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With the swarm of people heading to our sunny state every month, transport is becoming a major issue for Queensland, especially Brisbane.
In order to maximise the infrastructure that already exists, increase densities and ensure efficient land use, Transport Hubs (or transport-oriented developments) are a logical progression from mixed use projects.
Transport Hubs represent a great opportunity to use the generative capacity of movement to move away from the traditional nodal layout of our cities to integrated, mixed use developments.
THG were charged with creating a landscape where pedestrians and vehicles could safely coexist.
Creating an urban community within unique environmental constraints was the challenge facing THG when we were approached to offer strategic planning advice to Intrapac on the New Beith project. Representing a major growth area that had been recently added to the Urban Footprint, this residential development was characterised by endangered vegetation, a future railway corridor and topographical feature ‘Round Mountain’ right in the middle of the development.
“We want to set the standard for the region” was the brief given to THG when creating the residential development to be known as ‘The Ridge Urban Village’.
Creating a high quality urban infill master planned community on a site located on the fringe of the Guragunba flood plain on Queensland’s Gold Coast was no mean feat for THG. After obtaining approval for the first stages of the 73ha site, THG’s next challenge was to negotiate with the Gold Coast City Council to allow a mixed use development comprising residential, tourist resort, small scale commercial and retail uses.
THG were commissioned to create a master planning concept for the Coomera CBD area incorporating New Urbanism design principles. Theories on pedestrian cities were put in to practice, augmenting a mix of uses including education, retail, health and residential accommodation. THG created a space that reduced reliance on cars, promoted healthier living by encouraging regular exercise and promoted cycling and walking as the primary mode of transport
