Williamstown Junction Estate, Victoria
Situated on Melbourne Road Newport , this large infill development transformed an unused railway siding into a vibrant upmarket development comprising 200 new dwellings and parkland.
Project Summary
Situated on Melbourne Road Newport , this large infill development transformed an unused railway siding into a vibrant upmarket development comprising 200 new dwellings and parkland.
Features & Innovation
Laneways have been used extensively in this estate to enable parking to garages at the rear of the property. The elimination of garages from the front street together with urban design guidelines that prohibit the use of mock period features creates a wonderful streetscape for this estate. The use of park land to assist in solving a drainage problem has been a positive and innovative feature of this development.
Engineering
The design of Williamstown Junction Estate provided a number of challenges: The solutions to these problems highlight the benefits of working as a multidisciplinary team to achieve outcomes that are environmentally sensitive and visually attractive whilst still being cost effective.
One of the major problems to be overcome was to sort out an existing drainage problem. Unfortunately the proximity of the railway line and the existing outfall drain posed a significant constraint. After much consultation and a number of conceptual ideas the Council agreed to a solution that utilised the parkland as a retarding basin during peak storms. In order to make the parks user friendly all year round a free draining base has been used. The effect of the change in level of the park is quite effective in an otherwise flat landscape and the sloping grass provides a great opportunity for kids to play.
Landscape Architecture
- New parkland
- Houses have an outlook over the park.
- Parks are designed as basins to assist in detaining stormwater following large storms. The landscape design incorporates a perched water table design so that following such storms the parks are able to freely drain.
| Project | Williamstown Junction Estate |
| Date | 1998 - 2000 |
| Location | Newport |
| Client | Urban Land Developments |
| Disciplines | Urban Design, Town Planning, Land Surveying, Civil Engineering and Landscape Architecture. |
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