Xxxxxx Street Plaza Sample Clauses

Xxxxxx Street Plaza. The following design objectives, principles and requirements relate specifically to the Xxxxxx Street Plaza. Design and delivery of the plaza must meet these standards in addition to the general standards set out above. Design Objectives • Create a distinctly public plaza that is open and connected to the urban context: • The plaza has a functionally and visibly continuous relationship with the primary adjacent public space, being Xxxxxx Street; and • The plaza is graded to comfortably facilitate a variety of social functions including table and chair seating and engage with adjacent built form; and • Activities within the community building will be able to extend out into the plaza, without impediment, when required. • Create a public plaza with a unique and distinguishable identity Design Principles • Make a plaza that is flat and level with Xxxxxx Street and is treated as a continuous open space. • Make a public plaza that connects the activities contained within the community building with the activity of the City Streets. • Make a public space that is flexible in use and can functionally support and interchange uses with the community building. • Make a new, public space within the City’s network of public space that is suitable for a variety of uses by people, including table and chair seating, and cultural events. • Maximise opportunities for activation of the Plaza by managing levels and interfaces with surrounding buildings and spaces, in particular with the community building and existing built form. • Make a place of respite from the harder urban spaces adjacent by incorporating natural elements including water and /or trees and other plantings. • Introduce green plantings and trees to support the identity, character and links to other nearby public spaces of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Gardens and Macquarie Place • Make a public space clear from clutter and that is flexible in use. • Make many places for people to sit, prospect and refuge, social seating and individual seating, temporary seating and table and chair seating. • Design a space that is comfortable for people to sit and stay in the space throughout the year, and at various times of the day and night, accounting for existing and future wind, sun and noise conditions. • Ensure pedestrian desire lines are effectively managed to maximise space in the Plaza and create efficient paths of travel through the precinct. • Create visual connections to laneways from the plaza (east-west and north-south). • B...

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