Open Ideas Competition Brief

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INTRODUCTIONODASA.SA.GOV.AU/RAHSITE 1

SIGNBRIEF


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Contents Page

1.0 About this Brief 3

1.1 Introduction 8

2.0 The Site 11

2.1 Overview 11

2.2 Existing Buildings 12

2.3 Existing Site Conditions 14

2.4 Park Lands 14

2.5 North Terrace as Cultural Hub 15

2.6 Adjacent Universities 17

2.7 Econcomic Context - East End Precinct 19

2.8 Heritage 21

3.0 Competition Objectives 23

4.0 Related Reports and Analysis 28

AppendixBuliding Report: Existing Condition

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Oce for Design and Architecture, SA

Level 2, 26-28 Leigh St

Adelaide SA 5001

JULY 2013

Additional Information

For queries regarding entry in the Competition please contact:

Andrew Mackenzie

Competition Advisor

[email protected]

Tel. +61 403 774 304

For queries regarding the Design Led Engagement Process please contact

ODASA:

[email protected]

Tel: +61 8 8402 1884


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GREATER METROPOLTANADE AIDE


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ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITALSITE_ PART OF THEGREATER RIVERANK

PRECINCT

GRAPHIC OODS AGOT

Greater Riverbank

Precinct

New Royal AdelaideHospital Site

Royal AdelaideHospital Site

Royal Adelaiis a part of tprecinct


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1.1

IntroductionThis Competition comes at a time whenAdelaide is taking a fresh look at how the innercity of Adelaide functions, what its needs areand how decisions that impact the Citys futureare made. In responding to the Site theCompetition also represents an opportunity toengage with the City and with the States manyambitions for the City.

With the new Royal Adelaide Hospital opening in

2016 the State has approved a Two Stage IdeasCompetition to assist in rethinking the Site andits use. The Site sits within an area thatconstitutes one of three distinct precinctswithin the overall Greater Riverbank Precinct(see section 4.3). Each of these signicant areashas a specic focus, with the current RoyalAdelaide Hospital site sitting within theEducation and Culture Precinct. These threeareas include:

A Health and Wellbeing Precinct to the westend of North Terrace, which will incorporatethe New Royal Adelaide Hospital that iscurrently under construction, as well asother Bio Medical projects currently planned

An Entertainment Precinct directly north ofthe city centre incorporating such facilitiesas the Casino, the Festival Centre and theConvention Centre

An Education and Culture precinct to theeast, which includes both the University ofAdelaide and the University of SouthAustralia, the Botanic Gardens, National WineCentre and the Site

The State has established an ideas competitionthat gives competitors considerable latitude toenvisage the Sites future, due to the complexityof a site that requires a wide exploration ofpotential solutions. The Competition is led bythe Oce for Design and Architecture (ODASA),in partnership with Renewal SA, the StatesUrban Renewal Authority.

The outcomes of the Competition will inform theGreater Riverbank Precinct ImplementationPlan, being led by Renewal SA in partnershipwith Adelaide City Council.

The Competition is open to all registeredArchitects and Landscape Architects aroundthe world. Stage One is anonymous, ensuringthat evaluation is based entirely on designmerit.

Up to six teams will be shortlisted by anindependent jury of design professionals. Theseteams will be paid honoraria to explore in furtherdetail the opportunities proposed in their Stage

One submission.

The Competitions full timetable is itemised inClause 3.5 of the Competition Terms andConditions. It includes a six-week Stage Oneperiod and an eight-week Stage Two period.Teams may be required to expand their teambetween Stages One and Two in accordancewith Clause 2.4 of the Competition Conditions.

It is important to note that this is an IdeasCompetition, not a Project Competition. It is notintended that the Competition will lead directly

to the contracting of a competitor after itscompletion. The State may choose to contractone or more competitors following theCompetition, which may or may not include thewinner, to further develop ideas that haveevolved within the Competition. However sucharrangements lie entirely outside of thisCompetition process, protocols and scope.

Competition Objectives

In Stage One and Stage Two the jury will assess

submissions based on the Competitionsevaluation criteria as itemised in clause 3.2 ofthe Competition Terms and Conditions,reecting the following key objectives of thecompetition.

The Competitions key objectives include:

Creating a civic and cultural place

Delivering best practice in sustainable design

Enhancing connectivity to the City and its

context

Creating of public open space as anextension of the Park Lands

Respecting the Sites cultural and builtheritage through adaptive reuse andinnovative new uses

Achieveing an economically viable proposalthat supports the East End Precinct, the Cityof Adelaide and South Australia

Exploring the relationship with the adjacentuniversity campuss

Refer to section 3.0 for further information oneach of these objectives.


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Interested party consultation andengagement

Stakeholders have been involved in early

discussions about the project and are invited tomake submissions in Stage One of thecompetition. These will be summarized andaccessible to design teams to inform Stage Twoof the competition.

Engagement and the Open Ideas DesignCompetition

The two stage Competition will include aPeoples Choice Award and major publicexhibition where the competitions prizes will be

awarded.

Most importantly, the Stage One Competitionsubmissions, as well as the six shortlistedsubmissions at the end of Stage Two will bemade available to the community to view andprovide comment on.

This process also sits within public consultationcurrently underway for the Greater RiverbankPrecinct Implementation Plan. More informationon the Riverbank project can be found at http://www.riverbank.sa.gov.au/Thegrandvision.aspx.

To ensure a consistent approach to probity forthe Competition, the engagement processeswill run concurrently to the Competition, withclear communication points for design teamsand the jury.


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The Site

2.1 Overview

The Site is located at the eastern end of NorthTerrace on the edge of Adelaides historic Park

Lands, which surround the city. The proximity ofthe Site to both the cultural activities of NorthTerrace and the natural recreational activities ofthe Park Lands will play a signicant role indetermining the future redevelopment of theSite. A further important consideration is theSites location within the Greater RiverbankPrecinct, which denes an area within the ParkLands north of North Terrace and includes asection of the River Torrens. The Site is a shortwalk to the University of Adelaide, the Universityof South Australia East Campus, the AdelaideBotanic Gardens and the many cultural

institutions that make up Adelaides culturalcampus on North Terrace.

Prior to European settlement the Site was animportant Aboriginal location, with the KaurnaCommunity having a spiritual and cultural tie tothe land that is centuries old. The Site providesevidence of past use of the land as a central andintensely inhabited place by the KaurnaCommunity. In addition the hospital complex is aplace where many Kaurna and other Aboriginalpeople were treated and the Margaret Grahambuilding was once a place where young

Aboriginal girls resided during training as nursesaids.

The Site is currently home to a complex networkof health buildings of mixed heritage (seeAppendix). Services within many of the existingbuildings, including the lifts, air-conditioningsystems, water reticulation and general t out,are up to 40 years old, prone to failure andrequire frequent, ongoing maintenance.

The hospital currently treats 470,000 out-patients per year, 80,000 in-patients and 4500sta. Once the New Royal Adelaide Hospital iscompleted in 2016 the existing RAH will bevacated and no longer required for its originaluse. The impact of this loss of social andeconomic activity at the eastern end of NorthTerrace and the East End Precinct will besignicant. The Brief notes therefore the currentinterdependence of activities on the Site andthe businesses and activities that currentlysurround the Site, in particular within the citysEast End Precinct.

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITALDESIGN COMPETITION SITE


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The Site is occupied by a tight cluster ofhospital buildings and annexes. Some of thesebuildings have heritage value and are to beretained, while others are of low heritage value

and in a poor condition. Those intended to beretain are itemized in Appendix 1. They have acombined Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 192,650square metres. The Site itself coversapproximately 5.3 hectares.

To its immediate north are a number ofadditional health and educational buildingsowned by University of Adelaide and IMVS aswell as a multi story car park. While this area liesoutside the scope of this Competition,competitors are encouraged to consider theimpact of their design proposals on its northern

neighbour.

