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Vertical mixed use communities in Australia: a compact city model?
Iderlina B. Mateo-BabianoSchool of Geography, Planning & Environmental Management, The
University of Queensland
Simon HustonUQ Business School, The University of Queensland
Vertical mixed use development
PurposeScoping study vertical mixed-use buildings in Brisbane, Australia.
Findings • Conflicted definitions of VMUs• Limited uptake in Brisbane – single function 86% of 418 CBD buildings– 11.9% two uses– 1.7% (VMU 3 or more uses)
Evaluation framework
Brisbane study area
Vertical structures in Brisbane
Mixed Use Developments in Brisbane’s CBD
Location of evaluated VMU buildings
Horizontal mixed-use development
Brisbane Transit Centre displaying 3 towers (Colliers International)
VMU Riparian Plaza
o Eagle Street o Bloomberg Incorporated Limited
and the o Architect is Harry Seildero Constructed in 2005o National Award for Innovation
and Excellence in Mixed Use Development (2008)
o 53 levelso Outside - retail componento 1 -11 - car parks o 14-38 - commercial spaceo 41-52 - residential space
Building heights
Limited temporal extension
Development Before 8am Working Hours 8am-5pm
After 5pm-late 24 hours
Anzac Square Buildings Brisbane Square Building Brisbane Transit Centre Oaks Festival Towers Riparian Plaza Central Station The Midtown The Bostonian Apartments 201 Charlotte Street Primac House 400 George Street 141 Queen Street 140 Elizabeth Street
Conclusion
VMU is no silver bullet to sustainable citiesLimited scoping study Results
Definitions of VMU conflictedUptake limited by:
oGreater cost and riskoComplexity of decision process o Scarcity of mixed-use design and project management
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