QUESTIONS:

1. Explain EXACTLY what the project is.

2. Explain what some of the aims of the project are (what will you achieve through the completion of this project).

3. Identify and describe the restrictions of the project?

4. Are these restrictions realistic? Why/Why not?

5. What are some initial considerations and possibilities you see for the redevelopment of your site?

6. Create a list of responses that answers the question: “What do you need to known before you redevelop the Bays Precinct”

7. How will you research this information you have identified as necessary to this redevelopment?

 

QUESTION 1:

This project is to redesign the bay's precinct, meaning that it has to cater to modern issues that we face today such as liveability and population growth.  This will be done through making the area more modern, and through technology and innovation, more residencies will be created in the area, whilst also making the areas appear to be a more appealing place to live.  In addition to this, when redesigning the area environmental and economical sustainability must also be taken into consideration in order to make that area diverse and function at a higher level.  

This project also allows us to evaluate which parts of our designated area are still relevant to society today, and which parts of our area need to be renewed and turned into more useful facilities.  There must be a justification as to why some parts of our area is renewed, meaning that the public's demands must align with the changes that are being made in the bay's area.  Similarly, the facilities that are kept must add something unique to our area, and have the chance to be redesigned so the facilities are able to be their best.

The changes that we make to our area must fit in with the changes that are made in the other bay areas, so that the bay's precinct as a whole is a consistent area that is safe, well-balanced, highly functioning.

 

QUESTION 2:

The aims of the project are:

1. Redesign Rozelle Bay

- Make Rozelle Bay a new place by finding out the public's demands, and changing Rozelle Bay to fit those needs.

2. As a class, cater to the growing population by creating 16,000 new residencies

- Learn to make appealing living areas whilst also being space efficient.

- As a class, negotiate how many people each area can manage to take.

- See what would be of use to a growing population (i.e getting rid of car parks and encouraging the growing population to use public transport more).

3. Increase liveability in our area

- Learn what how to make the area more appealing, economically sustainable and environmentally sustainable.

- Encourage small and large businesses in our area to be economically sustainable.

- Have renewable power sources and put policies in place to make the area environmentally sustainable.

- Make the area an appropriate living area

4. Build on the unique history of the area

- Learn what the history of our given area is, and how to enhance it so that it fits into today's world

5. Unlock public access to the Harbour's edge and Waterways.

- Formulate strategies in regards to making the Harbour Waterways pollution free even with the public having access to it.

- See what use the public has for the Harbour's waterways.

6. Create an area that is safe and danger free

- Find out the safety of the area currently, and evaluate where and how it can be improved

7. Develop public spaces that are innovative, space efficient and available to all

- Create an environment that is welcoming to all demographics, and is able to include the main interests of the public.

 

QUESTION 3:

1. There must be 16,000 new residencies

- This restricts how many other facilities are able to be added to the area, as space in Rozelle Bay will now be taken up by residencies.  The restriction of the amount of space that can be dedicated to facilities means that liveability may be minimized.  Also, this could comprimise environmntal sustainability as more people means that more resources will be used

2. The Guiliding Principlrs of Urban Growth NSW must be incorporated into the design

- The principles provide the foundation of how we should build our city, however there are nineteen of them meaning that some of them may be comprimised when incorporating the ones that hold top priority.  

3. The design contributes to the liveability of Sydney

- The design has to contribute to Sydney, meaning that it needs to be innovative and have something new.  This means that while it has to fit in with other parts of city, it has to bring something new that adds to the value of Sydney.

4. Each separate area works together as part of a harmonious and consistent plan for the bays precinct

- This means that each of the areas in the class are consistent, and each of the plans work together so as a hole, the Bay's Precinct adds more value to Sydney.

 

QUESTION 4:

The restrictions are both realistic and unrealistic.  

The majority of the restrictions are realistic in terms of what it wants to incorporate.  Restrictions such as environmental sustainability, catering to the increasing population and having the are contribute to Sydney are realistic as a redesigned city should aim to be better, and high functioning.  However, what aims to be the most unrealistic about these restrictions, is the amount of them and how they should work together.  In saying this, the one restriction that is at the centre of the most challenges, is that the class has to create 16,000 more residencies.  This is because there is a limited amount of space in our area, and some aspects of liveability (i.e public spaces such as parks, diversity of the living area or small businesses) may be comprimised to get to the requirement of 16,000 people.  For example, we must decide how close facilities and businesses have to be, what the ratio of residential land to commercial land and how large public areas can be.

 

QUESTION 5:

Initial considerations for our area were medium to high-rise apartment buildings, having an industrial/sea theme and getting rid of the car parks around the area.  The medium to high-rise apartment buildings are so we are able to help the rest of the class with the 16,000 new residencies that must be catered for.  We want to have an industrial/sea theme in our area, as most of the business in our area are to do with boats, so we want to be consistent with this but we want to add a little more in order to appeal to those that don't just want to be in an area that is just about boats.  Getting rid of car parks around our area was also quite an early thought during our process as the car parks in the area took up a lot of space, and getting rid of areas for cars will encourage the public to increasingly rely on public transport, making the area more environmentally sustainable.  Other possibilities we see for our area are; working with local businesses and looking for them to have resiencies built on their business, implementing water pollution pollicies as the majority of the area is water and building public facilities such as pools on the water so we don't use possible residency or commericlal space that's on land.

 

QUESTION 6:

Before redesigning the area, I think that it's vital to know:

• The size of the area - What are the dimensions of this area?

• The average size of apartments - How much space will apartments take up on the land? How high must the apartments be built up?

• What people define as "liveable" - What facilities make an area more appealing t people in the public? 

• What role the pre-existing businesses/organisations in the area play - What is the current use for the area? 

• The people that we're targetting in this area as residents - Is the aim of this residential area to promote diversity and include lots of different residential spaces, or are we aiming our residential area to a specific demographic?

• Heritage/Historical places in the area - Are there any places that have to be kept? 

• The transport that already exists in the area - Do new transport systems need to be created? What do the pre-existing transport systems assist with?

• The facilities that will be affected by change - What businesses/facilities surround our area? Do we need their permission before we make certain changes?

• See what need to be improved in the area - Are these changes actually contributing to positive change?  What in the area are current residents unhappy with?

 

QUESTION 7:

All of this research will be done through primary and secondary research in order to get a variety of well-rounded perspectives.  In terms of primary research; it is possible to consult the general public and to also consult people who live in that area.  Primary research is important as it allows our group to ask specific, and obtain the specific data that we want.  Also, it allows us to see first hand who the residents are of the area, and specific demands from the public which might not be able to be seen from secondary research.  However, as it is unlikely that our group will retrieve all the information we need through primary research, secondary research is very necessary to conduct.  This is because secondary research offers a variety of perspectives, and through many sources (i.e articles, websites, videos newspapers) research that we weren't able to conduct (due to lack of time, money or we couldn't interview that many people) more statistics and data can be found out about the area.  This means for secondary research, our group has to take the time to look through a variety of different sources, instead of just looking on websites.