
civic plaza; it will be a major shopping destination with large
supermarket, specialty retail shops and residential apartments.
The Kissing Point Road precinct will be the second
retail hub for the centre offering a revitalised retail
precinct with new larger supermarket, specialty retail,
improved public areas and residential apartments.
Rohini Street will maintain its ‘main street’ character and
role; new development will be small scale and high quality
Hillview Precinct is a Heritage Conservation Area and will retain its low scale mix of
residential and commercial uses.
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB DRAFT MASTER PLAN
Providing a new civic heart for Turramurra
A community hub combines community facilities such as a library and community centre in one building located next to public open space, public transport, shops and other commercial services.
WHAT IS A MASTER PLAN? WHAT IS A COMMUNITY HUB? TURRAMURRA
COMMUNITY HUBA master plan is a guiding document that outlines a vision for growth and development of a centre over the next 20-30 years. It isn’t a detailed design, but it is:
■ a document that sets out how a particular area may develop and redevelop in the future
■ a high level plan intended to set out objectives and strategies to manage development and change over time
■ a process that defines what is important about a place and how its character and quality can be conserved, improved and enhanced.
Community feedback to date has expressed a strong preference to re-locate the library and community centre building together in the Ray Street precinct. Incorporating these facilities in one iconic building will create a new civic heart in Turramurra.
Key components of the Turramurra Community Hub Draft Master Plan include:
■ New branch library (2000m2) – to meet current and future community needs
■ Multi-purpose community facility (1150m2) – including halls, meeting rooms and other spaces that will cater for a variety of community activities (yoga, music classes etc)
■ New open space - including a town square, parkland, Forbes Lane shared zone and rooftop garden spaces
■ Supermarket – a new full line supermarket located below ground
■ Speciality retail – such as a bakery, butcher, newsagent, pharmacy, fresh food grocers etc
■ Leisure retail - including cafes and restaurants overlooking the town square and parkland areas
■ Residential apartments – ranging in heights from 3 to 5 storeys.
01 GARDENS
02 PARKLAND
03 GRAND STEPS
04 CENTRAL PIAZZA
05 FORBES ARCADE
06 HIGGS COURT
07 LOWER CAFE COURT
08 ALFRESCO DINING
09 WILLIAMS COURT
10 WILLIAM STREET
11 LIBRARY GARDENS
12 COMMUNITY HUB BUILDING 12a option 1 12b option 2
13 CENTRE PIECE BUILDINGS
14 SUPERMARKET ENTRY
15 RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD
16 BASEMENT PARKING ENTRY
17 LOADING ENTRY DOCK
18 BRIDGE
LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN 2015
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THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS1
TURRAMURRATHE TOWN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
The focus of the Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan is only part of the larger ‘town centre’ of Turramurra. We will firstly consider the site in its larger context and the scope as the latest stage in a longer project to revitalise the town centre.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan earmarks Turramurra to retain its ‘Village Centre’ characteristics as a “group of retail, business or office premises reinforcing appro-priately scaled and integrated urban fabric. For this reason the Masterplan will opt to retain the zoning controls set out in the LEP for height and FSR.
Artists impression shows a likely scene in the main public Piazza at Turramurra. A social and vibrant space built to become a platform for gathering. The space is naturally the spatial epicentre of the Masterplan and needs to fulfil the expectations set by the brief and the above design principles. Note the ‘Centrepiece’ buildings to the left of the frame. These have been retained in order to carry some of the familiar, village character into the new scheme. The entrance to the ‘Lower Ground’ Supermarket would exist to the right, with alfresco dining in the North-East facing cafes and restaurants on the ground floor.
Reinforcing the delightful Village Character of Turramurra will require the following 7 design principles to be adhered to. Most of the Masterplan will be new so this implies a sophisticated design with the constant ambition to respect human scale and the intimacy of spaces.
The below diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan defines Turramurra as a ‘Village Centre’ characterised by ‘a group of retail, office or business premises reinforcing appropriately scaled and integrated urban fabric’. The zoning controls within the LEP are consistent with this definition and hence the current controls have become the planning context for the Turramurra Community Hub Master Plan. The LEP map depicts Turrumurra Centre as 4 precincts. While the master plan study has considered this broader context, the physical proposal is confined to precinct T1.
The brief requires generous public urban spaces to compliment the community and retail uses. It is vital however to consider a range of individual spatial types, scales and experiences. Larger open spaces are essential for events and more intimate public spaces is critical to people feeling a sense of ownership and comfort. These spaces also attract a variety of tenants into ground floor retail spaces bringing a vibrancy to the place.
Trees and green space are integral to the sense of place in Turramurra. The key will be to introduce a complementary green open space to the suite of already impressive gardens and parks on offer. The space also has the potential to connect the pre-existing green spaces surrounding the site to increase for biodiversity and assist with WSUD and acoustic effects of the train line.
Accessibility is important for the ease of use for locals and visitors. The Master-plan implements a decisive strategy that creates a level platform to traverse the site. The plan also considers reviving a Ray St Bridge proposal to make it easier for the Northern catchment of Turramurra and Warrawee to access the site without having to pass through the Pacific Highway.
Elton’s 2014 report for Council ‘Ku-ring-gai Community Facilities Strategy’ outlines the requirement for a new library and community facility for Turramurra. The combination of these facilities into a building will undoubtedly become a beacon for the coomunity on the site and act as a welcoming building. The building also has the potential to become a recognisable landmark along the Pacific Highway and train line.