2.2 Existing Buildings

VERVIEW OF BUILDINGS N THE S TE AND ADJACENT

ITE I DEX

1 B CE UILDING

2 MAIN NTRANCE

3 MCE IN UILDING

4 S ERIDO UILDING

5 ALLIED EALTH B ILDING

6 WOM NS H ALTH ENTRE

7 MARGARET RAHAM B ILDING

8 ELEAN R H RROLD B ILDING

9 H NSO NSTITUTE AND NSTITUTE F MEDICAL & V TERINARY CIENCE (IMSV) SOUTH BUILDING

0 I STITUTE OF MEDICAL & ETERINARY S IENCE ( M S O TH UILDING

1 A ELAIDE ENTAL HOSPITAL

2 A ELAIDE NIVERSITY D NTAL CHOOL

3 A ELAIDE NIVERSITY MEDICAL S H OL

4 H NSO NSTITUTE

5 E I ARK P BLIC ARPARK

6 BOILERH USE & E GINEERING WORKSHO S

7 R SIDENTIAL W NG

8 NORTH W NG

9 T EATRE BLO K

0 OUTPATIENT L CK1 EMERGENCY BLO K,

2 ROBERT ERARD W NG

3 HONE ING, 2 T RYS, 3200SQM

4 E ST ING, 7 T RYS, 20300SQM

5 C EST CLINIC

The Royal Adelaide Hospital includes multiplebuildings spread over a number of sites. For thepurposes of this competition, the Site is denedin Fig. 01 within the dashed line. It runs from

North Terrace up to a service lane that bisectsthe hospital campus, running east to west. Thecollection of hospital buildings immediatelynorth of the competition site, as well as acrossNorth Terrace to the south are dened in Fig. 01outside the dashed line. While the buildingsbeyond the Site are considered outside of theCompetition scope, competitors shouldconsider the impact of any proposal upon thebuilt environment beyond the Competition Site.


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2.3 Existing siteconditions

The Sites long history as a hospital and campusof health-related functions has had an impacton its environment.

The potential environmental risks posed to theredevelopment of the Site will requireenvironmental management in order tominimise restrictions on the potential nature,form and extent of its redevelopment. Siteinvestigations on contamination, groundwaterand future management are being undertakenby Renewal SA concurrently to the competitionand will inform the process following the Ideas

Competition.

2.4 Park Lands

The Site sits within Adelaides historic ParkLands: a unique urban landscape designed byAdelaides Surveyor-General Colonel WilliamLight. Adelaides Park Lands are 760 hectares ofgreen open space and provides a rich social,environmental and recreational resource for thewhole City. The Adelaide Park Lands Authority

a statutory body established by theAdelaidePark Lands Act 2005 manages the Park Lands.

The Site itself was originally Park Lands, until itsdevelopment as a Hospital.

The Adelaide Park Lands Authority hasdeveloped The Adelaide Park LandsManagement Strategy, which is an aspirationaldocument to be used by the Adelaide CityCouncil and the State Government to guidedecisions relating to the Park Lands, as theCitys dening feature and most treasured

asset. The Management Strategy aims to:

increase the communitys use of the ParkLands, both formal and informal

protect their integrity and National HeritageValues.

ensure they are widely accessible to thepublic

safeguard and celebrate their natural,cultural and recreational values

improve the quality of their landscape andfacilities

manage them in an environmental and

nancially sustainable manner improve the communitys awareness of theirnatural and cultural heritage throughinterpretation.

In doing so, the Management Strategy takesaccount of a range of trends and changesimpacting the Park Lands, such as climatechange; the growing inner Adelaide population;

increasing housing densities; the rising demandfor event spaces; and the increasing publicrecognition of their uniqueness and need forprotection.

The Management Strategy continues to protectthe role of the Park Lands in encircling Adelaideand reinforcing the Citys local and internationalreputation as a City in the Park.

The Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategyresponds to the statutory principles of theAdelaide Park Lands Act 2005, which are:

The Park Lands should, as far as isreasonably appropriate, correspond toSurveyor-General Colonel William Lightsoriginal intentions of 1838.

The Park Lands should be generally availableto the public for their use and enjoyment(recognising that certain uses may restrict orprevent access).

The Park Lands should reect and support adiverse range of environmental, cultural,recreational and social values and activities.

It should be recognised that the Park Lands

provide a dening feature to the City ofAdelaide and contribute to the economicand social wellbeing of the City.

The contribution the Park Lands make to thenatural heritage of the Adelaide Plainsshould be recognised and Park Landsinitiatives that can improve the biodiversityand sustainability of the Adelaide Plainsshould be considered.

The State Government, State Agencies andauthorities, as well as the Adelaide CityCouncil, should cooperate and collaborate toprotect and enhance the Park Lands.

The interests of the South Australiancommunity in ensuring the preservation ofthe Park Lands are to be recognised, withactivities consistent with maintaining orenhancing the environmental, cultural,recreational and social heritage status of thePark Lands.

For further reading regarding the Park LandsManagement Strategy go to Section 4 RelatedReports.


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4 Government HouseParts of this house date back to 1840. It is thesecond oldest continuously occupied house inthe State. It remains the ocial residence of the

Governor of South Australia.

5 The State Library of South AustraliaNow known as the Mortlock Wing, the Librarywas opened on 18 December 1884 as a PublicLibrary, Museum and Art Gallery. It is now theStates largest public research library.

6 South Australian MuseumThis natural history museum and researchinstitution was established in 1847 and containsthe largest collection of Australian Aboriginalcultural artefacts in the world.

7 Art Gallery of South AustraliaOriginally established in 1881 the presentbuilding dates from 1900. It has beenrefurbished and extended in 1936, 1962 and1996.

8 University of AdelaideThe University is the third oldest university inAustralia and this is its main campus, which dueto site constraints is on one the of the mostdensely planned campuses in Australia.

9 University of South AustraliaThe University was formed in 1991 with themerger of the South Australian Institute ofTechnology and Colleges of AdvancedEducation. It has several campuses, with thisbeing its City East Campus.

2.5 North Terrace as acultural hub

North Terrace represents the greatestconcentration of cultural resources within onelocation in Australia. All located within adistance of a short walk this east-west stripforms a transition from the density and gridform of the inner city to the protected ParksLand that encircle the city.

A list of key cultural institutions on NorthTerrace includes:

1 Adelaide Convention CentreOriginally designed by SOM and Woods Bagot

the Centre is currently undergoing a two-stagerefurbishment and expansion designed byWoods Bagot.

2 Adelaide Festival CentreAustralias rst multi-purpose arts centre. It wasbuilt in 1974 and opened three months beforethe Sydney Opera House.

3 Dunstan PlayhouseThe Dunstan Playhouse is part of the AdelaideFestival Centre and has been the home of theState Theatre of South Australia since it opened

in 1974.

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North Terrace Cultural Precinct

Like many parts of a growing city this precinctrequires planning for its future, to accommodate

changing urban patterns, demographics and inthis case, the ever shifting cultural environment.To this end the South Australian Governmentinitiated a new Integrated Cultural CampusMaster Plan In September 2011, to review arange of innovative ideas for the redevelopmentof an area dened as a cultural campus. Thisprecinct included the State Library of SouthAustralia, Art Lab, Science Centre, MigrationMuseum, SA Museum, Art Gallery of SouthAustralia and the University of Adelaide. Thisprecinct is referred to as the North TerraceCultural Precinct.

The North Terrace Cultural Precinct, bound byNorth Terrace and Kintore Avenue and adjacentto the University of Adelaide, is internationallyrecognised as a unique and valuable co-location of cultural and educational institutions.The Precinct comprises the Art Gallery of SouthAustralia, the South Australian Museum, theState Library of South Australia, History SAsMigration Museum and Artlab. It attracts over 2million visitors per year.The Cultural Precinct has strong connections to

surrounding areas of the Riverbank Precinct,particularly the Botanic Gardens to the east, theneighbouring University and the AdelaideFestival Centre within the EntertainmentPrecinct.In examining the development needs of theseorganisations into the future two key initiativeshave been contemplated: the IntegratedCultural Campus Master Plan and InteractiveStorage and Research Facilities. Both of theseinitiatives focus on maintaining the identity ofthe individual institutions while also leveraging

opportunities arising from integrated activities.While the existing Precinct would always retainits status as the centre of Adelaides culturalinfrastructure, extending its reach to satellitesites warrants consideration.


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2.6 Adjacent Universities

University of Adelaide

Established in 1874, the University of Adelaideis the third oldest University in Australia.

The North Terrace campus is the centrepiece ofthe University and is the oldest university inSouth Australia. Ranked number 56 in the worldin the 2004 Times Higher EducationalSupplement rankings, it remains at the forefrontof Australian and world tertiary institutions.

The large majority of students and sta of theUniversity are based at the North Terracecampus, where the majority of courses aretaught and schools are based. The centraladministration of the University and the mainlibrary, the Barr Smith Library, are both locatedon this campus. While many other universitieshave law and business schools or satellitecampuses within the central business district,the University of Adelaide is unique amongAustralian sandstone universities for having itsmain presence adjacent to the main businessand shopping precinct.

