Billanook College Master Plan
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BILLANOOK COLLEGE MASTER PLAN 197 – 199 CARDIGAN ROAD, MOOROOLBARK OCTOBER 2011 BILLANOOK COLLEGE MASTER PLAN 2011 This Master Plan has been prepared for: Billanook College Prepared by: Contour Consultants In association with: Baldasso Cortese CarCardnodno Victoria PAGE 1 OF 21 BILLANOOK COLLEGE MASTER PLAN 2011 CONTENTS 01 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 02 SITE CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 03 BUILDINGS AND WORKS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 04 TRAFFIC, PARKING, CIRCULATION AND ACCESS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 05 STAGING OF WORKS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 06 USE OF FACILITIES ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 07 STAFF AND STUDENT POPULATION .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 08 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 09 DESIGN PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 10 PLANNING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 11 REVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 PAGE 1 OF 21 BILLANOOK COLLEGE MASTER PLAN 2011 01 INTRODUCTION 02 SITE CONTEXT The Master Plan has been prepared to provide a strategic framework for the future management and LOCATION development of the Billanook College site. The Master Plan aims to provide the framework in which Billanook Billanook College is located at 197 – 199 Cardigan Road and 14 Green Street in Mooroolbark – approximately 30 College can continue to meet the ongoing educational needs of the College over the next 10-15 years. kilometres from the Melbourne CBD (Refer Figure 01). In particular, the Master Plan aims to: SITE The site is approximately 15.6 hectares in area and contains the Billanook College campus, which was • Document the College’s development aspirations and objectives for the site for the next 10 - 15 years. established in 1980. The campus includes an early learning centre, primary school, middle school and senior • Establish development guidelines for buildings and works and the staging of those works. school (refer precinct plan at Figure 04). The majority of the building stock dates from the early 1980’s and early 1990’s • Establish operational parameters relating to student numbers, hours of operation, access and car parking. • Facilitate development of the College in accordance with the Master Plan in a manner that does not cause unreasonable impact to the local environment or surrounding residential properties. The primary vehicle access to the College Campus is from Cardigan Road. A secondary vehicle access is provided at Green Street. • Ensure that the standard of facilities and new buildings supports the educational requirements of the College. The College is traversed by Brushy Creek which runs east-west across the low point of the site. The Master Plan provides the Shire of Yarra Ranges and local community with a level of certainty regarding the future physical development of the College. It also provides the College with a higher degree of certainty to enable the implementation of a coordinated development programme which meets the needs of the College SURROUNDS community. The surrounding land to the north and west is used for residential purposes comprising primarily low density detached housing on generous sized allotments. The Master Plan articulates the current strategy for the College. It advances the strategy enunciated in the 2007 Master Plan with modification in relation to the specific location of access points, circulation and Master Land to the east is owned by Melbourne Water and is used as a retarding basin. The retarding basin is part of Plan elements (particularly the sports centre building, viticultural trade centre and administration buildings). the Brushy Creek watercourse which runs east-west through the low point of the site (Refer Figure 02). PAGE 2 OF 21 BILLANOOK COLLEGE MASTER PLAN 2011 FIGURE 01 ––– LOCALITY MAP Subject Site SOURCE- MELWAYS PAGE 3 OF 21 BILLANOOK COLLEGE MASTER PLAN 2011 FIGURE 002222 ––– AERIAL PHOTOGPHOTOGRAPHYRAPHY SITE MAP SOURCE- BALDASSO CORTESE PAGE 4 OF 21 BILLANOOK COLLEGE MASTER PLAN 2011 03 BUILDINGS AND WORKS As part of the continued improvement of existing facilities at the College, the Master Plan proposes the • Constructing a new viticulture and trade centre. following works over a period of 10 – 15 years: The College’s proximity to the Yarra valley wine region has led it to create a vineyard which creates a unique • Upgrading Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 buildings and incorporating a learning lounge offering for students. The location of the new Viticulture and Trade Centre on Cardigan Road will encourage community participation and the opportunity for VET training for the students. The refurbished Middle School will maximise the opportunity to use recent advances in technology, allow students to collaborate in a range of different sized groups and be able to move freely from internal learning • Ongoing landscaping works spaces to external learning areas. Landscaping works will be carried out progressively in association with development works. Landscape • Upgrading the Primary School and incorporating a learning lounge buffer planting along the western boundary of the site will be reviewed annually with replacement/supplementary planting being undertaken as required. The refurbished Primary School will maximise the opportunity to use recent advances in technology, allow students to collaborate in a range of different sized groups and be able to move freely from internal learning The creek environs will continue to remain a key feature of the College grounds. New landscaping treatments spaces to external learning areas. will integrate with and build upon well established native planting themes within the College. • Upgrading the Senior School and incorporating a learning lounge In addition to the above works, the following smaller development projects are also proposed: The refurbished Senior School will maximise the opportunity to use recent advances in technology, allow • Construction of a covered hard play area for the Middle School. students to collaborate in a range of different sized group and be able to move freely from internal learning • Construction of external learning areas spaces to external learning areas. In renovating the existing building stock the emphasis will be on providing • Construction of plazas spaces which are energy efficient, more flexible in their use, full of natural light and fitted out with • contemporary and appropriate furniture. Upgrading the existing bridge • Constructing a new administration building The location of the above works are shown in the Master Plan drawing prepared by Baldasso Cortese at Appendix A. Details of the proposed Building Works and Precincts are provided at Figure 03 and Figure 04). The new administration facility will be approximately 800 square metres in area over two levels. The location will give the College the ‘front door’ presence that is required. Ample visitor parking is provided on each. Existing portable classrooms may be upgraded and replaced with permanent buildings structures (of a similar scale) over time. • Constructing a new sports centre Portable classrooms will be used (where required) in order to provide sufficient teaching classrooms during construction works. It is anticipated that most of these portable classrooms will be erected for a period of no The new Sports Centre will comprise a fill sized basketball court and a 25 metre long swimming pool. It will more than 2 years. have change rooms,