LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FUTURE

The Brickworks project proposes a site transition from a light industrial precinct to a low-to-medium density residential community with more than 43 per cent of its total area dedicated to green space.

The development proposes a mixture of dwellings including houses, townhouses and units to create an urban environment designed to attract owner occupiers, empty-nesters and young families. Around 350 dwellings are proposed to be developed across the site which was previously earmarked for over 500. This ensures Brickworks will not only deliver spacious living and attractive street frontages, but it will also complement the existing character of the Alderley and Newmarket suburbs.

The vision for the site’s development aligns with Council’s Ashgrove Grange District Neighbourhood Plan, which highlights the area’s long term preferred development as being low-to-medium-density residential use1.

BRICKWORKS LANDSCAPE

With more than 43 per cent of the 4.67 hectare site dedicated to green space, Brickworks will blend its built environment with the Brisbane landscape by creating a community that complements the surrounding neighbourhood, a beautiful respite for residents and habitat for local fauna.

More than 20,000 plants and trees are proposed for inclusion in the Brickworks landscape vision, including upwards of 300 feature trees – of note are Brisbane favourites such as Moreton Bay Figs, Flame Trees, Poincianas and Frangipanis. These trees will not only create beautiful scenery and fragrant spaces, but they will also attract a range of beautiful birds, such as honeyeaters, spinebills, lorikeets, friarbirds and rosellas.

A public space created around the historic chimney stack will provide a place where visitors and residents can interact with the site’s heritage.

350 APPROX.

Proposed Dwellings

46,690m2 Site Area

20,000 +Plants and trees

WHO WILL LIVE THERE

A wide cross section of people will be attracted to the

development, particularly owner occupiers, including young

families, empty nesters, retirees and people transitioning from

current housing but wanting to stay in the same area.

15,000m2 APPROX.

(31%) Building Footprint

FAST FACTS

PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY

680m Walk to Newmarket Station

640mWalk to Alderley Station

NEWMARKET BRICKWORKS VISION

Newmarket BRICKWORKS (or Brickworks for short) is a proposed new residential development located at 95 – 117 Mina Parade on the border of Newmarket and Alderley in Brisbane.

With a vision drawing on the historic character of the site and reflecting the surrounding suburb, Brickworks will establish a residential community which complements its surrounds and acknowledges the importance the site holds for the community.

1 Ashgrove Grange District Neighbourhood Plan, Part Seven, Brisbane City Plan 2014

BRICKWORKS NEWMARKET

Current south bound view from Mina Parade

20,000m2 APPROX.

(43%) Landscaped Area

12,000m2 APPROX.

(26%) Driveways, road, paths, plaza

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BRICKWORKS TOWN PLANNING

The Brickworks proposal focuses on creating a new residential development which matches the surrounding suburb’s character, highlights the site’s place in the city’s history and revitalises a tired, unattractive industrial site.

With Alderley and Newmarket train stations a short walk away, Brickworks is ideally located for residents to take advantage of convenient public transport including trains and buses. However, as it is recognised that private vehicle travel will likely be a regular travel mode to and from Brickworks, plenty of off street and basement car parking is included to ensure parking generated by the Brickworks will be contained within its boundaries.

PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT

DROP IN INFORMATION SESSION

If you would like more information about Brickworks or have any questions, you can come and meet some members of the team at our drop-in information session.

Date: 9 April 2016Time: 9:30am - 12:30pmLocation: 117 Mina Parade – under the roof covered area

of the car park on the western side of the site.

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TRAFFIC

Traffic is a key consideration in Brickworks planning and significant investment has been made to understand what impacts the Brickworks proposal may have on traffic conditions for residents in the surrounding area.

Experienced traffic engineers have measured the current traffic generated from the site and estimated traffic conditions in the future once people are living in the finished product.

The diagram left shows the results of the traffic engineering estimates for traffic movements to and from the Brickworks site for the morning peak (7:45am – 8:45pm) and evening peak (5:00pm – 6:00pm).

The traffic engineers have estimated the future vehicle movements to and from the Brickworks site assuming between 90 – 95 per cent of trips generated from proposed development will be by car, however due to the proximity of the rail stations this is likely to be lower.

PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC FLOW

Traffic engineering estimates the largest traffic increase following the development will occur in Mina Parade to the immediate north of Yarradale Street. Traffic surveys indicate that approximately 95 and 170 vehicles per hour currently use that section of Mina Parade in the morning and afternoon peak hours respectively. Traffic engineering estimates the development will cause traffic volumes at this location to increase to approximately 180 in the morning peak with very little or no increase expected in the afternoon peak.