The town centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole.
These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the pacific highway are suffering from the lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
A lively and healthy suite of ground floor retail spaces is a key part of placemaking. It is a great way to activate spaces and attract people and makes a memora-ble and destinational user experience for the local community and visitor. The Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan already has the infrastructure deliver enough people to meet retail demand in the area, however, the type and quality of these tenants will be influenced by a number of factors including building design, location and orientation.
Turrumurra Centre is largely characterised by its low scale pattern of development and the convergence of the Pacific Highway and Northern Rail Line.
The site has been isolated by both the road and the rail, is primed to become a revitalised centre that capitalises upon its proximity to the rail station.
The following Design Principles contribute to making Turramurra a recognisable, loved and sustainable place into the future.
The green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the Railway curtailage corridor and the planned Cameron Park.
Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
The Ray Street site has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site can boast a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of communters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine.
The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings.
There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridgeline and the high number of people passing though the centre each day to create a landmark development as signature for a revitalised Village Centre.
Some additional density will prime the public spaces and help provide surveillance while making the project financially sustainable. The site has the potential to support many families using the amenity of the railway station, supermarket, retail, Community Hub building and public open spaces. Considerations will be made for scale, overlooking and overshadowing.
THE SITE AND SURROUNDS
RETAINING THE VILLAGE CHARACTER A VARIETY OF PUBLIC URBAN SPACES
PARKING AND TRAFFIC
PLACE MAKING
VISION DCP
VIBRANT RETAIL MIX
CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING THE TOWN CENTRE
BARRIERS
ACTIVE GREEN SPACE
ASSETS
DENSITY DONE RIGHT
OPEN SPACE CONTEXT
A GREAT COMMUNITY BUILDING
LANDMARKS
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- 10m setback - 6m setback- 3m setback- Nil setback- Land dedication- Alternate deep soil requirement
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- Primary active frontage- Secondary active frontage- 3 storey street wall- 2m upper level setback above street wall height- 4m upper level setback above street wall height
PUBLIC DOMAIN AND PEDESTRIAN
- Through site link- Entry plaza/forecourt- Continuous awnings- Continuous awnings where possible- Continuous colonnade
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TURRAMURRATHE TOWN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
The focus of the Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan is only part of the larger ‘town centre’ of Turramurra. We will firstly consider the site in its larger context and the scope as the latest stage in a longer project to revitalise the town centre.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan earmarks Turramurra to retain its ‘Village Centre’ characteristics as a “group of retail, business or office premises reinforcing appro-priately scaled and integrated urban fabric. For this reason the Masterplan will opt to retain the zoning controls set out in the LEP for height and FSR.
Artists impression shows a likely scene in the main public Piazza at Turramurra. A social and vibrant space built to become a platform for gathering. The space is naturally the spatial epicentre of the Masterplan and needs to fulfil the expectations set by the brief and the above design principles. Note the ‘Centrepiece’ buildings to the left of the frame. These have been retained in order to carry some of the familiar, village character into the new scheme. The entrance to the ‘Lower Ground’ Supermarket would exist to the right, with alfresco dining in the North-East facing cafes and restaurants on the ground floor.
Reinforcing the delightful Village Character of Turramurra will require the following 7 design principles to be adhered to. Most of the Masterplan will be new so this implies a sophisticated design with the constant ambition to respect human scale and the intimacy of spaces.
The below diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan defines Turramurra as a ‘Village Centre’ characterised by ‘a group of retail, office or business premises reinforcing appropriately scaled and integrated urban fabric’. The zoning controls within the LEP are consistent with this definition and hence the current controls have become the planning context for the Turramurra Community Hub Master Plan. The LEP map depicts Turrumurra Centre as 4 precincts. While the master plan study has considered this broader context, the physical proposal is confined to precinct T1.
The brief requires generous public urban spaces to compliment the community and retail uses. It is vital however to consider a range of individual spatial types, scales and experiences. Larger open spaces are essential for events and more intimate public spaces is critical to people feeling a sense of ownership and comfort. These spaces also attract a variety of tenants into ground floor retail spaces bringing a vibrancy to the place.
Trees and green space are integral to the sense of place in Turramurra. The key will be to introduce a complementary green open space to the suite of already impressive gardens and parks on offer. The space also has the potential to connect the pre-existing green spaces surrounding the site to increase for biodiversity and assist with WSUD and acoustic effects of the train line.
Accessibility is important for the ease of use for locals and visitors. The Master-plan implements a decisive strategy that creates a level platform to traverse the site. The plan also considers reviving a Ray St Bridge proposal to make it easier for the Northern catchment of Turramurra and Warrawee to access the site without having to pass through the Pacific Highway.
Elton’s 2014 report for Council ‘Ku-ring-gai Community Facilities Strategy’ outlines the requirement for a new library and community facility for Turramurra. The combination of these facilities into a building will undoubtedly become a beacon for the coomunity on the site and act as a welcoming building. The building also has the potential to become a recognisable landmark along the Pacific Highway and train line.
The town centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole.
These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the pacific highway are suffering from the lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
A lively and healthy suite of ground floor retail spaces is a key part of placemaking. It is a great way to activate spaces and attract people and makes a memora-ble and destinational user experience for the local community and visitor. The Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan already has the infrastructure deliver enough people to meet retail demand in the area, however, the type and quality of these tenants will be influenced by a number of factors including building design, location and orientation.
