Key Public Spaces Victoria Green

KEY PUblIC SPACES Victoria Green Victoria Green Minimum infrastructure and access • Power and water (for small local events Victoria Green is a sheltered local park in the up to 500 people). heart of Victoria Harbour, framed by relatively narrow and quiet local streets and surrounded • Existing proximity to Collins Street tram stop by a mix of residential, business and community and public car parking. activities. The space has an intimate and relaxed • Access for small service vehicles to character, with a lawn at its centre framed by a bump-in bump-out to support events and grove of canopy trees, which is in turn enclosed park maintenance. by the surrounding buildings. An intimate Design Principles space hidden away from Docklands’ water Recommendations promenades and wide main streets, it has a • Provide planting to protect from wind. distinct sense of place. Bourke Street The Mosaic • Rationalise level changes and planting The park currently caters for a wide range to the north to increase visual and physical permeability. of local users: residents, workers, children and Docklands Park Serrata dogs (on lead). The lawn supports a variety of • Provide for accommodation of small-scale, informal uses, while the surrounding spaces flexible events. Way accommodate programming for activities Import Lane Encounter such as a children’s play space, fitness stations, • Encourage mixed land-use activation to edges of the park. picnic tables, barbecues, outdoor cafes and The Gauge a small community garden. The new toddler • Ensure local community activities are Geographe Street Merchant Street (local shopping street) play space and café to the northern edge and prioritised in the activities and use of The Montage community garden to the south will encourage the space. Victoria Green further family usage. Current ownership Typology Places Victoria with handover to City of Local park Melbourne in 2013. Way Keera Size Status Approximately 3,750m2 Central area of park, toddler play space, fitness station, outdoor café space and Minimum recommended programs community garden complete. Additional passive spaces to the southern edge will Karlsruhe Lane Myer be completed by 2014. EXISTING PROGRAMS Collins Street N Informal Picnic Play Community Fitness Small Outdoor ball sports BBQ garden station events dining Legend Context Plan Existing public open space Tram line Proposed public open space Tram stop Existing vegetation Key pedestrian connections Existing picnic/BBQ Active building edge Play space Residential building Exercise station Commercial building Community garden Committed building/public space DOCKLANDS PUBLIC REALM PLAN 03. Public spaces 067 KEY PUblIC SPACES Dock Square & Bourke Dock Dock Square & Bourke Dock Minimum infrastructure and access • Medium-scale events infrastructure This future public space in the heart of (power, water, space for a stage, storage). Victoria Harbour will be a hybrid of civic space and park with a river dock. The proposed mix • Public transport (continue tramline), of community, retail, service, dining, waterfront access for large service vehicles to bump and business activities framing its edges is in and bump out to support events. intended to provide daily activation. The space will support medium-scale events such as Recommendations music, outdoor movies and markets. Dock • Provide infrastructure to encourage Square’s identity draws on the site’s physical activation of the water edges. context including the water, wharf, the Victoria Harbour • Design Collins Street where it crosses the confluence of Bourke and Collins Streets and square to minimise traffic impacts. the introduction of special tree structures to r Promenade provide an inviting and comfortable space. • Provide space for medium scale, flexible Harbou Adjacent community buildings and facilities, events - including site access. Potential Swimming Pool Victoria including a library, boating hub and Location • Encourage mixed land-use activation to potentially an outdoor swimming pool the edge of the space. will support the civic role of the space. • Provide noise attenuation in surrounding Bourke Dock is the terminus of Bourke Street buildings. at the river’s edge. The dock will provide • Celebrate the maritime heritage. exhibition berthing giving public viewing of Collins Street extension a working ship as well as functioning as a • Facilitate ease of access to tram stop, transport hub with water transport (potential harbour and river promenades. Dock Square charter vessel, ferry and water taxi access) Current ownership and the Collins Street tram terminus. Bourke Street Places Victoria. Will be transferred to the Typology City of Melbourne with redevelopment. Civic space Status Collins Street Bourke Dock Size Future space (2012-13) Approximately