Central Geelong Framework Plan Advisory 59 Committee Full Name: Andrew Mauderer Organisation: Affected property: Attachment 1: https://engage.vic.gov.au/download_file/49431 Attachment 2: Attachment 3: Comments: I would like to object to the draft central Geelong framework plan. This plan severley devalues my property at ,and restricts the type of use of my property going forward. I have previously submitted and spoken with the council in regards to a development on my property at . They planning officer advised me that we should be increasing the height of the development to utilize the full extend of the regulations. Under this new draft this would now not be possible. Many building in close proximity are already exceeding these new height restrictions.(ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL,RYDGES HOTEL ETC) We are being discriminated against with this new draft proposal. I purchased this property in 1998 because you were able to build to approx 10 stories on this site,and that is where the value of this property lies. If the council want to hamstring future development of central Geelong the council need to compensate people like myself for the difference between the value of our property with a full development as opposed to the greatly reduced development potential being proposed. I have already invested a considerable amount of time and money in relation to design of a building, drawing and consultation with architects and builders,to slowly move towards the redevelopment of our site. I am submitting the plans that were discussed with council and ask to note that we object strongly to this draft Geelong framework plan and ask that we as a city don't move forward with this framework proposal as it hinders the cities future property and development. Andrew Mauderer Submission Cover Sheet FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 3D VIEWS Job No 15065 36-38 Lt Ryrie Street Geelong MASSING RENDERS SK04 P1 28.5.15 Central Geelong Framework Plan Advisory 60 Committee Full Name: Mary-Jane Walker Organisation: Affected property: Attachment 1: https://engage.vic.gov.au/download_file/49460 Attachment 2: Attachment 3: Comments: Submission Cover Sheet SUBMISSION TO DRAFT CENTRAL GEELONG FRAMEWORK PLAN 6 JULY 2021 DR MARY-JANE WALKER THE SCHOOL OF LOST ARTS 221 NOBLE STREET NEWTOWN www.theschooloflostarts.com.au 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………………..3 MY BACKGROUND/PERSPECTIVE ………………………………………………………………………..4 BIOPHILIC DESIGN ……………………………………………………………………………………………….5 - PRECEDENTS …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 - GEELONG’S POTENTIAL …………………………………………………………………………….8 THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN FOR GEELONG …………………………10 HOW BIOPHILIC DESIGN WILL ADDRESS THE CENTRAL GEELONG DRAFT FRAMEWORK PLAN’S KEY OBJECTIVES ……………………………………………………………….11 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO DRAFT CENTRAL GEELONG FRAMEWORK PLAN …………………………………………………………………………………………..11 CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………………………………………………….16 2 SUBMISSION TO DRAFT CENTRAL GEELONG FRAMEWORK PLAN 7 JULY 2021 DR MARY-JANE WALKER, THE SCHOOL OF LOST ARTS INTRODUCTION Geelong is a wonderful city with incredible potential but it stands at a crucial stage in its development. The Central Geelong Framework Plan outlines the strategy to guide the city up to 2050. As such, it holds the key parameters that will determine just how liveable the city will remain and in particular whether the city will embrace its full potential. It is my belief that for this to happen, the Framework Plan needs to include a much greater emphasis on guiding the overall design of the built forms and their settings so that they combine to deliver a destination biodiverse and green city that will attract and retain the people the planners seek for work, lifestyle, commerce and tourism. To do this the Central Geelong Framework Plan needs to mandate designs that exhibit specific properties that are known to enhance human wellbeing. Biophilic Design fulfills this role and provides a well-documented, established series of design principles which guide the design of buildings and the urban environment to deliver optimum health and wellbeing through direct and indirect connection to nature. The whole future survival of urban ecosystems depends on this connection, which is vital for our mental and physical health. This has been proven over many decades of research globally. It is increasingly being recognised by cities internationally as the way forward to a vibrant, healthy and sustainably economic future. It does this while still allowing freedom for interpretation and in the range of design outcomes. I believe that the Framework Plan also requires a real and binding urban greening policy which mandates not only a much greater percentage tree cover but also requires buildings to include green roofs, walls and plantings and biophilic design elements as an integral part of their development. This is a once in a generation opportunity, which if missed, will diminish the experience