Turrumurra Centre is largely characterised by its low scale pattern of development and the convergence of the Pacific Highway and Northern Rail Line.
The site has been isolated by both the road and the rail, is primed to become a revitalised centre that capitalises upon its proximity to the rail station.
The following Design Principles contribute to making Turramurra a recognisable, loved and sustainable place into the future.
The green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the Railway curtailage corridor and the planned Cameron Park.
Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
The Ray Street site has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site can boast a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of communters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine.
The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings.
There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridgeline and the high number of people passing though the centre each day to create a landmark development as signature for a revitalised Village Centre.
Some additional density will prime the public spaces and help provide surveillance while making the project financially sustainable. The site has the potential to support many families using the amenity of the railway station, supermarket, retail, Community Hub building and public open spaces. Considerations will be made for scale, overlooking and overshadowing.
THE SITE AND SURROUNDS
RETAINING THE VILLAGE CHARACTER A VARIETY OF PUBLIC URBAN SPACES
PARKING AND TRAFFIC
PLACE MAKING
VISION DCP
VIBRANT RETAIL MIX
CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING THE TOWN CENTRE
BARRIERS
ACTIVE GREEN SPACE
ASSETS
DENSITY DONE RIGHT
OPEN SPACE CONTEXT
A GREAT COMMUNITY BUILDING
LANDMARKS
p 1-24Ku-ring-gai Local Centres Development Control Plan
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TURRAMURRATHE TOWN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
The focus of the Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan is only part of the larger ‘town centre’ of Turramurra. We will firstly consider the site in its larger context and the scope as the latest stage in a longer project to revitalise the town centre.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan earmarks Turramurra to retain its ‘Village Centre’ characteristics as a “group of retail, business or office premises reinforcing appro-priately scaled and integrated urban fabric. For this reason the Masterplan will opt to retain the zoning controls set out in the LEP for height and FSR.
Artists impression shows a likely scene in the main public Piazza at Turramurra. A social and vibrant space built to become a platform for gathering. The space is naturally the spatial epicentre of the Masterplan and needs to fulfil the expectations set by the brief and the above design principles. Note the ‘Centrepiece’ buildings to the left of the frame. These have been retained in order to carry some of the familiar, village character into the new scheme. The entrance to the ‘Lower Ground’ Supermarket would exist to the right, with alfresco dining in the North-East facing cafes and restaurants on the ground floor.
Reinforcing the delightful Village Character of Turramurra will require the following 7 design principles to be adhered to. Most of the Masterplan will be new so this implies a sophisticated design with the constant ambition to respect human scale and the intimacy of spaces.
The below diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan defines Turramurra as a ‘Village Centre’ characterised by ‘a group of retail, office or business premises reinforcing appropriately scaled and integrated urban fabric’. The zoning controls within the LEP are consistent with this definition and hence the current controls have become the planning context for the Turramurra Community Hub Master Plan. The LEP map depicts Turrumurra Centre as 4 precincts. While the master plan study has considered this broader context, the physical proposal is confined to precinct T1.
The brief requires generous public urban spaces to compliment the community and retail uses. It is vital however to consider a range of individual spatial types, scales and experiences. Larger open spaces are essential for events and more intimate public spaces is critical to people feeling a sense of ownership and comfort. These spaces also attract a variety of tenants into ground floor retail spaces bringing a vibrancy to the place.
Trees and green space are integral to the sense of place in Turramurra. The key will be to introduce a complementary green open space to the suite of already impressive gardens and parks on offer. The space also has the potential to connect the pre-existing green spaces surrounding the site to increase for biodiversity and assist with WSUD and acoustic effects of the train line.
Accessibility is important for the ease of use for locals and visitors. The Master-plan implements a decisive strategy that creates a level platform to traverse the site. The plan also considers reviving a Ray St Bridge proposal to make it easier for the Northern catchment of Turramurra and Warrawee to access the site without having to pass through the Pacific Highway.
Elton’s 2014 report for Council ‘Ku-ring-gai Community Facilities Strategy’ outlines the requirement for a new library and community facility for Turramurra. The combination of these facilities into a building will undoubtedly become a beacon for the coomunity on the site and act as a welcoming building. The building also has the potential to become a recognisable landmark along the Pacific Highway and train line.
The town centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole.
These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the pacific highway are suffering from the lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
A lively and healthy suite of ground floor retail spaces is a key part of placemaking. It is a great way to activate spaces and attract people and makes a memora-ble and destinational user experience for the local community and visitor. The Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan already has the infrastructure deliver enough people to meet retail demand in the area, however, the type and quality of these tenants will be influenced by a number of factors including building design, location and orientation.
Turrumurra Centre is largely characterised by its low scale pattern of development and the convergence of the Pacific Highway and Northern Rail Line.
The site has been isolated by both the road and the rail, is primed to become a revitalised centre that capitalises upon its proximity to the rail station.
The following Design Principles contribute to making Turramurra a recognisable, loved and sustainable place into the future.
The green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the Railway curtailage corridor and the planned Cameron Park.
Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
The Ray Street site has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site can boast a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of communters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine.
The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings.
There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridgeline and the high number of people passing though the centre each day to create a landmark development as signature for a revitalised Village Centre.
