Parkside - Mixed Use Development

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Project – Parkside, private charter, preliminary assessment submission.

The current undertaking is for the purpose of preliminary assessment submission, meaning we are permitted to submit a sketch concept to the planning authority (local council) with the intent of gaining some indications of their attitude to the proposal and a clear indication of any issues they see relevant prior to the making of a full application.

Location – Watanobbi, Central Coast, NSW, Australia

The area is generally of a lower socioeconomic mix and a general store is considered to be supported by the local council with the intent of reducing the demand on local traffic and car use / demand. The site is located adjacent to a public reserve / parkland and community centre and as such provides for good pedestrian linkage and exposure.

Type of Project – Small scale Mixed Use, General Store / Residential Units

Design Parameters – Propose multi unit residential development concept for site of 1828m2, incorporating general store.

Design Approach – In an attempt to minimise the negative effect of general store in the total scheme with regards to the effect on title to the market end of the majority of the units it has been proposed to subdivide the site to permit two separate developments achieving the same yield.

The site is within a fairly isolated subdivision and the client considered the demand for a general store (permissible) in the area may suit his business plan retaining a portion of the final development for leasing.

The proposed lot 1 was sized to permit 3 units plus general store to avoid non compliance with permitted forms of development (residential flat building – building containing three or more residential dwellings). Proposed lot 2 was maintained suitable to support the same consideration of 3 residential units.

The development is proposed to project from most approaches as two separate residential scale buildings. The shop has been designed to maintain the vernacular of the main building to maintain context with the predominant residential scale of the location.

The proposal is deficient in onsite parking provision; it is however aimed to argue that proposed is considered sufficient due to local demand and the availability of significant kerbside parking surrounding the site.

The shop has been part orientated toward the park in consideration of exposure and the likelihood of unsupervised visit to the shop by kids of parent groups visiting the park and the clear site line to permit visual supervision.

The units on the site have been orientated to permit northern facing living areas and courtyards with individual vehicle and pedestrian entry to each. The upper floor unit has been designed to permit direct access to the shop for common occupation or separated for potential sub leasing.

The forecourt area to the shop is proposed for future casual outdoor seating, this however cannot be illustrated as under the local planning provisions this area would be considered as floor space attracting parking demand and limitation of the site yield. This aspect had to be balanced against the provision of minimum 25% soft landscaping.

Drawings – Full concept plans, shadow diagrams, facade study and rendered concept image.

Tools/Programs- Sketchup for modelling / presentation, Maxwell Renderer for exterior rendering, Photoshop for plan image / survey overlay, MS Word for plan compilation.


This image was generated from Maxwell through direct export from SU with autoMXM utilised to replace the glass only. All other textures are rendered without manipulation toward bump, roughness etc. Alpha and material ID images were utilised from export to permit replacement of the sky and colour / saturation editing of all materials. Render time 3 hrs (1200 x 900), the building was copied / flipped to the foreground to provide some foreground reflection.

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The site is indicated on the original plan of subdivision as commercial, this was however as proposed and the site was never zoned for such use.

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Typical Plan presented

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Site Layout close up

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Lower Floor Plan

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Upper Floor Plan

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Facade study image - this image is supported by further documentation in the supporting report.

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Eastern Elevation - Park facing

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Adjacent Public Park / Community Centre

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Site looking west