and potential prosperity of Geelong for a long time to come, possibly forever. It will also fail to address the reality of the urban environmental challenges we are facing this century through loss of biodiversity and climate change and issues such as the Heat Island Effect These are real, pressing and hugely costly if ignored. This focus requires great leadership, long term vision and a real belief, as I have, that this city can take its place as one of the great green cities of the world, becoming a sought-after destination for work, life and commerce and tourism. We have the model for this, one of the world’s most commercial but attractive destinations, our sister City of Design, Singapore, also a biophilic design city. Other cities close to us, Freemantle W.A and Wellington N.Z are also already biophilic cities and embracing its potential. 3 MY BACKGROUND/ PERSPECTIVE I have been a Geelong resident for the last 12 years. My family and I moved here to restore and re-activate one of the city’s most historic houses and gardens. My own background is cross disciplinary encompassing both a Ph.D. in the science of Genetics but also work as a professional artist, designer and founder of the Geelong based business The School of Lost Arts. I am the co-founder of the Melbourne based marketing strategy consultancy, Circ Consulting and have also worked at the London Design Centre focusing on innovation implementation. I am one of the City of Greater Geelong Design Week Curatorial Team and on the Working Group for the UNESCO Cities of Design Subnetwork Meeting later this year. Up to this year, when the internal structure changed, I was also a member of the Audience and Engagement Committee of the Geelong Gallery. My interest in the future of Geelong in the current context is particularly about creating the optimum urban ecosystem for the health and wellbeing of all residents. This includes recognition of the other species with which we share this environment and which contribute to its long-term biological health and its sustainable future. There is enormous opportunity in this perspective on urban design, creating a city which will stand out globally. This focus comes not only from my training as a biologist but also from my background as an artist and educator and in particular my understanding and research into the role of biophilic design. This is the international design movement that recognises our fundamental need to connect to nature and its use of key principles for the design of the urban environment. For the past five years I have been promoting the importance of biophilic design, particularly for Geelong’s future, through events together with the Live+Smart Lab at Deakin University and over 40 other key stakeholders, including hosting events during Geelong Design Week. I have conducted presentations to conferences, corporate partners and property and planning organisations. These events together have generated a large amount of buy-in from the community and successful international exposure for our city. They demonstrate to me the great desire that Geelong’s residents and others have for this city to craft a unique future which embraces these ideas. 4 BIOPHILIC DESIGN Biophilia means literally the love of life, a term originally made popular by the biologist E.O. Wilson in the 1980s. Since then, interest in this concept and its application to how we live has grown enormously with extensive studies around the world to have proven its vital importance to our mental and physical health. When we think about changing the way we live in cities, the idea of biophilic design takes this innate love and harnesses it to create better homes, workplaces and schools. Living in an urban 21st century environment does not have to mean being cut off from nature and all it has to teach us. Other cities around the world are crafting a different future, both more biophilic and more sustainable in the way they are designing their built environment. Briefly, biophilic design takes this connection to nature which comes from our innate biology and uses it to create design principles which we can apply. There are a number of ways of looking at these key design patterns but for simplicity I outline them thus: Firstly, we can think of our Experience of Nature which is simply our direct visual connection to say plants and animals or our non- visual connection such as when we use our other senses like touch, smell or hearing like when we smell a eucalypt leaf or hear a bird calling. These experiences are very important to us. These patterns can be applied in cities through biodiverse multi-layered street plantings and in buildings through green walls, plants, and green roof terraces. Green walls and biophilic design for greater productivity The other patterns in this grouping include how we sense the temperature, the movement of air, as well as access to water and natural light. Being able to open a window to feel a breeze or having sunlight fall on our desk makes a huge difference to our wellbeing and is also proven to increase productivity.