Browse Brief Case Studies by housing density: Medium
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Macgregor West
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 29 Oct 2008
The Macgregor West development is in the ACT, west of Macgregor and south of Dunlop. Walking tracks and other recreational facilities will form part of the development as well as water sensitive urban design and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The development will preserve the critically endangered Golden Sun Moth's habitat.
Crace Concept plan
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 27 Oct 2008
Crace will be located next to the suburbs of Palmerston and Giralang and the Ginninderra Creek/Percival Hill Nature Park, ACT. The plan includes:
A pedestrian and off-road cycling network;
Conserving the maximum amount of trees;
Implementing Water Sensitive Urban Design;
Preserving Gungaderra Grasslands nature reserve; and
Protection of significant Aboriginal cultural sites.
The gross residential area of the suburb will be 92 ha.
Casey Concept Plan
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 24 Oct 2008
Casey will be a new suburb of Gungahlin, ACT situated on approximately 192 ha. The Casey concept plan includes:
conserving as many trees as possible;
investigating eighteen recorded Aboriginal sites, three recorded European heritage sites and potential archaeological deposits;
community facilities (e.g. gym, child care centre, parks, shops, art/craft gallery) and
a sustainable stormwater strategy via use of the natural drainage system.
Ellenbrook Villages
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 21 Oct 2008
Ellenbrook is a northeastern suburb in Perth, Western Australia, and so far five of seven different styled villages have been built. House designs allow for solar orientation and design, decreased environmental impact on wetlands, flora and fauna, reduced car dependency and lower home operating costs. It is envisaged that by 2012, Ellenbrook villages will house approximately 30 000 people.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Very Large (>5000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
Gandangara Estate
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Oct 2008
Gandangara Estate is in Barden Ridge, 31 km south-west of Sydney's CBD and is a 41 lot residential subdivision project provided for rehabilitation of a degraded former quarry site. Gandangara Estate has an environmental management plan, incorporating indigenous native plants only and non-invasive grass, passive solar design is implemented, solar hot water is used, all stormwater is tertiary treated (Ingal system) and surrounding bushland is preserved, including a cultural sites management plan. The development provides for Aboriginal employment for construction and post construction stages.
Newbury Estate
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 10 Oct 2008
Newbury Estate, New South Wales has won an Award for Excellence from Planning Institute of Australia. Newbury is north-west of Sydney via the M2 motorway, near Castle Hills Towers shopping centre, Mirvac Stanhope Village, the Blacktown Leisure Centre and Waves Leisure Centre at Baulkham Hills.
Waterways
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
Waterways is located in Braeside, Victoria in Melbourne's south-east, less than 3 km from Mordialloc beach. 20% of the development is parkland and 40% is a freshwater lake. Cats are not allowed within this development due to the presence of unique birdlife, fish and frogs.
Some of the awards won by this development include:
- National Housing Institute (HIA) Award
- National Urban Development Institute Award (UDIA) for Environmental Excellence
- Australian Property Institute's State Environmental Development Award (SEAV) for 'outstanding treatment of environmental issues in the context of a development project.'
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Estate Design,
- Medium (100-1000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Waterford Valley Land Rehabilitation Project
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
The Waterford Valley Land Rehabilitation Project is located in Knox City, Victoria at the foothills of the Dandenong ranges in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The Project has rehabilitated 140 acres of land into wetlands, a golf course, retirement village, hostel accommodation and a conference centre as well as reintroducing indigenous flora and fauna. The Waterford Valley Land Rehabilitation Project won the Local Government Property Award from the Australian Property Institute.
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Water Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Small (<100 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Vale
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
Vale is located in Aveley, within Swan Valley, 35 minutes from Perth's CBD in Western Australia. Just under 113 hectares (23%) of Vale is preserved wetland and bushland. This development won the 2007 UDIA WA Award for Environmental Excellence.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Panorama
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 08 Oct 2008
The Panorama estate in Glenfield, New South Wales is 10 minutes from Liverpool and includes a community clubhouse, tennis court, swimming pool and spa. Prospective buyers can choose from over 30 different house designs to put on vacant land or a newly built house with completed courtyard. The Panorama estate received the 2006 HIA CSR NSW Housing Award for Residential Lifestyle Development of the Year.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Estate Design, Access and Transport,
- Medium (100-1000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
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