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Re-imagining our regional towns:A case study of Bairnsdale
Tim Biles, Message Consultants AustraliaUrban Design Conference, Melbourne, 2012
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reimaginingbairnsdale.com
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Regional context
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Gippsland Lakes
Bairnsdale
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Reduction in public life in the core
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Attachment to the motor car
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Public spaces remain largely vacant after 5pm
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Diversity and authenticity vs. standardisation
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Meeting the challenges
Roads & carparks
Buildings
Open spaces & footpaths
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Main St gardensNicholson St MallLibrary
Catalyst projects
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Main Street Gardens
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Main Street gardens
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Main Street gardens
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Nicholson Street Mall
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Nicholson Street Mall
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Bairnsdale Library
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New library design by NOW Architects
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Extending the walkability through connections
Existing links
Desired links
Through-shop links
Linking key assets
Bairnsdale Railway Station
The grand boulevard
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City grid comparison
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Perimeter block path vs mid block path
200m
90m
200m
90m
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Campbells Centreway Arcade
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Paper Chase outdoor café
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Rear of Paper Chase bookshop & café (facing lane)
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Laneway access to Nicholson St and river beyond
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Loss of connection to the river
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Mitchell River
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Encouraging new approaches to activity - busking
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Outdoor concerts
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Temporary space – Joost cafe
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Temporary use - Section 8 bar, Melbourne
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“…After the assistant Surveyor’s provision of ample
tempting space [in Main St], one can wrongly
suspect the town of perpetual poverty, and uneasily
of poverty of imagination.
Generations of citizens seem to have missed a
point and misused a heritage and an
opportunity.” (Hal Porter)