Victorian Sites
Raglan Street Parkland
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Landscape Architect: Site Office Landscape Architecture
Location: Corner Raglan Street & Ingles Street, Port Melbourne
Introduction
The original Raglan Street parkland is an example of one of the many ‘lost’ spaces within the urban fabric, spaces which, over time, have become separated and disconnected from the surrounding context.
This separation is the result of the progressive development of the city, characterised by an increase in quantity and speed of traffic and the resultant loss in amenity for pedestrians.
These spaces gradually develop when the traffic, noise and pollution reach such a level that people no longer stop and linger within them. While the public infrastructure often remains, such as planting and seating, the people do not, resulting in spaces that are empty and forgotten.
The brief called for the design of a neighbourhood park providing greater facilities and amenity for local residents. The project focused on suitable noise attenuation strategies that would increase amenity within the park, without disrupting visual continuity and pedestrian /bicycle circulation with the surrounding streets.
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2008
