Tina Heers Portfolio

01. URBAN SPINE

02. GREEN SPINE

03. CONNECTING METAPHORS

GOSFORD CITY STRATEGIC MASTERPLANNING

SELECTED WORKS FROM DESIGN STUDIO 4, 5 & 6UNSW B. LARCH

DETAILED DESIGN OF GOSFORD UNIVERSITY CITY CAMPUS

CHRISTCHURCH EASTERN FRAME

GROUPWORK ASSIGNMENT

SEMESTER 1 FINAL YEAR STUDIO

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

SEMESTER 2 GRADUATE STUDIO

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

YEAR 3 DESIGN STUDIO

CONTENTS

URBAN SPINELARISSA CARPENTER, NATALIE ADAMOU, NIXON NG, TINA HEERS The project was designed as a response to the Gosford City Council Master Plan with the main focus of encouraging Gosford to become a social, aesthetical and enjoyable place for people to live, work and relax. Based on an existing Master Plan offered by Gosford City Council, a project has been developed to upgrade certain sections of the city. The primary focus, as stated in the brief of the Master Plan, is to convert Gosford into a social, highly aesthetic and enjoyable place for people to live, work and relax. The development of the areas surrounding this will feed into creating a strong sense of community along the “spine” of Mann Street and help to increase population, residential dwellings, jobs and educational facilities.

Issues: Gosford has, in recent times, become a city that is bypassed by travellers whom are visiting the region, or simply passing through. This means that most often, potential tourists do not view Gosford as an attractive destination. This has great impact on the economy of Gosford, since naturally, lack of tourism forfeits tourism-generated revenue. The opening of Erina Fair, a large multi storey shopping centre with big brand stores, has also greatly impacted the current development state of Gosford City. This is due to the fact that the guarantee of product availability and accessibility provided by Erina Fair is now forcing the closure of many small businesses within Gosford. As a resultant of this effect, the region is now noticing a significant drop in the percentage of 20-30 year old people in the area, whom are normally employed by these businesses. Correspondingly, the fraction percentage of the ageing population is steadily rising, as more and more younger citizens migrate elsewhere in search of greater opportunity. This effect completes the downward trending cycle, which is further degrading Gosford’s image.

Objectives:In re-developing Gosford we are hoping to achieve a sense of place in Gosford, a place where people associate it with a relaxed and enjoyable attitude while remaining pleasurable to live in; with a heart of culture, education and entertainment.

Strategies:In order to meet our objectives, careful consideration has been taken to develop Gosford without losing its links to its history. Through renewing Mann Street and encouraging more office space and opportunity for retail and commercial businesses, this will help boost the economy. With expected increase in job opportunities, we have also considered an increase in residential dwellings, catering for an additional 10 000 new residents. This sees an increase of 4000 dwellings, which is an average of 2.5 people per dwelling. In order to encourage people to see that Gosford is a beautiful place to live and work, we have increased and included a number of arts, entertainment and social community spaces, which give a sense of space throughout Mann Street; especially at the Northern and Southern ends of the site. The development of a University campus, that will cater for 15000 students and 7000 staff, will help to encourage a younger generation of people to live, work and socialise within Gosford, bringing back a more youthful and exciting feeling into the area.