Bonython Hall, (the great hall of the University),the Mitchell Building, the Elder Hall, the Napierbuilding and the Ligertwood building, form theNorth Terrace street frontage of the campus.

SURROUNDING CONTEXT

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Bonython Hall is one of the many historic andheritage listed buildings located at the NorthTerrace campus. Others include Elder Hall, theMitchell Building and the reading room of the

Barr Smith Library.

With over 2,500 sta and 20,000 peopleinteracting with the campus daily the campus isteeming with activity that is compressed intoapproximately 14 hectares of campus land. Thecampus contains over 200,000 sqm of oorspace in 49 buildings, many of which are StateHeritage listed. The asset replacement value ofwhich is over $1.0 billion. The total oor area ofthe campus buildings amount to 20% of allcommercial oor space in the Adelaide CBD.Undoubtedly this makes the University of

Adelaide North Terrace Campus the mostdensely occupied university campus in thecountry.

As such the University is keen to explore alloptions that might provide additionalaccommodation within the locality. Specicallythe University would like to engage more fully inthe North Terraces cultural and artisticcharacter contributing to a high-energy,24-hour creative common. It sees its locationwithin inner Adelaide as actively contributing tothe vibrancy and energy of a creative

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University of South Australia

University of South Australia (UniSA) wasfounded in January 1991 through the

amalgamation of the South Australian Instituteof Technology and the Magill, Salisbury andUnderdale campuses of the South AustralianCollege of Advanced Education.

The UniSA City East Campus is one of six UniSAcampuses. The City East Campus has theStates only programs in physiotherapy,podiatry, pharmacy, medical radiation,occupational therapy and human movement. Itis also home to nursing and midwifery, and themedical sciences. Other programs includeconstruction management, geographic

information systems, planning and geo-informatics and surveying.

This highly compact campus has established astrong frontage to North Terrace but faceslimited opportunities to expand due to landavailability. Therefore the University hasdetermined to overcome this by more ecientuse of space, which in turn has led to a masterplan developed in 2011.

The master plan is intended to reect a visionfor the City East Campus Master Plan, to better

express the identity of the campus, the value ofstudent life and its contribution to Frome Road,the North Terrace University Precinct andsurrounding city. It seeks to provide a set ofdesign principles and ideas that will guide andoptimize future development of the campusover the next decade.

Amongst the drivers behind this master plan area number of factors that include:

Continuing growth in student numbersputting pressure on UniSA to do more withless

Emerging public health and research focus inthe City West Campus and the potentialdevelopment opportunities that exist nearthe City East Campus as a result.

Growth in disciplines and research activity atCity East Campus

Current planning, recent acquisitions andexpansion plans e.g. Frome Road Plaza

The importance of enhancing studentexperience to maintain UniSAs vitality andcompetitiveness

The desire to provide open space andcampus greening

The desire to express UniSAs commitmentto a sustainable future

The importance of increasing UniSAspresence, identity and address within the

City East Precinct The desire to improve access, movementand legibility of the campus

The importance of creating a cohesive and

creative knowledge community

The master plan places emphasis on qualitypublic space and rethinks some of the streetsthat cross its campus and includes proposalsfor the greening of George Street and a morepedestrian friendly Hindley Street.

The master plan identies 13 ideas that rangefrom laneway rejuvenation to improved vehiclemovement. Among the key locations that formthe principal design elements of the master planare North Terrace, Frome Road, Centenary

Plaza, Playford Walk and courtyard, BonythonJubilee Forecourt and The Reid Common.

The University of South Australias City EastCampus Masterplan 2020 is available in Section4 related documents

Biomedical precinct in Adelaides west end

The South Australian Health and BiomedicalPrecinct in Adelaides West End is evolving with

two new facilities - focussing on cancerresearch and medical and nursing education to be added to the site of the new RoyalAdelaide Hospital and the South AustralianHealth and Medical Research Institute.

The new precinct will be the largest health andbiomedical precinct in the Southern hemisphereand will include two new University of Adelaideand University of South Australia facilities.

The University of Adelaides new medical andnursing school, which will support more than

1550 students and 1000 clinicians andresearchers looking at cancer, heart diseaseand obesity. There will also be a new cancerresearch partnership between the University ofSouth Australia and Centre for Cancer Biology,involving 250 researchers investigating bloodcancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma.

The two new buildings will be constructed onNorth Terrace, to the east of the SouthAustralian Health and Medical ResearchInstitute (SAHMRI) currently under construction.It is intended that further facilities be created as

part of the precinct in the future.


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RESIDENTS

MALE 530

FEMALE 576

TOTAL 1106

MEDIAN AGE 26

HIGHEST AGE CONCENTRATION: 20-34 YO 56.8%

TOTAL IN EMPLOYMENT 434

FAMILIES 225

AVERAGE CHILDREN PER FAMILY 1.6

MARRIED 291

UNMARRIED 758

RESIDENTIAL

TOTAL PRIVATE DWELLINGS 733

AVERAGE PEOPLE PER HOUSEHOLD 1.8

MEDIAN WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME $1,004.00

MEDIAN WEEKLY RENT $405.00

RESIDENT EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY %

HOSPITALS 0.39 8.90%

CAFES, RESTAURANTS AND TAKEAWAY 32 7.30%

TERTIARY EDUCATION 31 7.10%

ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES 16 3.70%

LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING 15 3.40%

WORK COMMUTE HABITS

WALK ONLY 197 45.39%

DRIVE 94 21.66%

BUS 44 10.14%

CAR (PASSENGER) 16 3.69%

BICYCLE 6 1.38%

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 54 12.44%

CAR (AS DRIVER OR PASSENGER) 115 26.50%

OCCUPATION AGED 15+

PROFESSIONALS 215 49.20%

MANAGERS 62 14.20%

CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS 49 11.20%

COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL SERVICEWORKERS

44 10.10%

SALES WORKERS 31 7.10%

TECHNICIANS AND TRADES WORKERS 18 4.10%

LABOURERS 8 1.80%

MACHINERY OPERATORS AND DRIVERS 3 0.70%

East End Precinct: Key Demographic Factors

ON SITE EMPLOYMENT

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES 1206

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES 19

ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES 69

CONSTRUCTION 8

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 62

FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES 4

HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE 5

INFORMATION MEDIA ANDTELECOMMUNICATIONS

500

PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICAL SERVICES1(INCLUDING 3OFF-SITE-PARTTIME)

188

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY 506

RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATESERVICES

28

RETAIL TRADE 554

WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING 5 OFF-SITE-FULL-TIME)

9

OTHER SERVICES 113

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 3271


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2.8 Heritage

Indigenous Heritage

Aboriginal people have occupied the AdelaidePlains for thousands of years, with the RiverTorrens providing a reliable water supply. It isthought that movement between the moreconsistent water supplies in the Adelaide Hillsand the abundant food supplies of the wetlandsnearer the coast suggest a cyclical migratorypattern, following a variety of seasonal foods.The waterholes of the River Torrens would haveplayed a signicant role in this movement.

In the early days of settlement, the traditional

name for the River Torrens was translated asRed Gum River or Red Kangaroo River. Adescendant of local people, Amelia Taylor(Ivaritji) identied the waterhole in the BotanicalGardens as Kainka Wirra, meaning eucalyptforest, stating to Daisy Bates in 1919 that it hadspecial signicance to her father.

It is known from a number of sources thatAboriginal people were living a semi-traditionallifestyle in the Adelaide Park Lands in the 1850s,with the area of the Adelaide Zoo, BotanicGardens and Botanic Park being used for

corroborees and camps. Human remains have

been found in the vicinity of the Zoo and BotanicPark and, as late as 2008, a burial site wasdiscovered just north of the RAH Site duringconstruction works associated with the Botanic

Gardens new West Entrance.

The Kaurna Community is an importantstakeholder group with regards to anyredevelopment in the Adelaide Parklands. Theyhave a spiritual and cultural tie to the land, whichpredates European settlement, and seek waysto enable their past and present associationswith the land to be recognised and celebrated,and to ensure their ongoing access to and useof these places. (The Park Lands ManagementStrategy City of Adelaide Parklands Report,Hassell 1998)

Built Heritage

From the very early years of Europeansettlement the Site was selected by Surveyor-General Colonel William Light to be the locationof the City s hospital. In July 1840 Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler, Governor of SouthAustralia, laid the foundation stone of the rstbuilding to be called the Adelaide Hospital.