Some additional density will prime the public spaces and help provide surveillance while making the project financially sustainable. The site has the potential to support many families using the amenity of the railway station, supermarket, retail, Community Hub building and public open spaces. Considerations will be made for scale, overlooking and overshadowing.
THE SITE AND SURROUNDS
RETAINING THE VILLAGE CHARACTER A VARIETY OF PUBLIC URBAN SPACES
PARKING AND TRAFFIC
PLACE MAKING
VISION DCP
VIBRANT RETAIL MIX
CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING THE TOWN CENTRE
BARRIERS
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TURRAMURRATHE TOWN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
The focus of the Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan is only part of the larger ‘town centre’ of Turramurra. We will firstly consider the site in its larger context and the scope as the latest stage in a longer project to revitalise the town centre.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan earmarks Turramurra to retain its ‘Village Centre’ characteristics as a “group of retail, business or office premises reinforcing appro-priately scaled and integrated urban fabric. For this reason the Masterplan will opt to retain the zoning controls set out in the LEP for height and FSR.
Artists impression shows a likely scene in the main public Piazza at Turramurra. A social and vibrant space built to become a platform for gathering. The space is naturally the spatial epicentre of the Masterplan and needs to fulfil the expectations set by the brief and the above design principles. Note the ‘Centrepiece’ buildings to the left of the frame. These have been retained in order to carry some of the familiar, village character into the new scheme. The entrance to the ‘Lower Ground’ Supermarket would exist to the right, with alfresco dining in the North-East facing cafes and restaurants on the ground floor.
Reinforcing the delightful Village Character of Turramurra will require the following 7 design principles to be adhered to. Most of the Masterplan will be new so this implies a sophisticated design with the constant ambition to respect human scale and the intimacy of spaces.
The below diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan defines Turramurra as a ‘Village Centre’ characterised by ‘a group of retail, office or business premises reinforcing appropriately scaled and integrated urban fabric’. The zoning controls within the LEP are consistent with this definition and hence the current controls have become the planning context for the Turramurra Community Hub Master Plan. The LEP map depicts Turrumurra Centre as 4 precincts. While the master plan study has considered this broader context, the physical proposal is confined to precinct T1.
The brief requires generous public urban spaces to compliment the community and retail uses. It is vital however to consider a range of individual spatial types, scales and experiences. Larger open spaces are essential for events and more intimate public spaces is critical to people feeling a sense of ownership and comfort. These spaces also attract a variety of tenants into ground floor retail spaces bringing a vibrancy to the place.
Trees and green space are integral to the sense of place in Turramurra. The key will be to introduce a complementary green open space to the suite of already impressive gardens and parks on offer. The space also has the potential to connect the pre-existing green spaces surrounding the site to increase for biodiversity and assist with WSUD and acoustic effects of the train line.
Accessibility is important for the ease of use for locals and visitors. The Master-plan implements a decisive strategy that creates a level platform to traverse the site. The plan also considers reviving a Ray St Bridge proposal to make it easier for the Northern catchment of Turramurra and Warrawee to access the site without having to pass through the Pacific Highway.
Elton’s 2014 report for Council ‘Ku-ring-gai Community Facilities Strategy’ outlines the requirement for a new library and community facility for Turramurra. The combination of these facilities into a building will undoubtedly become a beacon for the coomunity on the site and act as a welcoming building. The building also has the potential to become a recognisable landmark along the Pacific Highway and train line.
The town centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole.
These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the pacific highway are suffering from the lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
A lively and healthy suite of ground floor retail spaces is a key part of placemaking. It is a great way to activate spaces and attract people and makes a memora-ble and destinational user experience for the local community and visitor. The Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan already has the infrastructure deliver enough people to meet retail demand in the area, however, the type and quality of these tenants will be influenced by a number of factors including building design, location and orientation.
Turrumurra Centre is largely characterised by its low scale pattern of development and the convergence of the Pacific Highway and Northern Rail Line.
The site has been isolated by both the road and the rail, is primed to become a revitalised centre that capitalises upon its proximity to the rail station.
The following Design Principles contribute to making Turramurra a recognisable, loved and sustainable place into the future.
The green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the Railway curtailage corridor and the planned Cameron Park.
Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
The Ray Street site has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site can boast a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of communters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine.
The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings.
There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridgeline and the high number of people passing though the centre each day to create a landmark development as signature for a revitalised Village Centre.
Some additional density will prime the public spaces and help provide surveillance while making the project financially sustainable. The site has the potential to support many families using the amenity of the railway station, supermarket, retail, Community Hub building and public open spaces. Considerations will be made for scale, overlooking and overshadowing.
THE SITE AND SURROUNDS
RETAINING THE VILLAGE CHARACTER A VARIETY OF PUBLIC URBAN SPACES
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TURRAMURRATHE TOWN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
The focus of the Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan is only part of the larger ‘town centre’ of Turramurra. We will firstly consider the site in its larger context and the scope as the latest stage in a longer project to revitalise the town centre.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan earmarks Turramurra to retain its ‘Village Centre’ characteristics as a “group of retail, business or office premises reinforcing appro-priately scaled and integrated urban fabric. For this reason the Masterplan will opt to retain the zoning controls set out in the LEP for height and FSR.
