ROSS OATES DESIGN

ROSS OATES

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CONTENTS

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BACKGROUND
Site Context
Precedents
Site Qualities
Design Development
Vision
Design Principles

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FINAL DESIGN
Master Plan
Site Movement
Site Structure
Commercial/Mixed Use Precinct
Open Space Precinct
Residential Precinct
Site & Precinct Sections
Moving Landscapes

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PLANTING
Planting Plan
Planting Schedule

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TECHNICAL ELEMENTS
Tidal Impact
Materiality
Tide Levels

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MODELS
Experimental Model
Physical Model

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SITE CONTEXT
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Residential

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Context Plan

Fletchers Slip

Commercial

Recreational

Residential

Industrial

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PRECEDENTS
Prior to commencing the design process,
if was necessary to look at a number of
successful waterfront precedents. The
four which I looked at in the closest detail
include;
- Pirrama Park (Sydney)
- Barangaroo (Sydney)
- East Perth
- West 8 (Amsterdam)

Pirrama Park

Barangaroo

East Perth

West 8

All of these sites are great examples of

how clever design has re-established that
crucial link between the land and the water,
a design principle which would be very
important at Fletchers Slip.

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Selected Waterfront Precedents

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SITE QUALITIES
As these images show, the Fletchers Slip
site has many distinctive site qualities.
Those which are most apparent to me
include;
- Close proximity to waters edge
- Historical context
- Decay
- Pre-existing Architecture
- Range of existing materiality
- Proximity to Port Adelaide, Semaphore
- Views (to Harts Mill, Hills etc.)
- Open Space
Each of these qualities provide a great
opportunity when redeveloping this site.

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A selection of images taken at Fletchers Slip

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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VISION

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DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Decay

Rectilinearity

Environmental Sustainability

Given the amount of decay which is currently occurring on the

Fletchers Slip site, it is only natural that a new design would
embrace this site quality.

The design principle of rectilinearity is inspired by the sites former

usage as a shipping slip. Given that the site was purely used for the
purpose of getting as many ships in and out as quickly as possible,
the site ended up being little more than a series of parallel slips
and sheds, all facing directly to the waters edge.

The final design principle relates to environmental sustainability.

This will be achieved using numerous green infrastructure initiatives
throughout the site, such as bio-retention swales and water tanks
which will be used to irrigate all on site vegetation.

This design therefore seeks to emulate and enhance the natural

decay which is already occurring on throughout the site. Using a
series of level changes, the site will constantly evolve as the tides
come in and out, changing the shape, colour and condition of
the site. Special material and planting palettes will also be carefully
selected in order to replicate the process of decay throughout the
terrestrial areas of the design.

It is this presence of linear and rectangular forms throughout the

former site, along with the intention of creating vistas facing the
water, which have been a particular driving force for this design.

A strong planting palette which features primarily drought tolerant

indigenous species will also be used throughout the site in order to
reduce the need for excess irrigation during the dryer months.

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MASTER PLAN
SITE FEATURES
1 - Pedestrian Footbridge
2 - Open Lawn
3 - Moving Land Platform
4 - Public Pool
5 - Pedestrian Footbridge
6 - Elevated Playspace
7 - Commercial + Mixed Use Precinct
8 - Public Carpark
9 - Residential Precinct
10 - Shared Promenade
11 - Marina
12 - Open Lawn + Playspace

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Master Plan

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SITE MOVEMENT
TRANSPORT LEGEND
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Site Entrance

One Way

This design is primarily focussed on

pedestrian movement, with vehicle and
bicycle movement generally being directed
around the site.
One exception to this policy occurs in the
residential precinct, which uses shared One
Way streets in order to provide vehicle and
service access to all apartments.
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Site Movement Plan

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SITE STRUCTURE
PRECINCT BREAKDOWN
Commercial/Mixed Use

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Site Structure Plan

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COMMERCIAL/MIXED USE PRECINCT

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COMMERCIAL/MIXED USE PRECINCT

FEATURES;
1 - Site Entry (1)
2 - Commercial/Mixed Use Building
3 - Outdoor Eating Area
4 - Drooping Sheoak Corridor
5 - Site Entry (2)

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Commercial/Mixed Use Precinct Plan

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OPEN SPACE PRECINCT

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OPEN SPACE PRECINCT FEATURES;

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1 - Pedestrian Footbridge
2 - Scenic Promenade
3 - Elevated Playspace
4 - Pedestrian Footbridge
5 - Drooping Sheoak Gardens
6 - Open Lawn
7 - Moving Landscape Platform (1)
8 - Mangrove/Marine Gardens
9 - Public Pool
10 - Moving Landscape Platform (2)

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Open Space Precinct Plan

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RESIDENTIAL PRECINCT
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RESIDENTIAL PRECINCT FEATURES;

1 - Public Park (1)