That building, together with many of its early

neighbours, has not survived, however thehospital has had a continuous record of serviceto the people of Adelaide and South Australia.

The Margaret Graham building, completed in1909, is the oldest building on the Site and hasa long and proud association with nursing inSouth Australia and holds much social andcultural value for the State.

Amongst the many buildings on the Site two areheritage protected, while a further sevenbuildings on the Site have had heritage listing

applied for, with decisions pending. To nalisethe heritage listing decision, a heritageassessment must be completed.

For a detailed overview of built heritagecharacteristics see Appendix 1.

Park Lands Heritage

The Adelaide Park Lands and City layout havebeen determined by the Australian HeritageCouncil as having outstanding value to the

nation and are protected under the EnvironmentProtection and Biodiversity Conservation Act1999. This means that approval must beobtained before taking any action that may havea signicant impact on the National HeritageValues.

STATE HERITAGE

LOCAL HERITAGE

NOMINATED HERITAGESITES

NOMINATED HERITAGE SITESRAH HISTORIC BUILDINGGROUP (NO FORMAL HERITAGESTATUS)


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The National Heritage Values are summarisedbelow. It should be noted that two of theNational Heritage Listing Criteria (C and E) are

not relevant to the Competition Site.

Criteria Value

A: Event, processes Physical expression of the 1837 Adelaide

Plan (Map 1) designed and laid out bySurveyor-General Colonel William Light, witha recognisable historical layout: two majorcity areas separated by the River Torrens, theencircling Park Lands and six squares, a gridof major and minor roads.

A turning point in the settlement of Australiaas the rst place in Australia to be plannedand developed by free settlers.

Receives a continuing pattern of communitysupport.

Are a model for planning in other towns inAustralia and overseas.

B: Rarity Rare as the most complete example of 19th

century colonial planning, where planningand surveying were undertaken beforesettlement.

D: Principal characteristics of a class of places Exemplar of a 19th century planned urbancentre, demonstrating the principalcharacteristics of a 19th century City,including a dened boundary, streets in agrid pattern, public squares, expansivepublic open space for commons and publicdomains reecting the Garden Citymovement.

F: Creative or technical achievement Regarded throughout Australia and the world

as a masterwork of urban design, with theuse of encircling Park Lands to dene theboundary of the development of the City andto provide for health, public access, sport,recreation and pubic institutional domains,while responding to topography.

Formal organisation, delineation anddedication of Park Lands was a pioneeringtechnical achievement of Surveyor-GeneralColonel William Light.

Overall landscape design incorporatingdesigned vistas, avenues, plantations, use ofspecimen trees, botanically important living

plant collection and the strategic placementof buildings and statues.

G: Social values Outstanding social value of the Park Lands

to South Australians, who see them as

fundamental to the character and ambienceof the City. Longevity of community groups dedicated toprotecting the Park Lands.

H: Signicant people Famous association with Surveyor-General

Colonel William Light in planning Adelaide.


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CompetitionObjectives

The Competitions key objectives include:

Creating a civic and cultural place

Delivering best practice in sustainable design

Enhancing connectivity to the City and itscontext

Creating of public open space as anextension of the Park Lands

Respecting the Sites cultural and builtheritage through adaptive reuse andinnovative new uses

Achieveing an economically viable proposalthat supports the East End Precinct, the City

of Adelaide and South Australia

Exploring the relationship with the adjacentuniversity campuss


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Objective 1: Creating acivic and cultural space

The Site is located within the States mostimportant civic and cultural hub. It is the Statesintention that future development on this Siteshould contribute to the civic and cultural proleof its location.

Specically, consideration needs to be given tothe interface between the Site and NorthTerrace, a prominent pedestrian area with highpedestrian movement east to west throughoutthe year. The Brief notes that the Sites mostimportant heritage buildings are located on theSites North Terrace/Frome Road corner, at a

location that is well placed to interact with thecultural promenade of North Terrace.

The Site also runs northsouth alongside FromeRoad, which leads to the Adelaide Zoo andbeyond that to the River Torrens. This aspect ofthe Site interfaces with the University of SouthAustralia (UniSA) directly across Frome Roadand some University of Adelaide buildings to thenorth.

Combined with other adjacent universitybuildings, the Site therefore carries signicant

potential, particularly along its Frome Roadfrontage to interact with and capitalise oncultural possibilities linked to this growingeducational cluster.

Given the likely student demographicassociated with these adjacent developments,along with the States ambition to increase bothresidential and city worker densities within theCity, competitors are encouraged to considernew cultural uses and other activities thatpromote and support both day and night-timeactivity.

Objective 2: Deliveringbest practice in

sustainable designSouth Australia is leading Australias StateGovernments in its support for and adoption ofimproved environmental performance, across arange of categories.

The Competition should represent best practicein relation to environmental sustainability,embedding sustainable design into all aspectsof planning, design, construction and operation.As such, future development on the Site shouldconsider the States commitment to climate

smart urban form as outlined in the 30 Year Planfor Greater Adelaide and the South AustraliasStrategic Plan (SASP).

These Plans emphasise that a new urban formwill make one of the most importantcontributions to both reducing the growth ofgreenhouse gas emissions and creatingenvironments that are more liveable in the likelyevent of hotter temperatures. A range ofpolicies that have been adopted by the Stateand the Adelaide City Council aim to introduceenergy ecient building design, increase

density, reduce car travel and reducevulnerability of critical infrastructure.

SASP sets out a range of sustainable targets forthe State, with a number of particular relevancefor this Competition. They are outlined inSection 4 related documents.

These targets address such considerations asthe need to increase:

The use of public spaces by the community The number of people cycling

The vibrancy of the arts industry byincreasing attendance at selected artsactivities

The levels of participation in social,community and economic activity

The use of public transport of metropolitanweekly passengers

The amount of new housing in metropolitanAdelaide built in established areas.

Another relevant target within SASP relates torecycling and resource management. In 2004the State established Zero Waste SA, with the

aim of stimulating innovative practices to driveresource eciency and help South Australiansmeet South Australias Strategic Plan target toreduce waste to landll by 35 percent by 2020.


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Objective 4: Creatingpublic open space as an

extension of the ParkLands

The Site has developed over successivegenerations of extensions and additions into anintensely occupied conglomeration of buildingsseparated by a maze of narrow laneways.Combined, the built form produces a series ofsmall open spaces that have become residualzones of car parking and service access.

With the exception of the heritage qualitiesassociated with a number of the buildings on

Site, there is little if any heritage or civic valueassociated with the Sites current open publicplaces. This Competition seeks to strategicallyincrease and improve the provision of highquality and publically accessible open spacewithin the Site.

Immediately to the Sites east is the BotanicGardens, which is set within Adelaides historicPark Lands. The Site sits at the edge of thesePark Lands, on the threshold of the City and theopen green recreational spaces of the ParkLands. The open public spaces within the Sitehold the potential to help mediate this transitionfrom urban grid to urban park.

Given the Sites important connections to itsimmediate neighbours, future open spaceacross the Site must promote eective waynding and orientation. Careful considerationshould be given to the transition from ParkLands areas to the current RAH Site. Historically,part of the Site was the Adelaide BotanicGardens.

With the States ambition to increase inner-cityactivity, in both the working and residentpopulation, future development on this Sitemust consider both daytime and night-timeactivity. As such, the Sites public open spacesplay an important role in promoting safety andsecurity within a shared civic space, throughsuch considerations as their arrangement,visibility, lighting and program.

Competitors should also consider that Adelaideis located within the driest State, with climatechange and its impact on the Sites open public

spaces considered extremely important. Thisrelates to both the provision of appropriateshelter and shade, where necessary, andemploying water-sensitive design strategies.

Objective 5: Respectingthe Sites cultural and

built heritage throughadaptive reuse andinnovative new uses

As noted in the Overview the Site has been thehome of the Royal Adelaide Hospital and itssubsequent reincarnations since the Citys rstyears of European settlement. This identiesthe Site as a place of important historicalsignicance for South Australia, not just inrelation to the Sites heritage buildings, but alsothe heritage uses associated with the hospital.

Appendix 1 - Buildings Overview includes theheritage qualities of each building on the Sitethat carries heritage signicance. Competitorsare asked to consider the heritage value ofthese buildings when developing their designresponse. The Competition encouragesconsideration of funding innovative new usesand adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

The Site also carries indigenous heritagesignicance as a place of importance, with theKaurna Community whose spiritual and cultural

tie to the land is centuries old and, in morerecent times, as a place visited by localindigenous people over its history as a hospital(see Site Information).