LAND2401 Urban Landscape Design S1_2013

REGIONAL MAP

PROCESS DIAGRAM

BUILDING MORPHOLOGY

CONCEPT DIAGRAM ISSUES DIAGRAM

Urban Spine Exisiting Landmarks and Heritage

Connections and Circulations

Green Space Linkage

Moves responding to Spine

Moves strengthening Spine

High Density Buildings - Residential

Medium Density Buildings - Existing Buildings/ Mixed Use

Medium Density Buildings - Ground Level Retail/ First Floor Residential

Heritage Buildings

Leagues Club Building

Medium Density Buildings - Mixed Use


HERITAGE BUILDINGS

MANN STREET

Street Access

Street Access

Pedestrian Access

Pedestrian Access

High Density Buildings - Residential


EDUCATION PRECINCT

Street AccessPedestrian Access

EXISTING BUILT FORM

EXISTING TRANSPORT AND BIKE NETWORK

EXISTING NATURAL PROCESSES

EXISTING LAND USE

EXISTING RAIL AND ROAD NETWORK

PROPOSED BUILT FORM

PROPOSED CIRCULATION SYSTEM

PROPOSED NATURAL PROCESSES

PROPOSED LAND USE

Existing Buildings Existing Buildings

Residential

Busways

Residential

Shared Bus and Bike Route

Train Tracks

Flood Plain Flood Plain

Entertainment/Cultural

Arterial Roads

Proposed Buildings

Re-worked Existing Buildings

Council Buildings

Bus Route

Main Roads

Water Movement Water Movement

Educational

Main RoadsHighways

Educational

Bike Route

Secondary Roads

Existing Built Form

Topography Topography

Mixed-use Commercial

Cycleways

Business

Health

Pedestrian

Health

Shop Top Residential

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

CULTURALNewcastle

Sydney

Gosford

UNICAMPUS

TRAINSTATION

SPACEGREEN

CBD

WATER-FRONT

RESI-DEN-TIAL

RESI-DEN-TIAL

HEALTH

STADIUM

LARISSA CARPENTER, NATALIE ADAMOU, NIXON NG, TINA HEERS The big moves throughout the design will be the development of a boardwalk along the waterfront. This will encourage people to use the space and utilise the waterfront for passive activities. The development of the residential areas will see the increase of 4000 dwellings in high, medium and low-density housing. This will create a larger number of people in the Gosford city centre and will help to build the economy. The development of the office district will encourage another 6000 jobs into the area offering new businesses and space for existing businesses to expand. Right in the centre of the Central Business District this area will bustle with people during the day and at night will entertain them at a number of cafés, bars and restaurants. Heading towards the northern end there are a range of spaces to utilize as people see fit as either performance spaces, passive recreational spaces etc. There are many different uses for the University campus, it is encouraged to me a universal space in some areas as it is situated opposite the cultural precinct. Together as a whole, Gosford will come together as a community once more and will thrive with people.

Gosford City Centre: The Gosford Challenge Revisited

MASTERPLAN

Cultural Precinct

Train Station Plaza

Mann Street

The Waterfront

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GOSFORD MASTERPLAN 1:5000

MANN STREET - RE-WORKED RETAIL BUILDINGS 1:200

EDGE CONDITION - UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND RESIDENTIAL 1:500

EDGE CONDITION - UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND BUSHLAND 1:500

CHANGE OVER TIME DIAGRAMS

BUILDING TYPOLOGIES DIAGRAM

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WEST - EAST SECTION 1:2000

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LAND2401 Urban Landscape Design S1_2013

UNIVERSITY & ARTSLARISSA CARPENTER, NATALIE ADAMOU, NIXON NG, TINA HEERS The main ideas for this area are firstly to create an open and friendly train station. The first impression visitors will have, especially if they are coming by public transport, will be the train station. By opening up the façade of the building and creating a more pleasant atmosphere for visitors. The development of the buildings along Mann Street will not only be retail but will be Shop Top Residential. This is encouraging people to live right in the heart of the Central Business District which will lead to a boost in economy, a drop in the need for cars and a more shared zone style of Mann Street. This area of Mann Street also incorporates office blocks, restaurants, cafés, and bars, which in return will deliver an atmosphere bustling with work during the day and humming with the sounds of conversations over dinner and drinks. The open urban spaces along Mann Street are encouraged as spaces to be used on weekends as a market place and entertainment areas. With public performance spaces this will encourage people of all walks of life to feel like they have a place where they can express themselves and be creative.

Proposed

Gathering Spaces

Education

Green Space

Existing

Main Pedestrian

CulturalIndustrial/Commercial

Medium Density Residential

Public Domain

Re-worked

CyclewaysArterial Roads

Retail

CULTURAL PRECINCT

MANN STREET CULTURALCULTURAL PRECINCT

BUILDINGS

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HILL

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TREE

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ETNA STREET

BEANE STREET

LINDSEY STREET

GREEN SPACE

ACCESS

ZONING

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 1:200 BEANE STREET - RE-WORKED BUILDINGS 1:100

ART AND CULTURAL PRECINCT 1:200

CULTURAL AND UNIVERSITY

CULTURAL AND UNIVERSITY 1:1000

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Built FormMarketplaceGreenways and Linear Parkways