Artists impression shows a likely scene in the main public Piazza at Turramurra. A social and vibrant space built to become a platform for gathering. The space is naturally the spatial epicentre of the Masterplan and needs to fulfil the expectations set by the brief and the above design principles. Note the ‘Centrepiece’ buildings to the left of the frame. These have been retained in order to carry some of the familiar, village character into the new scheme. The entrance to the ‘Lower Ground’ Supermarket would exist to the right, with alfresco dining in the North-East facing cafes and restaurants on the ground floor.
Reinforcing the delightful Village Character of Turramurra will require the following 7 design principles to be adhered to. Most of the Masterplan will be new so this implies a sophisticated design with the constant ambition to respect human scale and the intimacy of spaces.
The below diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan defines Turramurra as a ‘Village Centre’ characterised by ‘a group of retail, office or business premises reinforcing appropriately scaled and integrated urban fabric’. The zoning controls within the LEP are consistent with this definition and hence the current controls have become the planning context for the Turramurra Community Hub Master Plan. The LEP map depicts Turrumurra Centre as 4 precincts. While the master plan study has considered this broader context, the physical proposal is confined to precinct T1.
The brief requires generous public urban spaces to compliment the community and retail uses. It is vital however to consider a range of individual spatial types, scales and experiences. Larger open spaces are essential for events and more intimate public spaces is critical to people feeling a sense of ownership and comfort. These spaces also attract a variety of tenants into ground floor retail spaces bringing a vibrancy to the place.
Trees and green space are integral to the sense of place in Turramurra. The key will be to introduce a complementary green open space to the suite of already impressive gardens and parks on offer. The space also has the potential to connect the pre-existing green spaces surrounding the site to increase for biodiversity and assist with WSUD and acoustic effects of the train line.
Accessibility is important for the ease of use for locals and visitors. The Master-plan implements a decisive strategy that creates a level platform to traverse the site. The plan also considers reviving a Ray St Bridge proposal to make it easier for the Northern catchment of Turramurra and Warrawee to access the site without having to pass through the Pacific Highway.
Elton’s 2014 report for Council ‘Ku-ring-gai Community Facilities Strategy’ outlines the requirement for a new library and community facility for Turramurra. The combination of these facilities into a building will undoubtedly become a beacon for the coomunity on the site and act as a welcoming building. The building also has the potential to become a recognisable landmark along the Pacific Highway and train line.
The town centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole.
These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the pacific highway are suffering from the lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
A lively and healthy suite of ground floor retail spaces is a key part of placemaking. It is a great way to activate spaces and attract people and makes a memora-ble and destinational user experience for the local community and visitor. The Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan already has the infrastructure deliver enough people to meet retail demand in the area, however, the type and quality of these tenants will be influenced by a number of factors including building design, location and orientation.
Turrumurra Centre is largely characterised by its low scale pattern of development and the convergence of the Pacific Highway and Northern Rail Line.
The site has been isolated by both the road and the rail, is primed to become a revitalised centre that capitalises upon its proximity to the rail station.
The following Design Principles contribute to making Turramurra a recognisable, loved and sustainable place into the future.
The green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the Railway curtailage corridor and the planned Cameron Park.
Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
The Ray Street site has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site can boast a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of communters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine.
The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings.
There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridgeline and the high number of people passing though the centre each day to create a landmark development as signature for a revitalised Village Centre.
Some additional density will prime the public spaces and help provide surveillance while making the project financially sustainable. The site has the potential to support many families using the amenity of the railway station, supermarket, retail, Community Hub building and public open spaces. Considerations will be made for scale, overlooking and overshadowing.
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TURRAMURRATHE TOWN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
The focus of the Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan is only part of the larger ‘town centre’ of Turramurra. We will firstly consider the site in its larger context and the scope as the latest stage in a longer project to revitalise the town centre.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan earmarks Turramurra to retain its ‘Village Centre’ characteristics as a “group of retail, business or office premises reinforcing appro-priately scaled and integrated urban fabric. For this reason the Masterplan will opt to retain the zoning controls set out in the LEP for height and FSR.
Artists impression shows a likely scene in the main public Piazza at Turramurra. A social and vibrant space built to become a platform for gathering. The space is naturally the spatial epicentre of the Masterplan and needs to fulfil the expectations set by the brief and the above design principles. Note the ‘Centrepiece’ buildings to the left of the frame. These have been retained in order to carry some of the familiar, village character into the new scheme. The entrance to the ‘Lower Ground’ Supermarket would exist to the right, with alfresco dining in the North-East facing cafes and restaurants on the ground floor.
Reinforcing the delightful Village Character of Turramurra will require the following 7 design principles to be adhered to. Most of the Masterplan will be new so this implies a sophisticated design with the constant ambition to respect human scale and the intimacy of spaces.
The below diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan defines Turramurra as a ‘Village Centre’ characterised by ‘a group of retail, office or business premises reinforcing appropriately scaled and integrated urban fabric’. The zoning controls within the LEP are consistent with this definition and hence the current controls have become the planning context for the Turramurra Community Hub Master Plan. The LEP map depicts Turrumurra Centre as 4 precincts. While the master plan study has considered this broader context, the physical proposal is confined to precinct T1.
The brief requires generous public urban spaces to compliment the community and retail uses. It is vital however to consider a range of individual spatial types, scales and experiences. Larger open spaces are essential for events and more intimate public spaces is critical to people feeling a sense of ownership and comfort. These spaces also attract a variety of tenants into ground floor retail spaces bringing a vibrancy to the place.