It is expected that competitors respondcarefully and creatively to both the built formheritage on the Site, as well as the historicalsignicance of the site in its usage andoccupation both before and after Europeansettlement.


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Objective 6: Achievingeconomically viable

development thatsupports the East EndPrecinct, the City ofAdelaide and SouthAustralia

The State recognises that the Sites location onNorth Terrace requires the Site and itsredevelopment to include a mix of cultural andcivic uses. It is important to note that the Statewill be seeking private investment andpartnership funding to help deliver the Sitesredevelopment.

Competitors are asked to consider a mix ofuses on the Site within their proposal, whichcarry the potential for partnerships betweenpublic and private investment.

In considering a mix of uses competitors areasked to consider the Sites economic context,at the east end of the North Terrace CulturalPrecinct, and immediately north of a signicantconcentration of hotels, cafes and restaurantsalong Rundle Street. It is important that theredevelopment of the Site supports andcomplements existing uses within the vicinity.

Another aspect of viability that is important inthis context relates to the capacity for the Sitesredevelopment to be delivered in Stages. TheSite, as a whole, represents approximately 5.3hectares of land and it is unlikely that the wholearea will be developed at once. Designproposals must be capable of being deliveredover an extended period, with minimum

disruption to the Site over that time.

Objective 7: Exploringthe relationship with the

adjacent universitycampuss

The Site sits adjacent to two major universitycampuses. University of Adelaide is historicallyconnected to central Adelaide and has a keeninterest in improving and enhancing theuniversitys role within the citys culturalheartland. University of South Australia is amore recent addition to Adelaides historic ParkLands, with its modest City East Campusneeding to increase it density to meet demandand to build its city prole. Both universitiespresent a multitude of possibilities toparticipate and assist in the rejuvenation of theSite.

Competitors are asked to consider theopportunities that such participation may bringto the benet of both the universities and theCity.

Both universities are keen to exploreopportunities that might arise on the Site thatare aligned to their commitment to the culturaland civic life of the city.

UniSA has developed a master plan for its CityEast Campus, which envisages increasedstudent numbers and therefore a more intenselyused campus. It also wishes to enhance thecampus identity and to leverage and capitaliseon emerging directions within the precinct.

University of Adelaide has historically played animportant part in the life of the City. WIth itsambition to expand its cultural participation inthe contemporary city, the University sees itslocation within inner Adelaide as activelycontributing to the vibrancy and energy of agrowing and thriving cultural city.


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Primary

DocumentsThese documents are essential background materialto help inform the Competition objectives.

4.1 South Australias Strategic Plan4.2 Place Shaping Framework, Consultation Draft4.3 The Greater Riverbank Precinct Implementation Plan4.4 Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy4.5 Royal Adelaide Hospital Site Analysis and Context

Consultation Draft

PLACE SHAPING FRAMEWORK

A partnership led by

2010

Prepared bytheADELAIDEPARKLANDS AUTHORITYPolicy advisor for the protection and enhancementof the Adelaide Park Lands

Adopted byADELAIDECITY COUNCIL and theMINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT ANDCONSERVATION

|TOWARDS 2020ADELAIDE PARK LANDS

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

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4.1 South AustraliasStrategic Plan

South Australias Strategic Plan is an initiativeof the South Australian Government that hasbeen generated following input fromthousands of South Australians. SASPreects what the community views as mostimportant for the future of the State.

In the context of this competition, the mostrelevant targets within the SA Strategic Plan,which competitors should consider are:

Target 1. Urban SpacesIncrease the use of public spaces by the

community

Target 2. CyclingDouble the number of people cycling in SouthAustralia by 2020

Target 56. Strategic infrastructureEnsure that the provision of key economic andsocial infrastructure accommodates populationgrowth

Target 59. Greenhouse Gas EmissionsReduction

Achieve the Kyoto target by limiting the statesgreenhouse gas emissions to 108% of 1990levels during 2008-2012, as a rst step towardsreducing emissions by 60% (to 40% of 1990levels) by 2050

Target 60. Energy Eciency DwellingsImprove the energy eciency of dwellings by15% by 2020

Target 61. Energy eciency governmentbuildings Improve the energy eciency ofgovernment buildings by 30% by 2020

Target 62. Climate Change AdaptationImprove the energy eciency of governmentbuildings by 30% by 2020

Target 66. Emissions intensityLimit the carbon intensity of total SouthAustralian electricity generation to 0.5 tonnes ofCO2/MWh by 2020

Target 68. Urban developmentBy 2036, 70% of all new housing in metropolitanAdelaide will be being built in established areas

In addition the Government has identied sevenstrategic priorities which are:

Creating a vibrant city Safe communities, healthy neighbourhoods

An aordable place to live Every chance for every child Grow advanced manufacturing Realising the benets of the mining boomfor all

Premium food and wine from our cleanenvironment

The State supports this competition and briefas it contributes to the civic and cultural proleof its location and contributes directly to theCreating a Vibrant City strategic priority.

AUTHOR SOUTH AUSTRA IAN GOVERNMENT2011

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4.2 Place ShapingFramework

An Integrated Design Strategy for InnerAdelaide (5000+) was a pilot project about theredesign, renewal and reactivation of innerAdelaide and it was the beginning of an openconversation on the future of the city.

This Draft Place Shaping Framework (PSF)was produced in 2012 and represents theoutcomes of the body of research,engagement, design testing and prototypingundertaken during the 5000+ project. Its

ambition is to create a vision for innerAdelaide setting the direction for the longterm. The document outlines a series of draftproposals for the future of inner Adelaide,which test a new way of problem solvingunder the themes of people, process andurban networks.

Adopting an integrated design process the PSFinvolved twelve months of consultation andengagement with three tiers of government,industry and the community. Thousands ofpeople participated, in forums, community

events and through online and social media.

The draft proposals contained with the PSFrelates to eight Priority Precincts andopportunities. One of these precincts relates toThe Northern Edge Comprising North Terraceand the institutions and public open spaces thatlie between it and the River Torrens, TheNorthern Edge forms the cultural and civicfocus of Adelaide.

The precinct houses some of Adelaides bestpublic spaces and most loved cultural

attractions. To the east of this precinct lies theRoyal Adelaide Hospital, therefore this reporthas an important contribution to make to thisBrief. This work led to Renewal SA becoming thegovernment authority for the Greater RiverbankImplementation Plan, currently underway.

AUTHOR INTEGRATED DESIGN CO MISSION, SA2012

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Place Shaping Framework

The Draft Place Shaping Framework undertookan extensive range of consultation and

engagement, to build a vision for Adelaide. Theengagement process identied and uncoveredmany shared values for the future identifyingthose issues that are important for the future ofAdelaide, what is valued the most, and whatmight need improving. This was synthesisedinto a vision for inner Adelaide; a way of sharingand communicating those values andarticulates a long-term aspiration to makeAdelaide a better place for people.

Grounded in the existing strengths andopportunities of the city, the vision describes

both the desired qualities and performance ofAdelaide. It is a vision for a place, but also thecultural conditions needed to create that place.The vision will be used to communicate ourvalues and inspire condence that we are allworking towards the same goals over the longterm.

Three consistent themes emerged aboutauthenticity, inclusion, and innovation.

AuthenticityThe need to connect bottom up community

action and aspirations with top downgovernance and policy that will allow the city tofunction well and develop in a way that willimprove our lives. This space is whereopportunity can be nurtured and innovationsupported.

InclusionSolutions to complex issues cannot be bornefrom silos of individual governmentdepartments, professions or groups. It will bethrough authentic conversations, sharedresponsibility and collaborative action that we

can create change.

InnovationOur actions, or sometimes inaction, are often aresult of perception and attitudes. A behaviouralshift and a commitment to exploring what if?,prototyping initiatives and innovating ineverything that we do, could lead toextraordinary outcomes.

The Vision

Shared Responsibility and Collaborative ActionThrough shared responsibility and collaborativeaction we will create high quality environmentsand neighbourhoods that enable diverse andengaged communities to enjoy healthy,sustainable and prosperous lives.

Celebrate the City PlanWe will celebrate the legacy of Adelaide as oneof the worlds great planned cities, and itsunique location between the hills and the sea.

The compact city plan will be developed in amanner that will enable and support vibrant andsafe communities. The evolving urban form willreinforce the orderly street grid and hierarchyand will ensure comfortable public spaces full ofeither sun or shade as the seasons require, andexcellent living conditions for a wide range ofresidents, including children and the elderly. Thesix public squares will support public life andinteraction and be the beating heart of the city.