Dock Square 2200m2 and Bourke Dock 2300m2 Minimum recommended programs N Yarra River Public Medium Play Outdoor Sports Public toilets events dining pavillion boating Legend Context Plan Human services/community building Potential historic ship location Residential building Tram Line Commercial building Potential tram stop location Mixed use building Key pedestrian/cycle connection Committed building Key pedestrian connection Future public open space Potential connection DOCKLANDS PUBLIC REALM PLAN 03. Public spaces 069 KEY PUblIC SPACES Sir John Coode Park Sir John Coode Park Minimum infrastructure and access • Power and water (for general lighting around This park will have a distinctly maritime picnic/BBQ/fishing areas). character. Located at the end of the former Australian Wharf, addressing the Yarra River, • No close public transport; provide access Victoria Harbour and the Melbourne Ports, for service vehicles for maintenance. the park should preserve its industrial heritage including basalt rock edges, timber piers Recommendations (navigational lights), wharf fenders, a control • Protect and enhance the rock edge and tower and other former port infrastructure remnant navigational light structures. Western Park (rail lines, lights). As a destination for visitors • Protect views to Melbourne Port and back to and a local park, the park should offer the city. information on its maritime heritage, picnic and resting areas, outdoor café/refreshments, • Accommodate a future bridge/boat Victoria Harbour views to the port and city skylines, a play connection to Western Park and Yarra’s Edge. space and fishing opportunities. • Connect people with the water (provide some soft informal water edges). There is a long-term opportunity for bridge connections across Victoria Harbour and the • Retain the gritty, maritime character. Navigational light structures Yarra River. The design of the park should not • Encourage mixed land-use activation to the preclude this future connection. edge of the park. existing shed • Restore the existing control tower as an Bolte Bridge Typology accessible public space. Sir John Proposed Collins Street extension Local park Coode Park • Limit vehicle access to maintenance/service Size vehicles only. Rock edge Approximately 3400m2 • Provide for and encourage fishing and boating. Minimum recommended programs • Provide informal play opportunities. Current ownership EXISTING PROGRAMS Places Victoria Yarra River Status Proposed space (2015-20) Fishing Picnic Fitness BBQ station Yarra’s Edge Public Play toilets N Legend Context Plan Proposed public open space Existing shed (to be removed) Potential future building Potential ferry/Pedestrian bridge Bolte Bridge pylons Residential building Existing control tower Mixed use building Navigational light structures Committed building Informal rock edge DOCKLANDS PUBLIC REALM PLAN 03. Public spaces 071 KEY PUblIC SPACES Seafarers Rest Seafarers Rest Minimum infrastructure and access • Power and water (for small events up A civic and cultural square and a destination to 500 people). for local and international visitors, Seafarers Rest is surrounded by the Yarra River, the • Existing proximity to tram stop and public Mission to Seafarers building (1915), Goods car parking. Shed No. 5 (heritage listed), heritage wharves, • Provide access for service vehicles to the new Seafarers Bridge, World Trade Centre bump-in bump-out to support events and Precinct and Flinders Wharf apartment park maintenance. building. The historic buildings and heritage elements underpin the square’s identity but it Recommendations also provides a setting for contemporary art • Provide an arts and culture focus to installations, performances and small events. the space. The square includes a variety of outdoor café/dining/refreshment opportunities. • Allow for small-scale, flexible events (up to 500 people). Kangan Institute Typology • Encourage mixed land-use activation to Way Car park Civic space the edge of the space. Wurundjeri • Provide direct pedestrian and cycle Size Mission to connections through the site to the 2 Seafarers Approximately 6,000m Wurundjeri Way pedestrian crossings. Minimum recommended programs • Ensure consistent, high-quality materials to the water promenades and the Charles Seafarers Flinders Rest Wharf Goods Shed No.5 Grimes Bridge underpass. Apartments • Improve the relationship between the Play Small Public Outdoor Seafarers Building and public spaces. events toilets dining Proposed Charles • Protect and enhance the existing Grimes Bridge underpass Seafarers Bridge maritime character. • Provide interpretive information on the Charles Grimes Bridge Yarra River site’s heritage significance in the broader Melbourne context. Current ownership

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