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Preliminary Client Brief appendix 6 – Preliminary Client Brief CAIRNS CULTURAL PRECINCT PRELIMINARY CLIENT PROJECT BRIEF Issue v1: 1 March 2011 CONTACT Linda Cardew Project Manager Cairns Cultural Precinct project Cairns Regional Council Phone: (07) 4044 3044 Facsimile: (07) 4044 3817 Email: [email protected] www.cairns.qld.gov.au Disclaimer All information in this Preliminary Client Project Brief is provided to the best of Council’s knowledge as at March 2011, however will be subject to change as the Cultural Precinct project develops through the masterplanning, design, statutory approval and construction phases. This preliminary brief will be developed into a final client project brief during the early phases of the project, in response to the developing concept design and with input from the architect and other members of the design team. Proponents preparing submissions for tenders and others intending to make commercial decisions in relation to the Cultural Precinct project should make their own inquiries to verify the accuracy and relevance of supporting documentation at the relevant time. DATE OF ISSUE: 1 March 2011 Author: Linda Cardew, Cultural Precinct Project Manager Cairns Cultural Precinct Page 2 Preliminary Client Project Brief #3080936 Issue v1: 1 March 2011 CONTENTS PAGE Attachments Supporting documentation 4 1. INTRODUCTION 7 2. WHY THE CULTURAL PRECINCT? 9 3. THE CULTURAL PRECINCT SITE 13 4. URBAN PLANNING CONTEXT 17 5. DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 18 6. CIVIC COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL USES 19 7. FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCE 28 8. ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCESSIBLE DESIGN 35 9. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 40 10. PUBLIC ART AND HERITAGE 44 11. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS 45 12. BUILDING SYSTEMS 46 13. OPERATIONS 47 Cairns Cultural Precinct Page 3 Preliminary Client Project Brief #3080936 Issue v1: 1 March 2011 ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION 1. ATTACHMENTS FORMING PART OF THE PRELIMINARY CLIENT PROJECT BRIEF (Note: drafts may be subject to change) 1.1 Cairns Cultural Precinct – Outline Theatre Design Brief (Draft) Marshall Day Entertech (Feb 2011) 1.2 Cairns Cultural Precinct – Outline Acoustic Design Brief (Draft) Acoustic Studio (Feb 2011) 1.3 The Cairns Regional Museum Exhibitions and Public Programs Concepts Interpretation - Report to inform the Architectural Masterplan Design Brief (Draft) Queensland Museum (Feb 2011) 2. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY (Note: All documents listed have been included for completeness on the CD issued as Part 7 of the Tender. Documents marked * have been issued previously as part of the EOI). Cairns Cultural Precinct Collateral* 2.1 Cairns Cultural Precinct Brochure – DL (Factsheet) 2.2 Cairns Cultural Precinct Brochure – A4 3. Cairns Regional Council Planning & Policy Documents 3.1 Cultural Plan 2009-2014* 3.2 Indigenous Employment Strategy 2009-2012* 3.3 Access & Equity Policy No. 1:06:16 3.4 Cultural Diversity Policy 1:06:17 3.5 Corporate Plan 2009-2014 4. Cairns Cultural Precinct Concept Planning Report* Architectus, Total Project Group & Positive Solutions (January 2010) 5. Cultural Precinct Development Economic Impact Study* AEC Group (December 2009) 6. Cairns Port Authority Cityport White’s Shed Building Report* Sinclair Knight Merz (December 1998) 7. Cairns Port Authority White’s Shed Heritage Matters Status Report* C&B Group (March 2004) 8. Cairns Cultural Precinct Buffer Area Issues report RPS (December 2010) 9. Land Use Plan (complete)* Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 10. Land Use Plan General Codes Volume 5 Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 11. Cairns Performing Arts & Cultural Precinct Proposed Site Boundaries* FNQ Ports Corporation Ltd (October 2010) 12. Amended site plan “Lease A Plan” FNQ Ports Corporation Ltd (Issue 12 January 2011) Cairns Cultural Precinct Page 4 Preliminary Client Project Brief #3080936 Issue v1: 1 March 2011 13. Aerial photographs of the Cairns Cultural Precinct Site (x 4)* Cairns Regional Council (2010) 14. Inundation Map of Proposed Cultural Centre Site Cairns Regional Council (October 2010) 15. Cairns Cultural Precinct Review of Noise Issues Ask Consulting Engineers (May 2010) 16. Stage 3 Contamination Assessment Cityport Precinct 3 Golder Associates (March 2005) – NOTE this report will be updated in early 2011. 