Trees and green space are integral to the sense of place in Turramurra. The key will be to introduce a complementary green open space to the suite of already impressive gardens and parks on offer. The space also has the potential to connect the pre-existing green spaces surrounding the site to increase for biodiversity and assist with WSUD and acoustic effects of the train line.
Accessibility is important for the ease of use for locals and visitors. The Master-plan implements a decisive strategy that creates a level platform to traverse the site. The plan also considers reviving a Ray St Bridge proposal to make it easier for the Northern catchment of Turramurra and Warrawee to access the site without having to pass through the Pacific Highway.
Elton’s 2014 report for Council ‘Ku-ring-gai Community Facilities Strategy’ outlines the requirement for a new library and community facility for Turramurra. The combination of these facilities into a building will undoubtedly become a beacon for the coomunity on the site and act as a welcoming building. The building also has the potential to become a recognisable landmark along the Pacific Highway and train line.
The town centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole.
These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the pacific highway are suffering from the lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
A lively and healthy suite of ground floor retail spaces is a key part of placemaking. It is a great way to activate spaces and attract people and makes a memora-ble and destinational user experience for the local community and visitor. The Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan already has the infrastructure deliver enough people to meet retail demand in the area, however, the type and quality of these tenants will be influenced by a number of factors including building design, location and orientation.
Turrumurra Centre is largely characterised by its low scale pattern of development and the convergence of the Pacific Highway and Northern Rail Line.
The site has been isolated by both the road and the rail, is primed to become a revitalised centre that capitalises upon its proximity to the rail station.
The following Design Principles contribute to making Turramurra a recognisable, loved and sustainable place into the future.
The green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the Railway curtailage corridor and the planned Cameron Park.
Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
The Ray Street site has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site can boast a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of communters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine.
The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings.
There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridgeline and the high number of people passing though the centre each day to create a landmark development as signature for a revitalised Village Centre.
Some additional density will prime the public spaces and help provide surveillance while making the project financially sustainable. The site has the potential to support many families using the amenity of the railway station, supermarket, retail, Community Hub building and public open spaces. Considerations will be made for scale, overlooking and overshadowing.
THE SITE AND SURROUNDS
RETAINING THE VILLAGE CHARACTER A VARIETY OF PUBLIC URBAN SPACES
PARKING AND TRAFFIC
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CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING THE TOWN CENTRE
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LANDMARKS
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BUILT FORM
- Primary active frontage- Secondary active frontage- 3 storey street wall- 2m upper level setback above street wall height- 4m upper level setback above street wall height
PUBLIC DOMAIN AND PEDESTRIAN
- Through site link- Entry plaza/forecourt- Continuous awnings- Continuous awnings where possible- Continuous colonnade
BUILDING ENTRIES AND CARPAT
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TURRAMURRATHE TOWN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
THE SITE AND ITS SURROUNDS
TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
The focus of the Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan is only part of the larger ‘town centre’ of Turramurra. We will firstly consider the site in its larger context and the scope as the latest stage in a longer project to revitalise the town centre.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan earmarks Turramurra to retain its ‘Village Centre’ characteristics as a “group of retail, business or office premises reinforcing appro-priately scaled and integrated urban fabric. For this reason the Masterplan will opt to retain the zoning controls set out in the LEP for height and FSR.
Artists impression shows a likely scene in the main public Piazza at Turramurra. A social and vibrant space built to become a platform for gathering. The space is naturally the spatial epicentre of the Masterplan and needs to fulfil the expectations set by the brief and the above design principles. Note the ‘Centrepiece’ buildings to the left of the frame. These have been retained in order to carry some of the familiar, village character into the new scheme. The entrance to the ‘Lower Ground’ Supermarket would exist to the right, with alfresco dining in the North-East facing cafes and restaurants on the ground floor.
Reinforcing the delightful Village Character of Turramurra will require the following 7 design principles to be adhered to. Most of the Masterplan will be new so this implies a sophisticated design with the constant ambition to respect human scale and the intimacy of spaces.
The below diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.
The Sydney Metropolitan Plan defines Turramurra as a ‘Village Centre’ characterised by ‘a group of retail, office or business premises reinforcing appropriately scaled and integrated urban fabric’. The zoning controls within the LEP are consistent with this definition and hence the current controls have become the planning context for the Turramurra Community Hub Master Plan. The LEP map depicts Turrumurra Centre as 4 precincts. While the master plan study has considered this broader context, the physical proposal is confined to precinct T1.
The brief requires generous public urban spaces to compliment the community and retail uses. It is vital however to consider a range of individual spatial types, scales and experiences. Larger open spaces are essential for events and more intimate public spaces is critical to people feeling a sense of ownership and comfort. These spaces also attract a variety of tenants into ground floor retail spaces bringing a vibrancy to the place.
Trees and green space are integral to the sense of place in Turramurra. The key will be to introduce a complementary green open space to the suite of already impressive gardens and parks on offer. The space also has the potential to connect the pre-existing green spaces surrounding the site to increase for biodiversity and assist with WSUD and acoustic effects of the train line.
Accessibility is important for the ease of use for locals and visitors. The Master-plan implements a decisive strategy that creates a level platform to traverse the site. The plan also considers reviving a Ray St Bridge proposal to make it easier for the Northern catchment of Turramurra and Warrawee to access the site without having to pass through the Pacific Highway.