Main Pesdestrian PathwaysPlaza

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Cultural Precinct

Train Station Plaza

Mann Street

The Waterfront

1:200

1:200

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1:200

Gosford City Centre: The Gosford Challenge Revisited

LARISSA CARPENTER, NATALIE ADAMOU, NIXON NG, TINA HEERS As a solution to encourage a greater population movement through this area we have proposed the development of a University, a cultural space and open urban spac-es. With 15,000 students and 7,000 staff this university campus is not only encourag-ing more jobs to help the economy but also encouraging people to move through to the northern end of Mann Street. With 15, 000 students this is an excellent way to introduce a younger generation of people into Gosford and will help boost the economy as the stu-dents will bring more business to the local retail and commercial stores. The cultural and arts precinct spaces are developed to create a multi use space for people of all ages. The main building of the arts precinct uses some of the existing buildings in a very unique way. By re-working the existing into some new elements, this area creates a space with a very vibrant and exciting atmosphere. This area is designed for social events such as, local weekend markets, performances both musical and lyrical based, school recitals and even theatre and dance performances. This cultural area is equipped to be utilised at night with outdoor entertainment in the warmer months of the year and to create a vivid and interesting area helping to link in with the University campus. The open urban spaces are located within both the University campus and the cultural space encouraging peo-ple the take some time to sit and relax, whether it is university students having lunch be-tween classes or business men and women wanting to take a relaxing break on their way home from work.

GOSFORD STATION

Proposed

Gathering Spaces

Education

Green Space

Existing

Main Pedestrian

Mixed RetailLow Density Shop Top

HealthTrain Station

Public Domain

Re-worked

CyclewaysArterial Roads

Mixed Retail and residential

MANN STREET UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

GOSFORD TRAIN STATION

BUILDINGS

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WAT

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TREE

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HILL

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TREE

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ERINA STREET EAST

FAUNCE STREET

BEANE STREET

GREEN SPACE

ACCESS

ZONING

MANN STREET - GOSFORD TRAIN STATION 1:200

MANN STREET - RETAIL SHOP TOP 1:100

CITY CENTRE

CITY CENTRE 1:1000

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Built FormMarketplaceGreenways and Linear Parkways

Main Pesdestrian PathwaysPlaza

PUBLIC DOMAIN

MANN STREET - SHOP TOP RESIDENTIAL 1:100

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SITE ANALYSIS

ISSUES

CARPARKING

VIEWS TO LANDSCAPE TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS NEGLECTED OPEN SPACE

BUILDINGS TO KEEP POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS

CONNECTIVITY ENHANCE PROGRAM SPATIAL CHARACTER

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKDESIGN THEORY

CAMPUS OUTDOOR SPACES - CLARE COOPER MARCUS

THE FRONT PORCHA SIGNIFICANT PLACE FOR MEETING, SOCIAL, STUDY AND EATING. IT IS ALSO A TRANSITION FROM PUBLIC TO PRIVATE USE OF AN AREA

THE FRONT YARDPROVIDES A GREEN TRANSITION BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACE. CAN BE USED TO SUNBATHE, NAP, EAT, STUDY OR HOLD CLASS MEETINGS

THE BACKYARDSPACES ATTACHED OR ENCLOSED BY BUILDINGS WHERE RESIDENTS FEEL A SENSE OF TERRITORY AND WHERE UNIVERSITY EVENTS ARE HELD

THE BACKDOORA SERVICE ENTRANCE FOR THE CAMPUS WHERE TRUCKS CAN UNLOAD, WASTE CAN BE PICKED UP OR MATERIALS CAN BE STORED

COMMON TURFCOMMON AREAS BETWEEN BUILDINGS SUCH AS STREETS, PLAZAS AND GREEN SPACE

Site Analysis Issues and Opportunities

NSW University Campus Locations Landuses Open Space Vegetation

Topography Vehicular Circulation Pedestrian Circulation Street Lighting

Proposed Masterplan 1:10000

Location Map

Regional Map

Gosford City University Campus

Gosford City Campus @ 515m

RMIT City Campus Melbourne @ 515m

University of Newcastle, Ourimbah Campus @ 515m

University of Wollongong @ 515m

Charles Sturt University Bathurst @ 515m

University of Sydney @ 515m

Existing residential areas can adapt student housing

Turning open spaces into green space creating a landscape character

Creating a gateway into the city

Activating laneways into connection pathways between buildings and green space

Providing shared zones to reduce traffic and increase safety

Establishing a landscape connection from Rumbalara Reserve through the University

Alternate access to train station Adaptive reuse of buildings for University Campus and new businesses in the CBD