17. Land Use Plan Volume One – Administrative & Assessment Requirements Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 18. Land Use Plan Volume Two: Cityport Local Area Plan, Plan 3 View Corridors Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 19. Land Use Plan Volume Two – Cityport Local Area Plan, Plan 4 – Major Open Space Areas Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 20. Land Use Plan Volume Two – Cityport Local Area Plan, Plan 5 – Road Network Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 21. Volume Two Cityport Local Area Plan Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 22. Volume Two Cityport Local Area Plan, Plan 1 Precincts Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 23. Volume Two Cityport Local Area Plan, Plan 2 Heritage Area Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 24. Cityport Heritage Precinct Preliminary Proposal Cox Rayner Architects with C&B Consulting (October 1999) 25. City Port South Master Planning Traffic Engineering Report GHD (April 2007) 26. Cityport Development Noise and Air Quality Study Ask Consulting Engineers (June 2008) 27. Volume Three: Seaport Local Area Plan Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 28. Volume Three: Seaport Local Area Plan, Plan 1 Planning Areas Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 29. Volume Three: Seaport Local Area Plan, Plan 2 View Corridors Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 30. Land Use Plan Volume Three – Seaport Local Area Plan, Plan 3 – Road Network Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) 31. Volume Three: Seaport Local Area Plan, Figure 1 Seaport Local Area Cairns Port Authority (November 2006) Cairns Cultural Precinct Page 5 Preliminary Client Project Brief #3080936 Issue v1: 1 March 2011 32. Drawings 32.1 Traffic Counts Cairns Ports (2009) 32.2 Cityport South Services Drawing 1 of 2 Cairns Ports (February 2009) 32.3 Cityport South Services Drawing 2 of 2 Cairns Ports (February 2009) 32.4 Aerial Photograph (small) Cairns Regional Council (2007) Cairns Cultural Precinct Page 6 Preliminary Client Project Brief #3080936 Issue v1: 1 March 2011 1. INTRODUCTION “Great cities have great places, and great places are the results of great visions…If you just say you are going to do all of the bread and butter things as well as you can, I think you miss the opportunity to say “how do we take ourselves to the next level? How do we do something truly transformational for a city that has so many incredible opportunities like Cairns does?” …If you live in regional Queensland arts and culture has to be…just as important to liveability as schools and hospitals and roads. It doesn’t matter where you live, you should be able to access arts and culture. It’s important to who we are, and it shouldn’t be that you can only ever see great shows or aspire to seeing a great orchestra if you travel out to bigger centres or capital cities… …Importantly [the Cultural Precinct] provides the opportunity to provide a whole new destination for visitors from other parts of Queensland, Australia and the world.” Premier of Queensland: Anna Bligh (Cairns 2010) The Cairns Cultural Precinct project offers a one in 50 year opportunity to shape the public face of the commercial and cultural heart of Far North Queensland. It is more than simply replacing an ageing Civic Theatre, and it is more than providing better cultural facilities for the existing community. The Cultural Precinct project recognises that Cairns, as a major regional centre, plays a critical role in the development and operation of not only far North Queensland, but provides a portal and a vital connection to the Pacific Rim. The Cultural Precinct project recognises that the strength, viability and growth of a major regional centre is dependent on the ability of the city to provide the suite of facilities and open spaces that support the social and economic well-being of the region. In the past two decades Cairns has emerged as a desirable, exciting, innovative and competitive city. Its population is consistently growing and it has a higher than average proportion of young people. The region has attracted professionals from all disciplines to its tropical lifestyle and it needs to retain and nurture expertise, and the growing expertise of its young community, at all levels. The opening of James Cook University a decade ago has provided opportunities for study in a range of specialised areas including tropical expertise, creative industries and indigenous studies, and facilities are needed to provide support the professional and vocational pathways for graduates. The region’s communities are diverse, aspirational and hungry for opportunities. The beauty of the Wet Tropics environment, and the World Heritage Listed areas of Reef and Rainforest continue to attract large numbers of international and national tourists. Specialists from around the world attend conferences in Cairns, with the city's Convention Centre consistently recognised as one of the best and most desirable in the world. The creative industries employ almost as many people in the region as all sectors of the marine industry, turning over approximately $300 million a year. The digital economy and technology offers opportunities to now link remote communities, culturally and physically, with performers and artists in the region. Cairns Cultural Precinct Page 7 Preliminary Client Project Brief #3080936
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