Future HeritageThe many heritage places of the city will

continue to contribute to the character andvitality of Adelaide. By being well used,maintained, conserved or adaptively reused,they add to the fabric of our city. Whencomplemented by contemporary architecturethe heritage of tomorrow will be created. Thedistinctive heritage fabric of our neighbourhoodcentres, dotted around Adelaides inner rim, willbe connected through a network of tree linedstreets, open spaces and safe and accessiblepedestrian and bike routes. The diversity of ourcommunities will be reected in the character ofour built environment, in our housing choices

and the integration of our urban realm andprivate spaces.

Spectacular Connections and Park LandsThe Park Lands will be cherished for theextraordinary amenity they provide the manypeople visiting and living within close proximity.The Park Lands provide a spectacularconnection between the city and the diverseand distinctive adjacent neighbourhoods. A richtapestry of open spaces supports recreation,cultural heritage and social connection.Through water sensitive design, renewable

energy and productive landscapes, the ParkLands will symbolise the sophistication andfragility of a city thriving in the driest state in thedriest country in the world. Inner Adelaide willbe a society committed to the wellbeing of itscitizens. It will prioritise active transport andrecreation, encourage opportunities for familyand community connection, and engage peoplein the states commitment to a sustainablefuture.

An Accessible, Healthy and Vibrant CityNew infrastructure and housing development

will reinforce the unique qualities of Adelaide asan accessible, healthy and vibrant city with richcultural history, great local food and wine,


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festivals and diverse activities. The city will bebrought to life by the social connectionsaorded by the benets of scale, underpinnedby a strong sense of stewardship for our future.

Our opportunity to nourish and to economicallyprosper is heightened by our culture ofeducation and access to lifelong learning.

Culture of InnovationA culture of innovation will ensure that thephysical and social challenges of tomorrow areapproached with respect for our histories, forour communities, for our planet and for futuregenerations, making inner Adelaide anextraordinary place for people.

Ten Guiding Principles

The Draft Place Shaping Framework alsoproduced ten guiding principles to helpdecision-making and to form a lens throughwhich future projects and initiatives may beevaluated. Developed for use by designers,developers and planners they should also beunderstood as an important guidelines forevaluating opportunities that exist within theSite.

1. Collaborative Communities

Everyone contributes to, and sharesresponsibility for, the future of inner Adelaide.

2. Innovation and Creative ExcellenceCreate a culture of willingness to innovate ineverything that we do, support research andfoster leadership, social enterprise andentrepreneurialism.

3. Character, Identity and Sense of PlaceOur places embody our values and ouruniqueness, reecting our social and culturaldiversity and celebrate our natural environment

and heritage.

4. Public Places for Public LifeOur streets and public spaces support diverseand vibrant public life, biodiversity, healthybehaviour and wellbeing.

5. A Regenerative CityWe nurture and protect our natural biodiversity,reduce our ecological footprint and buildresilience through supporting localisedproduction of food, energy, the catchment ofwater and utilising waste as a resource.

6. Density, Diversity and Urban FormWe support diverse and vibrant communities bycreating urban environments that providevariety of form, that are designed for best

performance through the whole of life cycleand to support an optimum intensity for thelocation.

7. City RhythmsOur built environment supports and respectsthe competing needs and dierences infunctions and activities, throughout the day andnight by balancing activation and vibrancy withsafety and servicing the city andneighbourhoods.

8. Connecting People and Places

Our places are accessible, connected, oer achoice of sustainable mobility and contribute tothe health and wellbeing of our community.

9. Shared Open SpacesOur open spaces connect people with nature,are integrated and functional and supportphysical activity, social interaction and meet theneeds of the community.

10. Future HeritagePlaces of heritage value are conserved orenhanced through exemplary conservation

practices. Contemporary adaptive reuse, andcreative approaches to management and usewill ensure the continued contribution ofheritage to the fabric and life of inner Adelaide.


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4.3 The GreaterRiverbank Precinct

Implementation Plan

Woods Bagot was commissioned by the Stateto prepare a precinct plan to consolidateprevious planning and research and toidentify implementation priorities for theregeneration of the expanded RiverbankPrecinct. The plan is intended to guideplanning decisions regarding the future ofthis important area within inner Adelaide.

The RAH Site sits within the Greater RiverbankPrecinct. This Precinct accommodates some ofthe most important buildings, activities andgreen spaces in South Australia. Millions ofpeople visit the Greater Riverbank Precinct eachyear, thousands of South Australians work in thePrecinct daily and in the future, many people willlive at the eastern and western inner-urbanfringes of the Precinct.

Such is the importance of the precinct forAdelaide, the State has invested more than $4billion in projects already underway including

the Adelaide Oval redevelopment, AdelaideConvention Centre expansion, New RoyalAdelaide Hospital, SAHMRI building andBowden.

Competitors are expected to consider andrespond, in light of The Greater RiverbankPrecinct Plan and its vision, when preparingtheir design response.

The Greater Riverbank Precinct is large in areaand accommodates a diverse range of existingland uses and built form. It includes residentialareas at the eastern and western extremities;open space and recreation elds; water basedactivities such as rowing and paddle boats; asignicant and growing workforce withinexisting oces, major educational andinstitutional buildings; a semiformalisedentertainment core in the area betweenMorphett and King William Streets whichincludes the Convention and Festival Centres

and Adelaide Oval; areas of Aboriginal andEuropean cultural signicance such as PinkyFlat; quiet contemplative spaces around theuniversities, and; areas in a relatively naturalstate around the zoo and through BonythonPark all with the unifying common feature ofthe River Torrens.

The Greater Riverbank Precinct is approximately380 hectares in size and is predominantlylocated within the City of Adelaide, though theeastern and western fringes of the RiverbankPrecinct extending into the Local Government

Areas (LGAs) of Charles Sturt and Walkerville.

AUTHOR RENEWA SA, SOUTH AUSTRA IAN GOVERNMENT2013

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A signicant proportion of the GreaterRiverbank Precinct is included within theAdelaide Park Lands, which comprise over 760hectares. Distinctive features of the Precinct

include:

River Torrens and North Terrace culturalboulevard as key features;

Strong public transport access including busroutes along North Terrace, King WilliamStreet, the tram route along North Terraceand the Adelaide Railway Station;

Close proximity to the heart of CBD compared to the eastern, western andsouthern fringes of the City which have astronger residential character;

Suburban areas included in or at the fringe of

the Riverbank Precinct have been identiedfor signicant residential growth, includingBowden and areas fronting Port Road; and

Extensive existing attractions andcommunity assets.

Natural Features/ Green Infrastructure

The River Torrens is the key feature that stitchesthe Precinct together. There are a number ofdistinct waterscapes within the Precinct. Thearticial Torrens Lake constructed in the 1880s

provides opportunities for water-basedactivities such as rowing, paddle boats and thePopeye motor launches, while the waterscapewest of the Weir has a more natural character.

Much of the Precinct represents green spacewhich, given its City location, is one of thereasons this Precinct is so remarkable.Riverbanks green spaces oer a diversity ofexperiences, including:

The formal Adelaide Botanic Garden; The less formal, more recreation focused

Botanic Park; Sporting elds south of the River Torrens; North Adelaide Golf Links (Par 3 andadjacent north and south courses);

Childrens play spaces within Bonython Park; Extensive lawned areas providing for eventsat Bonython and Elder Park;

The sloping banks and walking trails aroundthe River Torrens.

Built Form

The Riverbank Precinct accommodates some ofAdelaides most distinctive buildings includingParliament House, the Festival Theatre, theConvention Centre and the exceptionalcollection of historic buildings along the NorthTerrace cultural boulevard (east of King William

Street). Current projects will deliver newlandmark buildings and structures including theSAHMRI building, the new Royal AdelaideHospital, the redeveloped Adelaide Oval and

new pedestrian footbridge. Future projectopportunities include the Adelaide Casinoredevelopment, Festival Centre Car Park andPlaza and reuse of the old Royal AdelaideHospital Site.

Heritage

The Precinct has extensive heritage value, bothIndigenous and European. The Precinct hassignicance to the Kaurna people. The RiverTorrens provided a food and water source that

supported camping and living on and aroundthe banks of the River.

In addition to the listing of the Adelaide ParkLands and City Layout as a National Heritageitem in 2008, there are a number of buildingsand structures throughout the RiverbankPrecinct that represent State or Local Heritageplaces.