Connecting University to the existing retail

Gateway Centre blocking off connections Size of open spaces between buildings Traffic congestion if shared zone is adapted

University Scale Comparison

Theoretical Framework

“Campus Outdoor Spaces”. Clare Cooper Marcus - The Front Porch - The Front Yard - The Backyard - The Backdoor - Common Turf

“The Image of the City”. Kevin Lynch - paths, the streets, sidewalks, trails, and other channels in which people travel - edges, perceived boundaries such as walls, buildings, and shorelines - districts, relatively large sections of the city distinguished by some identity or character - nodes, focal points, intersections - landmarks, objects which serve as external reference points

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DESIGN SKETCHES

CONCEPT SKETCH BUILDING SPACES AND TYPOLOGIES EXPLORATION OF MANN STREET CREATING NEW GREEN SPACES THROUGHOUT MANN STREET

SHARED ZONE ALONG MANN STREET

TURNING FAUNCE STREET INTO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD

USE OF LANEWAYS THROUGH EXISTING SPACES

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THE SITE

MASTERPLAN

The Project ...

The Concept ...

GREEN SPINE

KEEVERS LANE SECTION

MANN STREET SECTION

Keevers Lane

"The minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of the Understanding to bring a new University of Newcastle presence to the Gosford CBD"

The project is to design a new city university campus that would sit amongst the existing urban fabric of the Gosford CBD whilst embracing the landscape character of the site

The design principles that tie the concept together consist of "Connectivity", "Enhancing" the landscape character of the site, having a consistant "Program" of spaces and built form making it easy to circulate around the site and "Spatial Character".

The concept continues on from the initial masterplan of Gosford City completed in semester one. The masterplan took on that of an Urban Spine to connect the city. To focus more on the landscape character of the university the concept of the Green Spine helpes connect the university building and spaces of the campus.

Through site analysis and investigation a theoretical framework was applied to the design to distinguish the layout of the campus. The theory was based on Clare Cooper Marcus' "Campus Outdoor Spaces" and looking how to re-establish this framework through a modern city campus rather than a traditional university campus.

The Green Spine connects the university through a variety of different landscapes including a front lawn, library green space, community gardens, graduation lawn, rooftop gardens and tranquility gardens. A number of boulevards are also lined with native trees and vegetation.

The rich topography of the site allows for water collection through the site with the placement of permeable paving throughout the campus, rain gardens to capture stormwater, miniature pools and rooftop gardens.

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

LOCATION MAP

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DESIGN DETAIL A : LOWER CAMPUS

DESIGN FACULTY BUILDING

<GOSFORD STATION

LIBRARY LAWN

FRONT LAWNLIBRARY

Keevers Lane

Mann Street

Faunce Street

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MANN STREET SECTION

THOUROUGHFARE FROM THE ENTRANCE OF GOSFORD TRAIN STATION THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY. MAIN BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDING GREEN SPACE TO MANN STREET FOR PUBLIC USE

NEW USE OF KEEVERS LANE AS MAIN BOULEVARD THROUGH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.COMMUNITY GARDEN AND LIBRARY LAWN TO CATER FOR STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY

KEEVERS LANE SECTION

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MANN STREET

FRONT PORCH OF UNIVERSITY ALONG MANN STREET

FAUNCE STREET SECTION

TOPOGRAPHY OF FAUNCE STREET ALLOWS FOR RAIN GARDENS TO COLLECT STORMWATER WITH PERMEABLE PAVING USED THROUGHOUT PATHWAYS

WIDENING PATHWAYS FOR PEDESTRIAN USE AND CHANGING MANN STREET INTO A SHARED ZONE. IMPLEMENTING CYCLEWAYS THROUGHOUT GOSFORD.

RAINGARDENS ALONG STREETS FOR SUSTAINABILTY AS WELL AS AESTHETICS.