Traffic engineering estimates that upon completion of the development the estimated future peak hour traffic volumes in Mina Parade, Yarradale Street and other local streets close to the development will be significantly less than the 300 vehicles per hour or 3,000 vehicles per day limit widely considered to be desirable for residential streets.

Historical information sourced from “Newmarket Brickworks Chimney (entry 601357)”. Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

A LONG HISTORY

The Brickworks development takes its name from the industrial activities carried out on the site reaching back more than 100 years, honouring its unique historic nature.

When Newmarket was still a rural and outlying area of Brisbane in 1911, a group of Brisbane builders and architects, led by Aleck Anderson (a former Clerk of Works and also an experienced builder) formed Brisbane Brick and Builders Supply Company Ltd to produce good quality bricks which were then in short supply in Brisbane.

The iconic Newmarket Brickworks Chimney was constructed in 1912, with the new bricking firing process called the Hoffman method requiring many significantly large firing kilns.

Brisbane Brick made its first appearance in the Queensland Post Office Directory (Trades Directory) in 1912-13. As Queensland was essentially a timber state, the demand for bricks fell below production. Brickyards quickly piled high with large stocks of unsold bricks and were often forced during those early years to close down for from six months to two years to allow demand to catch up with supply. After one of these closures, Brisbane Brick issued new preference shares to obtain capital to refit and modernise its original plant at Newmarket and resume manufacturing. From then until the outbreak of World War II, the company stopped production for one or two brief periods only.

WORLD WAR II AND THE BOOM YEARS

During the war, the Defence Department utilised the Newmarket sheds, kilns and yards to store goods such as clothing, boots and other equipment. The company’s engineering staff were engaged to maintain Liberty ships and other defence work. World War II set the brick manufacturing industry back many years and forced the closure of the company’s works at Newmarket. With the end of the war, the brick manufacturing industry then faced the introduction of price controls. At this time, the modernisation of many plants was slowed considerably.

When the price controls were lifted, Brisbane Brick redoubled their efforts to make up for lost time. In the middle of a housing boom following the war, bricks were in major demand and Brisbane Brick opened a second factory in Strathpine, which saw the Newmarket site take a back seat to its bigger brother.

THE END OF AN ERA

Operation of the Newmarket Brickworks was continued by PGH. By 1985, the Newmarket site had frontages to Alderley, Wakefield and Yarradale Streets and Mina Parade. In 1987 the Brickworks was demolished and the site subdivided. Buildings demolished included the Hoffman kiln, drying kiln, sorting sheds, dome kiln buildings and an extruder presses building.

PRESERVING BRISBANE BRICK’S LEGACY

Entered into the Queensland Heritage Register in March 2000, the Newmarket Brickworks Chimney is significant as a rare, surviving example of the brick manufacturing industry in Brisbane, and Queensland, in the early part of the 20th century.

While the chimney is visible from the surrounding area and stands out as a local icon, currently the site around the chimney stands neglected and forgotten.

The Brickworks proposal will preserve this important local historic icon, creating public space around the chimney and installing informational signs to help educate future generations about its significance to the local area.

Historical information sourced from “Newmarket Brickworks Chimney (entry 601357)”. Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

Above: PGH employee opening brick kiln at PGH Bricks, Brisbane 1983

WITH A VISION DRAWING ON THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE SITE AND REFLECTING THE SURROUNDING SUBURB, BRICKWORKS WILL ESTABLISH A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY WHICH COMPLEMENTS ITS SURROUNDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE THE SITE HOLDS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

DROP IN INFORMATION SESSION

Date: 9 April 2016Time: 9:30am - 12:30pmLocation: 117 Mina Parade

Newmarket view with the brickworks

chimney on the left , circa 1925

Current chimney 2016

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SEEKING YOUR STORIES

The development team behind the Brickworks vision is working actively with the community to ensure their commitment to deliver a development which complements the surrounding neighbourhoods is achieved.

To assist the team in preserving the site’s valuable local history, Brickworks is seeking stories and images from the local community which capture the site and its various uses throughout its long life. These stories and images will help build a clear and lasting picture of times gone by to be included in information near the historic chimney stack.

If you have images or an interesting story you would like to share with the Brickworks team, please contact us via our website www.newmarketbrickworks.com.au/contact

CONTACT US

If you would like to know more about Brickworks’ proposal or if you have any comments you would like to provide, you can contact us on the details below.

Further updates will be provided to the community as planning progresses. All feedback received will be used to further develop plans for this iconic site.

info@newmarketbrickworks.com.au facebook/newmarketbrickworks

www.newmarketbrickworks.com.au/contact

95-117 Mina Parade 1800 813 993