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4.4 Adelaide Park LandsManagement Strategy

The Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005requiresthe development of a Management Strategyto determine the Park Lands directions andpriorities. The Strategy provides directionsand specifes projects to be achieved underthe themes of landscape, recreation, naturalsystems, and heritage.

The Management Strategy is used by theAdelaide Park Lands Authority, the Adelaide CityCouncil, the State Government, cultural

institutions, and other stakeholders to guidedecisions relating to the Park Lands. Inaccordance with the Adelaide Park Lands Act2005, the Management Strategy relates to allland managed by state authorities and AdelaideCity Council within the Adelaide Park LandsPlan.

The Management Strategy aims to: increase the communitys use of the ParkLands, both formal and informal

protect their integrity and National HeritageValues

ensure they are widely accessible to thepublic safeguard and celebrate their natural,cultural and recreational values

improve the quality of their landscape andfacilities

manage them in an environmental andnancially sustainable manner

improve the communitys awareness of theirnatural and cultural heritage throughinterpretation.

In doing so the Management Strategy takes

account of a range of trends and changesaecting the Park Lands, such as climatechange; the growing City based population;increasing housing densities; the rising demandfor event spaces; and the ongoing andincreasing public recognition of theiruniqueness and need for protection.The Strategy commits to putting in placeprojects that will maintain and improve the ParkLands landscape and increase the enjoymentof, and access to, the Park Lands for all.

The Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005- StatutoryprinciplesThe Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy

has been created to reect and support theprinciples of theAdelaide Park Lands Act 2005: The Park Lands should, as far as isreasonably appropriate, correspond toColonel Lights original intentions of 1837;

The Park Lands should be generally availableto the public for their use and enjoyment(recognising that certain uses may restrict orprevent access);

The Park Lands should reect and support adiverse range of environmental, cultural,recreational and social values and activities;

It should be recognised that the Park Lands

provide a dening feature to the City ofAdelaide and contribute to the economicand social wellbeing of the City;

The contribution the Park Lands make to thenatural heritage of the Adelaide Plainsshould be recognised, and Park Landsinitiatives which can improve the biodiversityand sustainability of the Adelaide Plainsshould be considered;

2010

Prepared by theADELAIDE PARK LANDS AUTHORITYPolicy advisor for the protection and enhancementof the Adelaide Park Lands

Adopted by ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL and theMINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

|TOWARDS 2020ADELAIDE PARK LANDS

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

AUTHOR ADELAIDE PARK ANDS AUTHORITYYEAR 2010UR HTTP://WWW.ADELAIDECITYCOUNCIL.CO /ENVIRONMENT/P ANS-PO ICIES/PARK-LANDS-MANAGEMENT STRATEGY/


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The State Government, State Agencies andauthorities, and the Adelaide City Council,should cooperate and collaborate to protectand enhance the Park Lands;

The interests of the South Australiancommunity in ensuring the preservation ofthe Park Lands are to be recognised, andactivities should be consistent withmaintaining or enhancing the environmental,cultural, recreational and social heritagestatus of the Park Lands

Qualities Sought for the Park Lands

The Adelaide Park Lands will:01.Continue to be a highly signicant place

valued for its natural and cultural landscape.02. Continue to encircle the City of Adelaide andreinforce the Citys local and internationalreputation as the City in the Park.

03. Be recognised for their distinctive landscapecharacter with diverse settings, including theriver setting, open grasslands, mature trees,formal gardens and biodiversity areas, whichprovide an important contrast to the builtform of the City. The River Torrens /Karrawirra Parri will be a particularly strongfeature of the landscape.

04.Have a strong sense of unication,

reinforced by the River Torrens / KarrawirraParri, distinctive perimeter plantings and theAdelaide Park Lands Trail.

05.Have eective physical and visual

connections across the Park Lands,including around the cultural and publicdomain spaces and the City Squares (thisincludes strengthening the views and vistaswithin and from the Park Lands).

06.Incorporate equitable and, whereappropriate, free access to diverse andquality places and a strong focus on outdoorrecreation (this will include some inspiringand vibrant recreational, cultural and eventplaces that support activity and learning, andother places that provide natural settingsand respite).

07. Be built on enduring and sustainablelandscapes, where water and otherenvironmental initiatives will be achieved,explained and celebrated. There will also berecognition of Aboriginal, European andmulticultural heritage and a focus onconserving, interpreting and celebrating thePark Lands rich heritage.

08.Incorporate well-managed, high qualityrecreational, cultural and semi-naturalsettings and facilities for current and futuregenerations. This will be achieved throughpartnerships and cooperative funding.

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4.5 Royal Adelaide SiteAnalysis and Context

Report

This Site Analysis and Context Report hasbeen prepared to inform the Royal AdelaideHospital International Design Competition.

In part, the material within this report has beencollated from the Greater Riverbank PrecinctImplementation Project, as well as otherrelevant reports and data.

It includes site context, site analysis as well asan introduction to the context of the RAH Site inrelation to the Greater Riverbank PrecinctImplementation Plan - also prepared by WoodsBagot (see section 4.3 for more information onthe Greater Riverbank Precinct ImplementationPlan).

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Site Analysis and Context

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Supplementary

Documents

Adelaide City Census of Land Useand Employment 2011SummaryReport

HOW MANYPEOPLE WORKIN THE CITY?WHICH INDUSTRIESDO PEOPLE WORK IN?

INDUSTRIESAREGROWING?

WHICHINDUSTRIESAREDECLINING?

HAVETOWNHOUSESANDAPARTMENTSECOMEMOREOPULAR?

AS OUTDOORINING INCREASED?

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5000+an integrated design strategyfor inner Adelaideissupported by theDepartment ofRegional Australia,RegionalDevelopment & Local Government and isajoint initiativeoftheSouth AustralianGovernment and theAdelaideCity Council,in association with theseven councilsadjoiningAdelaide.

GREAT IDEAS FOR

A GREAT CITY

EnagementFeedbackReport

April 2012

i5000+ KNOWLEDGE BASE RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT

Atlasof Urban Excellence

KNOWLEDGE

BASE RECOMMENDATIONS

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December 2011

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5000+an integrated design strategyfor inner Adelaideissupported by theDepartment ofRegional Australia,RegionalDevelopment & Local Government and isajoint initiativeoftheSouth AustralianGovernment and theAdelaideCity Council,in association with theseven councilsadjoiningAdelaide.

UNDERSTANDING

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UNISA CITY EAST CAMPUS _MASTER PLAN 2020

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Public Spaces & Public Life Study

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Engagement FeedbackReport: Great Ideas for A

Great City

This report forms part of the suite of documentsproduced as part of the 5000+ project, AnIntegrated Design Strategy for Inner Adelaide.

5000+ tested and explored integrated ways ofworking collaboratively across traditionalboundaries. The outcomes of this explorationcreated more eective ideas for city renewaland improved approaches to future ways ofoperating, including opportunities to harnessthe initiative and full intelligences of thecollaborators involved.

This report is an account of the thousands ofconversations and how the process wasdesigned and managed.

This design-led approach to engagementinforms the Competition process.

Knowledge BaseRecommendations

Report: An Atlas of UrbanExcellence

Part of the suite of documents produced as partof the 5000+ project.

Design led engagement starts with evidence-based research about the context, andexamples of best practice. Informed by thatresearch, it draws out thematic opportunities toexplore. Design exploration then developspropositions for the future, leaping forward toimagine what could be possible, and outliningwhat strategic moves could deliver us to thatpossible future.

The Knowledge Base Recommendations Reportreviews integrated design models, strategies,policies, programs and research to help shapeaspirations for inner Adelaide; and todemonstrate how other cities have made theiraspirations reality.

This signicant database of research providesimportant context for the competition process.

AUTHOR INTEGRATED DESIGN CO MISSION, SOUTH AUSTRA IAYEAR 2012UR HTTP://5000PLUS.NET.AU/LIBRARY RESOURCES/REPORTS

AUTHOR INTEGRATED DESIGN CO MISSION, SOUTH AUSTRA IAYEAR 2012URL HTTP://5000PLUS.NET.AU/LIBRARY RESOURCES/REPORTS

5000+an integrated design strategyfor inner Adelaideissupported by theDepartment ofRegional Australia,RegionalDevelopment & Local Government and isajoint initiativeoftheSouth AustralianGovernment and theAdelaide City Council,in association with theseven councilsadjoiningAdelaide.