PERSPECTIVE OF BUILT FORM

UPGRADE OF MANN STREET

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DESIGN DETAIL B : UPPER CAMPUS

BUSINESS FACULTY BUILDING

SCIENCE FACULTY BUILDING

STUDENT HOUSING

ROOFTOP CARPARKING

GRADUATION LAWN

ROOFTOP GARDENS

CAFE

UNI BAR

PLAZAKeevers Lane

Mann Street

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ROOFTOP GARDENS

ROOFTOP GARDEN WITH VIEWS TO PRESIDENTS HILL

MULTI STOREY CAFE/RESTAURANT FOR STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC CONSISTING OF VARIOUS ROOFTOP GARDENS

LOCATED ON THE UPPER CAMPUS WITH VIEWS TO PRESIDENTS HILL TO THE WEST AND RUMBALARA RESERVE TO THE EAST

ROOFTOP GARDENS CAPTURING RAINWATER

CONSISTING OF ALL NATIVE SPECIES

4. SYGYZIUM LUEHMANNII

3. DIANELLA CAERULA

2. BACKHOUSIA CITRIODORA

1. LIVISTONA AUSTRALIS

6. ZOYSIA GRASS

7. WESTRINGIA FRUTICOSA

5. JACARANDA MIMOSIFOLIA

PLANTING PALETTE

CROSS SECTION THROUGH UNIVERSITY ROOFTOP GARDEN DETAIL

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KEEVERS LANE

ACTIVATION OF KEEVERS LANE THROUGH LANDSCAPE AND BUILT FORM

GRADUATION WALK AND LANDSCAPE TERRACING

SECTION OF TOPOGRAPHY THROUGH KEEVERS LANE

ACTIVATION OF EXISTING LANEWAY CONVERTED TO ONE OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE GREEN SPINE

VARIOUS LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS BORDER THE LANE

INTRODUCTION OF NIGHT MARKETS TO ESTABLISH USE AT NIGHT AS WELL AS DURING THE DAY

TOPOGRAPHY ENABLES ALL ROUND VIEWS TO SURROUNDING RESERVES AND LANDSCAPES OF GOSFORD

ACTIVATION OF KEEVERS LANE THROUGH NIGHT MARKETS

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THE SITETHE EASTERN FRAMECHRISTCHURCH PROJECT

LOCATION PLANSITE ANALYSIS

SPORT STADIUM

RESIDENTIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

LANDSCAPE TERRACES FOR VIEWS OF THE AVON RIVER

COMMUNITY GARDENS

CONTINUE WITH HERITAGE TREES THROUGH LATIMER SQUARE

BIOSWALES COLLECTING WATER THROUGH NATIVE GARDENS

GREEN SPACE TO CATER FOR RECREATIONAL USAGE AND INNOVATION PRECINCT

SLOPE ANALYSIS

TRANSPORT CIRCULATION

SPORTING CONNECTION

RESIDENTIAL TO RETAIL

CONNECTED SPACES

WATER DIRECTION CIRCULATION

This project focused on rebuilding and recreating the area of Christchurch known as the Red Zone Corridor. The zone was affected by the 2011 earthquakes and had been labelled not feasable to build on, therefore the aim of this project was to design a green corridor throughout the area for the Christchurch community which links to the masterplan put forward by the government.

The masterplan has displayed a new residential development to the east of the site as well as a new sporting stadium. A new CBD area has also been designed to the west of the site which determines the eastern frome to act as a basis for a thouroughfare between the new proposals of the city.

THE PROJECT ...

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DESIGN DETAIL : COMPRESSION

AVON RIV

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THE CONCEPT

COMPRESSION SHATTER CRUMBLE CRUSH FAULT

COMMUNITY GARDENS

COMMUNITY GARDENS

LANDSCAPE TERRACING

LANDSCAPE TERRACING

BOARDWALK

LIQUIFACTION

PERSPECTIVE SECTION

The Concept for the Eastern Frame Project was generated by the use of metaphors of the earthquake. Through a number of words that described the earthquake, six words were chosen and experimented through paper to generate a form for these words.

Through these experiments each word had a different shape and form, and these metaphors were a basis for shaping the land through the Eastern Frame.

The aim was to use what destructed the land and turn it in to something that would reshape the land.

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WETLANDSDESIGN DETAIL : LIQUIFACTION

PERSPECTIVE SECTION

OVERVIEW

OPEN GREEN SPACE

LANDSCAPE TERRACED SEATING

SEATING

LANDSCAPE TERRACING

WETLANDS

AMPHITHEATRE

The South section of the Eastern Frame consists of an area which caters for the proposed Sporting Stadium. An extend-ed open recreational area is provided for big screens for the public to watch events as well as using this space for sporting activities.

A wetlands is formed at the base of the frame which has collected water runoff from the Avon River and roads surrounding the frame.

This area has multiple seating facilities from natural hill slopes to benches and timber seating around the wetlands for the public to enjoy the natural surroundings.

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