2 - Access Road (Northern Apartments)
3 - Public Park (2)
4 - Pedestrian Footbridge
5 - Shared Promenade
6 - Waterfront Promenade
7 - Mangrove/Marine Gardens
8 - Outdoor Eating Area

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Residential Precinct Plan

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SITE & PRECINCT SECTIONS

Open Space + Commercial Precinct Section

Residential Precinct Section

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Site Section

Open Space + Commercial Precinct

Residential Precinct

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MOVING LANDSCAPES

MOVING LANDSCAPE FEATURES;

1 - Access Path/Steps (1)
2 - Moving Landscape Platform (High Tide)
3 - Slip
4 - Moving Landscape Platform (Low Tide)
5 - Access Path/Steps (2)
6 - Moving Landscape Platform (2)

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Moving Landscape Plan

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PLANTING
PLANTING FEATURES
1 - Scenic Promenade
2 - Drooping Sheoak Gardens
3 - Slip Vegetation
4 - Mangrove/Marine Gardens
5 - Sheoak Promenade
6 - Norfolk Island Pine Boundary
7 - Planted Shared Street
8 - Planted Edges

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Planting Plan

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Goodenia varia
(Sticky Goodenia)

Banksia integrifolia
(Coast Banksia)

Scaevola aemula
(Fairy Fan-Flower)

Callistemon citrinus
(Bottlebrush)

Leucopogon parviflorus
(Coast Beard Heath)

Chrysocephalum apiculatum
(Yellow Buttons)

Scaevola crassifolia
(Thick-leaved Fan Flower)

Allocasuarina striata
(Drooping Sheoak)

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Araucaria heterophylla
(Norfolk Island Pine)

NOT PICTURED

Banksia marginata
(Silver Banksia)

Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea

(Red flowering Yellow Gum)

Eucalyptus utilis
(Coastal Moort)

TERRESTRIAL PLANTING

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The design will feature numerous marine gardens

throughout. These gardens will primarily feature
Australian mangroves, but will also include various
native salt marsh species.

Over time, it is also hoped that a certain amount of

marine algae will also blanket parts of the site.
Chlorophyta
(Marine Green Algae)

Juncus acutus
(Spiny sea rush)

Sarcocornia quinqueflora
(Samphire)

Juncus kraussi
(Sea rush)

Avicennia marina
(Australian mangroves)

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Baumea juncea
(Bare Twig Rush)

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Distichlis distichophylla
(Australian Salt Grass)

Samolus repens
(Creeping Brookweed)

Sporobolus virginicus
(Saltwater couch)

Suaeda australis
(Seabite)

MARINE PLANTING

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TIDAL IMPACT

Water Level: 1.0m

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TIDAL IMPACT

Water Level: 2.0m

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TIDAL IMPACT

Water Level: 3.0m

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TIDAL IMPACT

Water Level: 3.0m

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TIDAL IMPACT

Water Level: 2.0m

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TIDAL IMPACT

Water Level: 1.0m

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MATERIALITY

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Given one of the main design principles of the design relates to using
decay to enhance, materials have been selected based on how they will
decay over time and how this may be used as a positive design feature.
A blend of corten steel and existing recycled steel from the site will be
used throughout the design, due to their ability to rust in a desirable
fashion, displaying natures finish to the site.

Timber

Corten Steel

Recycled Steel

In-Situ Blasted Concrete

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TIDE LEVELS
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Tidal Impact

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Water Levels

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EXPERIMENTAL MODEL
This experimental model features a few
concrete steps, simpler to what would be
used on the site.
The experiment was conducted by placing
the concrete model into a container filled
with salt water containing an abundance
of marine algae. The container was then
placed into the sun, in an attempt to see
if the algae would grow and attach to the
concrete.
It was hoped that this plus natural
evaporation would lead to the creation of a
model which would be comparatively clean
at the top and covered with algae at the
bottom, replicating onsite conditions.
Here are the results...

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The commencement of the process (top), two weeks later (bottom)

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PHYSICAL MODEL
The final step of the process involved
creating a physical model of the whole
design. Viewing this model allows one to
see how the site functions, and how the
three main precincts, as well as the two
moving landscapes, relate to each other
and the rest of the site.
The model also gives viewers a great
perspective regarding how the design
interacts with the waters edge, both along
the canals through the site and along the
harbour frontage.
The verticality of the model has been
exaggerated on a scale of 3:1, in order to
make the depth stand out to the viewer.

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Final Site Model

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QUESTIONS?
SITE FEATURES
1 - Pedestrian Footbridge
2 - Open Lawn
3 - Moving Land Platform
4 - Public Pool
5 - Pedestrian Footbridge
6 - Elevated Playspace
7 - Commercial + Mixed Use Precinct
8 - Public Carpark
9 - Residential Precinct
10 - Shared Promenade
11 - Marina
12 - Open Lawn + Playspace

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Master Plan

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