Elton’s 2014 report for Council ‘Ku-ring-gai Community Facilities Strategy’ outlines the requirement for a new library and community facility for Turramurra. The combination of these facilities into a building will undoubtedly become a beacon for the coomunity on the site and act as a welcoming building. The building also has the potential to become a recognisable landmark along the Pacific Highway and train line.
The town centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole.
These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the pacific highway are suffering from the lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
A lively and healthy suite of ground floor retail spaces is a key part of placemaking. It is a great way to activate spaces and attract people and makes a memora-ble and destinational user experience for the local community and visitor. The Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan already has the infrastructure deliver enough people to meet retail demand in the area, however, the type and quality of these tenants will be influenced by a number of factors including building design, location and orientation.
Turrumurra Centre is largely characterised by its low scale pattern of development and the convergence of the Pacific Highway and Northern Rail Line.
The site has been isolated by both the road and the rail, is primed to become a revitalised centre that capitalises upon its proximity to the rail station.
The following Design Principles contribute to making Turramurra a recognisable, loved and sustainable place into the future.
The green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the Railway curtailage corridor and the planned Cameron Park.
Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
The Ray Street site has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site can boast a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of communters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine.
The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings.
There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridgeline and the high number of people passing though the centre each day to create a landmark development as signature for a revitalised Village Centre.
Some additional density will prime the public spaces and help provide surveillance while making the project financially sustainable. The site has the potential to support many families using the amenity of the railway station, supermarket, retail, Community Hub building and public open spaces. Considerations will be made for scale, overlooking and overshadowing.
THE SITE AND SURROUNDS
RETAINING THE VILLAGE CHARACTER A VARIETY OF PUBLIC URBAN SPACES
PARKING AND TRAFFIC
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CONNECTING THE TOWN CENTRE
ACTIVE GREEN SPACE
VIBRANT RETAIL MIX
PLACE MAKING
RETAINING THE VILLAGE CHARACTER
BARRIERS The local centre is split into three parts by the Pacific Highway and the rail line. With limited opportunities to cross these barriers, the parts do not benefit from the whole. These barriers are reinforced by inactive retail frontages. It is evident that the retail frontages facing the Pacific Highway are suffering from a lack of pedestrian amenity along this corridor.
PARKING AND TRAFFIC This diagram is evidence of the space given over to the automobile. The vast majority of the town centre is dedicated to parking or road, which has resulted in an unattractive environment despite the services on offer. Although it is difficult to curb the vehicular activity on the Pacific Highway, understanding its effect and creating spaces removed from this will be important.Two issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel, however the approximate 5m drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
OPEN SPACE CONTEXTThe green, leafy character of Turramurra is renowned. The site is surrounded by important green spaces including the Look Out Community Gardens, the railway curtilage corridor and Cameron Park. Generally Turramurra enjoys an abundance of biodiversity and significant mature trees that are interspersed in the built environment and contribute greatly to the amenity of the place.
ASSETSThe Ray Street precinct has potential to be the centrepiece of the town centre spatially as well as functionally. The site boasts a number of assets that an ideal town centre needs. - Mass transport in the heritage railway station allows thousands of commuters to use the site every day - The supermarket is one of the few in the upper north shore and has capacity to expand - The Forbes Lane shop-top buildings hold potential for a fine grain retail spine. Replay Cafe is already taking advantage of this.
CONNECTIONSTwo issues effect the free flow of pedestrians in the town centre - infrastructure and topography. Firstly the rail line and highway block the path of travel; secondly the approximate 5metre level drop across the site makes it inaccessible to some users. If the town centre is to function as a whole this needs to be addressed.
LANDMARKS The experience of Turrumurra is currently defined by the road and rail infrastructure with a lack of any signature landmarks buildings. There is a great opportunity to capitalise upon the centre’s location on the ridge line and the high number of people passing though the centre each day by creating a landmark development as signature for a revitalised local centre.
COMMUNITY FACILITIESThe draft master plan proposes two possible
locations for the community hub buildingWHICH LOCATION DO YOU PREFER?
OPTION 1 A four-storey high building located on Turramurra Village Park (Pacific Highway) including: ■ a library occupying the first two floors
■ a community centre on the top two floors
■ a roof-top garden
■ some public car parking in basement below
CONSIDERATIONSHighly visible location
Landmark location - ideal for an iconic Turramurra building
District views from the roof-top
Directly adjoins Turramurra Railway Station
Act as noise barrier to Pacific Highway
Disconnected from the Town Square/Piazza and parklands
Facilities built over multiple levels (four level building) due to limited site area
Increased cost of acoustic measures to reduce noise from Pacific Highway
Limited basement parking for staff and disability access only.
A two-storey high building located on Forbes Lane including: ■ a library on ground floor
■ a community centre on the upper floor
■ a roof-top garden
■ all public car parking in basement below
CONSIDERATIONSCivic presence by directly adjoining the town square
Facilities easily accommodated in a two level building
Well connected to cafes, restaurants and the supermarket within the precinct
Direct access to ample car parking in the basement below
Location not highly visible
Does not provide landmark
Less iconic than OPTION 1.
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TELL US WHAT WE HAVEN’T CONSIDERED
MORE OPEN SPACEThe draft master plan proposes to significantly increase public open space in the local centre
Please tell us what you think about the new open spaces:
■ What facilities/features would you like to see there?
