Update
Frasers Property has lodged with the Department of Planning
a modified Concept Plan for Frasers Broadway.
The modified Concept Plan for Frasers Broadway will be
assessed as a major project under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act. The Minister for Planning is the consent authority.
We encourage you to write a submission to the Department of
Planning regarding the modified Concept Plan for Frasers Broadway.
Information on the submission process will be available on
the Department of Planning website and on the Frasers Broadway website
www.frasersbroadway.com.au
Our website will be progressively updated to provide more
detailed information as the project evolves. If you wish to remain updated on
Frasers Broadway, please register your details on the website
www.frasersbroadway.com.au or with the Elton Consulting personnel present
today.
Modification of concept plan
Modifications have been made to the approved Concept Plan to
create a more sustainable development and to address issues raised by the
community during a number of consultation events.
Issues raised and design response includes:
Less local traffic: Reducing
on-street traffic through the centre of the site and encouraging walking and
cycling
Increased solar access: Increasing
the amount of direct sunlight on the Main
Park
Improved sustainability: Increasing
sustainability commitments to achieve a minimum 5 star (Australian best
practice) Green
Star rating for all buildings and target 6 star (world best standard) for the
precinct
Conserve heritage: Decreasing
density and height adjacent to major heritage elements in Kensington St and the Brewery Yard
Increased open space: Substantially
increasing the public domain including a major addition to the Main Park
Deliver world class architecture: Utilising
highly acclaimed international architecture firms to design major buildings
Floor space ratio and bulk: Existing
and additional floor space and building bulk are located on the Broadway and Abercrombie
boundaries.
Architecture
- All of the
major buildings at Frasers are being designed by world renowned architectural
firms - Fosters +
Partners (1999) and Ateliers Jean Nouvel (2008) have both won architecture’s
highest honour — the Pritzker Prize - Richard
Johnson of Johnson Pilton Walker has this year won the Royal Australian
Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal - There will
be a design competition (as required under the previous conditions of approval)
for a number of the buildings on site.
Community
- Delivering
a cultural precinct, including temporary artist studios in the historic
Kensington St terraces during early construction - Partnering
with organisations such as the University of technology, Sydney in a joint
proposal to develop a Creative Innovation Centre in the Broadway precinct - Entertainment,
retail and commercial ventures catering for a diversity of lifestyles and ages,
including inner-urban laneways with hole-in-the wall bars, boutique shops and
artist spaces - Housing
diversity to meet various needs from students to senior residents to families - Commitment
to creating a safe and healthy environment through the implementation of
‘Healthy by Design’ and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
principles - Integration with existing neighbourhoods, communities and organisations
through active partnerships, public events and the provision of essential
facilities and services.
Transport
- A new road
and street layout that enhances active transport such as walking and cycling - Improved
access to major public transport nodes including Central and Redfern train
stations - Shared
basements facilitate the removal of cars from streets and reduces on-street
parking.
Green spaces
- Additional
open space through increases to the Main
Park and Wellington St park - Chippendale
Lane will become an open, landscaped pedestrian thoroughfare - Where
possible roof gardens will be incorporated into the building design - Parks will
be developed in the first stage of the project.
Environmental targets
- Frasers
Broadway is seeking to be the first precinct in Australia to be rated by the Green
Building Council’s Green Star program - Frasers
Property is seeking a ‘World Leading’ 6 Green Star target through implementing
cutting edge energy, water and waste technologies and world class sustainable
building design - Setting a target of delivering zero net greenhouse emissions
for operational energy use - Investigating
an integrated energy strategy which combines energy efficiencies and the
provision of power, heating and cooling through trigeneration and renewable
energy sources (such as PVCs, wind energy and biogas) - Reducing
car ownership through active transport alternatives and car and bike share
schemes - All
non-drinking water on the site will be provided by non-mains water sources with
a target of Broadway being a zero net water development - A
substantial reduction in the demand for mains water will be achieved through
water efficiencies and recycling on-site waste water in toilets, laundries and
for other non-contact uses - Emphasis on
natural ventilation and air flows, sustainable, non-toxic materials and
finishes and reduction of ambient noise will guide design and construction of
public and private buildings.
Development stages
- Demolitions
on the site to be completed by November 2008, with remediation to be finalised
by mid 2009 - This will
involve one of the largest recycling programs in Australia, contractors are required
to meet targets of 90 percent demolition waste recycled including
100 percent of all timber and metal - Once the
concept plan is approved the first project application will be submitted to the
Department of Planning, with construction slated to commence mid next year - Timelines
suggest that the first stage of the development could be fully completed in
five years (2013).
Source:
Frasers Property – Leaflet handed out 9th July 2008.