GREAT IDEAS FOR

A GREAT CITY

Enagement Feedback Report

April 2012

i5000+ KNOWLEDGE BASE RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT

Atlas of Urban Excellence

KNOWLEDGE

BASE RECOMMENDATIONS

REPORT

The Integrated Design Strategy forinner Adelaide is supported by theDepartment of Regional Australia,Regional Development & LocalGovernment and is a joint initiative ofthe South Australian Government andthe Adelaide City Council,in associationwith the seven councils adjoiningAdelaide.

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Context & Issues Report:Understanding Adelaide

This report forms part of the suite of documentsproduced as part of the 5000+ project.

Before proposing possible design solutions, it isessential to understand the true fabric of thecity. How did Adelaide become the place it is?Where do we t in relation to the rest of thecountry, or the world? What do we have, or donthave? What do the people who live here want, or

need? What are the critical issues? Whatagencies and policies inuence inner Adelaide?

Through extensive research and engagement,the 5000+ project developed a completepicture of inner Adelaide which was synthesizedinto the Context and Issues Report.

The information in this report collates extensivedata relevant to Adelaide and the CompetitionSite.

Integrated CulturalCampus Master Plan

Design Brief

In 2011, the South Australian Governmentsupported the development of a new IntegratedCultural Campus Master Plan that wouldrepresent best practise integrated designprocesses and outcomes, includingcollaboration between stakeholders andinnovative procurement practises. Mostimportantly, it co ordinated thinking on theinstitutional programs and the built

environment.

The North Terrace Cultural Precinct, bound byNorth Terrace and Kintore Avenue and adjacentto the University of Adelaide, is internationallyrecognised as a unique and valuable co-location of cultural and educational institutions.The Precinct comprises the Art Gallery of SouthAustralia, the South Australian Museum, theState Library of South Australia, History SAsMigration Museum and Artlab.

This integrated approach should be continued

beyond the Cultural Campus, including theRoyal Adelaide Hospital Site to demonstratethat the whole is more than the sum of its parts.

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1IDC SA INTEGRATED CULTURAL CAMPUS MASTERPLAN

INTEGRATEDCULTURALCAMPUSMASTER PLANDESIGN BRIEF

5000+an integrated design strategyfor inner Adelaideis supported by theDepartment ofRegional Australia,RegionalDevelopment & Local Government and isajoint initiativeof theSouth AustralianGovernment and theAdelaideCity Council,in association with theseven councilsadjoiningAdelaide.

UNDERSTANDING

INNER ADELAIDE

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Implementing theRiverbank Project:

Precinct Plan ConsultantBrief

The Riverbank Precinct has been the subject ofvarious master plans and projects over recentyears. Renewal SA has been given theresponsibility for pulling together existing plansand projects into a Precinct Plan which buildson this work to provide a 20 year framework toguide future investment decisions for theexpanded Riverbank Precinct.

The Precinct Plan aims to integrate what ishappening now and boldly identify new projectsand activities that will contribute to achievingthe precinct vision.

The Precinct Plan will focus on creating a strongidentity for the Riverbank, connecting andactivating the Precinct, and creating an enablingenvironment for future development across keysites, including the Royal Adelaide Hospital Site.For this reason, the brief is useful for deignteams to understand the broader strategiccontext and ambition for the Riverbank Precinct.

Botanic Gardens ofAdelaide Master Plan

Report

The original master plan for the garden wasprepared in 1965 by landscape architect AllanCorrey. While this has guided the gardensdevelopment for the last twenty-seven years,there have been signicant diversions due tonancial and other constraints.

The Master Plan provides clear direction forfuture enhancement of the Gardens, both in theform of dened strategic directions and actions,and through the preparation of a site masterplan for each Garden.

The opportunity exists to reconnect theGardens with the Site and the ambitions of thismaster plan should be considered.

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BOTANIC GARDENS OF ADELAIDE

MASTERPLANREPORT

ADELAIDEBOTANICGARDENSANDBOTANICPARK

MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN

IMPLEMENTING THE RIVERBANK PROJECT

PRECINCT PLAN - CONSULTANT BRIEF

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Riverbank Project

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Public Spaces and PublicLife Study

In 2012, Gehl Architects was invited to conducta follow-up study to the Public Spaces & PublicLife in Adelaide 2002. Gehl Architects work isbased on the extensive public space researchof Jan Gehl.

As part of its working tools, Gehl Architects hasdeveloped the Public Spaces and Public Life(PSPL) methodology, which has been applied in

dierent contexts around the world. InCopenhagen, PSPL surveys have beenconducted every ten years over the past fortyyears. The surveys have provided empiricalevidence of the signicant improvement in citylife resulting from the increase in public spacequality over the past four decades.

This approach to city design and place-makingshould inform design competition proposals. Inaddition, the maps and data form relevantcontextual research for the Competition.

University of AdelaideNorth Terrace Campus

Master Plan

The North Terrace Campus Masterplan principleobjective is to be a living, breathing framework.

Living, because it constantly exes to meet newdevelopments, responding to externalpressures, budgetary constraints, changes intechnology, changes in learning and teachingstyles, and change in University policy;

Breathing, because it soaks up the history,culture, life, concerns of the people who live,work and spend time on the campus, andbecause it grows out of the collectiveknowledge and impressions of campus users;

And a framework, because it contains theoverarching vision for the future, the keystrategic areas of action, as well as the step-by-step outlines and blueprints to guide futuredevelopment and decision-making on thecampus, in a dynamic updateable format.

The strategic direction for the Universityprovides useful material for future connectionswith the Competition Site.

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Public Spaces & Public Life Study

CITY OF ADELAIDE 2011

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UniSA City East CampusMaster Plan 2020

In 2010, HASSELL was commissioned by UniSAFacilities Management Unit to undertake abroad-ranging and engaging consultationprocess with the campus community to explorethe City East Campus strengths, weaknessesand opportunities, taking into account individualstakeholder needs, the aspirations prescribedin Horizon 2020 and emerging directions withinthe precinct. The resultant City East CampusMaster Plan creates a clear and strong vision forthe campus, a strategic planning framework and

urban/ landscape design guide to futuredevelopment.

The Horizon 2020 document denes UniSAsaspirations to 2020 and was therefore closelyreferred to in determining principles and ideasfor the City East master plan.

This report provides contextual information forthe Competition Site.

AUTHOR HASSELL FOR UNISAYEAR 2011URL HTTP://W3.UNISA.EDU.AU/FACI ITIES/CAPITAL/CITY EASTC US_ ASTER_ N_2020.PDF

PreparedbyHASSELL forUniSA August2011

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AUTHOR HEART FOUNDATION WITH SA ACTIVE LIVING COALITION2012

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Heart Foundation | Healthy by Design SA 1

Healthy byDesign SAA guide to planning, designing and developinghealthy urban environments in South Australia

Streets for People:Compendium for SouthAustralian Practice

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Building

Report:Existing

Condition

Excerpt:ORAH Site Infrastructure Division StudyPrepared for SA Health by Systems SolutionsEngineeringDecember 2012

The following overview of extant buildingswithin the Site is extracted from a reportproduced in 2012 by System SolutionsEngineering for SA Health Infrastructure.

Adelaide architects Swanbury Penglase wereengaged in late August 2012 to undertakeSite inspections of selected existing buildingson the Royal Adelaide Hospital Site andprovide architectural and heritage advice aspart of an overall feasibility and planningreport.

Swanbury Penglase recorded general Site andbuilding conditions and compliance issues,while the RAH assisted in the provision ofmaintenance records and building conditions,where appropriate. Simultaneously, research

was undertaken with regard to heritage issuespertaining to the buildings and the history of theSite.

Swanbury Penglase subsequently prepared atable of building areas, including net lettableareas and yields (see Site Information).

The following key issues were identied andconsidered during and after each Siteinspection:

background and historical information original conguration internally and

externally materiality and construction type integrity of the original building fabric consideration for reuse/suitability access and compliance: entry and exit levels,stairs and handrails, exit travel distances,toilet condition and suitability (with specicregard to accessible amenities).

At present only two of the buildings on the RoyalAdelaide Hospital Site are included on heritageregisters/lists the Margaret Graham building(South Australian Heritage Register) and the

Womens Health Centre (City of Adelaide LocalHeritage Register). This can be explained by theNomination Report prepared by HeritageBranch in 1985, which identied all of thebuildings along North Terrace (Bice, Sheridan,McEwin, Allied Health and Womens Health)together with Margaret Graham, for inclusion onthe Register as an important group of hospitalbuildings that reinforced the institutional andeducational theme of North Terrace. It wasdecided to list the Margaret Graham buildingonly as, at the time,