USB100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Creative Industries, Affordable Housing, Land Lot
29 Jun 2018
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Week 4 lecture:
Kelvin grove urban village:
= “A unique mixed-use urban village displaying best practice in many ways”
= a joint venture between:
The state housing authority and
QUT
LOCATION:
The land / lot was not a clean shape of KGUV --> And no powers of acquisition were used by the
government to clean up the edges --> using the land available
--> Bought some houses independently
Prior to developments were army barracks
PRIOR LAND OWNERSHIP
Committed to the idea of a main street rather than box shopping centre argued for a shopping centre in
the CENTRE of the village
Musk ave. is first new main Street in QLD in last century
Shopping centre in middle desired --> Big chain supermarkets wanted visibility from Kelvin Grove main road
Idealised trying to get housing close to existing housing on the outer line
Tried to get denser, taller apartment in the middle main street - away from existing residents
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Document Summary
= a unique mixed-use urban village displaying best practice in many ways . The land / lot was not a clean shape of kguv --> and no powers of acquisition were used by the government to clean up the edges --> using the land available. Committed to the idea of a main street rather than box shopping centre argued for a shopping centre in the centre of the village. Musk ave. is first new main street in qld in last century. Shopping centre in middle desired --> big chain supermarkets wanted visibility from kelvin grove main road. Idealised trying to get housing close to existing housing on the outer line. Tried to get denser, taller apartment in the middle main street - away from existing residents. Institute for health and fitness biomedical innovations research centre. The academy - elite senior high school. Created a neighbour where people can walk through and engage with the community as a whole.