■ How can these open spaces be used? ie what activities, types of uses?
■ Do you have any other concerns, issues or ideas?
SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT
The master plan proposes over 6700m2
of additional open space in the form of gardens, parkland and civic plazas
TOWN SQUARE/PIAZZA – a new ‘heart’ to enhance the village feel of
Turramurra. Outdoor dining and clear pedestrian links to the rail station
will be key elements of the square
FORBES LANE (SHARED ZONE) – A pedestrian link along Forbes Lane to Rohini Street will connect to the rail station. A shared zone for cars and pedestrians with the opportunity to partially close Forbes Lane for special events and bmarkets. Shops along Pacific Highway will be encouraged to actively front onto Forbes Lane to create a quieter shopping area
ROOFTOP GARDEN – Situated above the new branch library/community centre to provide a green community space for functions and events
PARK – creating a new park with corridor links along the rail line improving connectivity and accessibility, particularly from Ray Street to the railway station
ACCESS & TRANSPORTCouncil has prepared a Draft Turramurra
Local Centre Transport Study
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APPENDIX AARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
33TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY HUB MASTERPLAN
© CHROFI : MASTERPLAN CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT : MARCH 2016
APPENDIX AARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
CURRENT CONDITIONS
■ Convenient level car park access to shops, services and the library is highly valued
■ Commuter pick-up and drop-off at the railway station is essential
■ Pacific Highway and railway line segregates all local centre precincts
■ Access around the centre is poor, with difficult connections
■ Pacific Highway shops serviced by rear access along Forbes Lane
■ Pedestrian access is not prioritised.
FUTURE COMMUNITY HUB IMPROVEMENTS■ Parking: basement car parking to cater for library and retail users as well as
residential users on the site; bicycle facilities will also be provided
■ Drop-off/pick-up zone: maintain and improve for rail commuters & Community Hub
■ New bridge: study indicates a new bridge (over North Shore rail line) connecting Ray St to Rohini St would improve overall transport access and connectivity (subject to findings)
■ Commuter parking is being considered; however delivery will be subject to funding by State Government
■ Forbes Lane shared area: pedestrian access and safety in Forbes Lane is prioritised and vehicle speeds are slow (10km/hr max)
■ Servicing: improved service and loading facilities for the supermarket
STUDY OBJECTIVES
■ To test the current capacity and potential of local transport networks to support the proposed Turramurra Community Hub Draft Master Plan;
■ To develop a transport solution that would support the Community Hub Draft Master Plan and future developments in the Turramurra local centre.
■ Key revitalisation priority is to strengthen access and improve connections
All modes of transport (bus, rail, car, pedestrians, bicycles and taxis) were considered, as well as the role of the existing Rohini Street bus interchange
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BASEMENT LEVELS (1&2): PARKINGLOWER GROUND FLOOR: PARKING, RETAILUPPER GROUND FLOOR: LIBRARY, RETAIL
TOWN SQUARE
RAY STREET FORBES LANE PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF ZONE AT TURRAMURRA STATION
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES What else would you like to see?
To best meet the needs of the Turramurra community now and in the future, the public exhibition aims to:
■ Inform the community about the Turramurra Community Hub Draft Master Plan and associated transport & access issues
■ Gather community opinions and ideas relating to planning for community facilities
■ Seek input on the proposed open space areas
■ Collect any other ideas to improve our plans
SPECIFICALLY COUNCIL IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ON THE FOLLOWING:
■ Location of library & community centre building
■ Preferred open space types, character & uses
■ Other opportunities
COUNCIL IS ALSO SEEKING FEEDBACK ON THE FOLLOWING STUDIES:
■ Turramurra Community Facilities Study 2015
■ Turramurra Community Services Study 2015
■ Turramurra Local Centre Traffic Study - progress note April 2016
Printed copies of these studies are avilable at the on-site information kiosk and Ku-ring-gai Council customer Service Centre in Gordon. Online versions are available at kmc.nsw.gov.au/exhibition
A Planning Proposal is also being exhibited. The planning proposal seeks to make the following amendments to the Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres) 2012:
■ Reclassification of Council owned land from “community” to “operational”
■ Rezoning parts of some sites
■ Amending the floor space ratios applying to some sites
■ Amending the maximum building height applying to some sites
EXHIBITION OBJECTIVES SEEKING FEEDBACK
TELL US WHAT ELSE YOU THINK THE MASTER PLAN COULD INCLUDE SOME IDEAS ARE:
FACILITIES FOR YOUTH a half basketball court either indoor or outdoor
CHILDCARE CENTRE conveniently located within the centre, near public transport
RECREATION AREA Other recreation facilities, please specify?
CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
Have your say and find out more at kmc.nsw.gov.au/activateturramurra
Email your feedback to [email protected]
Complete a printed feedback and suggestions form - pick
one up here today
ONLINE
STAY UPDATEDTIMELINEWhat happens next?
COUNCIL RESOLVED TO COMMENCE RAY STREET PRECINCT MASTER PLAN
COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONCOUNCIL ADOPTS PREFERRED OPTION AND DRAFT MASTER PLAN
ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION PERIOD
PUBLIC EXHIBITION
SELECTION OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
COUNCIL REPORT - RESULTS OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
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LATE 2017
JUNE 2016
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