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bayside public art sites identifi cation

prepared by hansen partnership for Bayside City Council

november 2015

bayside public art sites identifi cation | hansen partnership 2content1 introduction 3

2 existing artwork in bayside 42.1 public art in bayside 42.3 distribution of artworks in bayside 5

3 recommended sites assessment 63.1 site selection criteria 6

4 recommended sites 7

5 site analysis 85.1 dendy street & nepean highway (dendy park) 85.2 dacey street playground (dendy park) 95.3 elsternwick park 105.4 beaumaris concourse reserve 115.5 petersen street reserve 125.6 sandown street, brighton 13

6 conclusion 14

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A Bayside Public Art Sites Identifi cation 27.11.15 CC

fi gures acknowledgementsfi gure 1 existing artwork distribution 5fi gure 2 site selection criteria 6fi gure 3 preferred sites distribution 7fi gure 4 dendy street & nepean highway site analysis 8fi gure 5 dacet street playground site analysis 9fi gure 6 elsternwick park site analysis 10fi gure 7 beaumaris concourse reserve site analysis 11fi gure 8 peterson street reserve site analysis 12fi gure 9 sandown street, brighton site analysis 13

bayside city council teamMark Patterson

study teamHansen PartnershipCraig CzarnySasha Faragher

bayside public art sites identifi cation | hansen partnership 31. introductionThe following report identifi es 6 potential locations for future public art installations in Bayside. This report was preceded by a preliminary analysis report undertaken in 2014, which determined the scope for the format and type of public art works to be considered across the municipality. This preliminary work has led to the identifi cation of key sites for further analysis – as found in this document. The 6 sites identifi ed in the report that had been subject to a site analysis are the preferred locations for distinctive public arts expression and individual commissions.

Public art plays an important role in the character and identity of the Bayside municipality, particularly along its coastline. Council’s Public Art Policy (adopted in April 2014) provides a framework for the acquisition of future works and demonstrates Council’s overall ambition to invest in and promote art in public places in its various guises. While the City has a well-established regime of public art installations, primarily defi ned through the City’s ‘Coastal Art Trail’, the new Policy highlights Council’s commitment to the development of a tolerant, diverse, prosperous and sustainable City that values its rich natural, cultural and urban heritage. Public art serves a key role in delivering such an ambition.

The report provides background to the existing public art locations in Bayside, considers the distribution of public art across the City, generates site selection criteria and provides a site analysis for the 6 identifi ed locations, which are considered for public art installations.

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2.1 public art in baysideThe fi rst step in the public art sites identifi cation process includes an understanding of the existing public artwork regime in the City and its distribution as a basis for considering future sites for potential installation.

Bayside City Council has a long and successful history in support of the public arts. The most well-known public art initiative in the City is the ‘Coastal Art Trail’ which is 1 of 4 coastal trails (also including the Indigenous Trail, Environment Trail and History Trail) extending some 17km along the Bayside coastline. The Coastal Art Trail aims to celebrate the lives and artwork of notable Australian artists who painted at locations along the Bayside coast, documenting an important part of the City’s cultural and environmental heritage.

The Council has also concurrently undertaken a number of public art projects over the past 15 years, including freestanding sculptures and works in public places such as:

▪ Swimmer (1988) by Guy Boyd, ▪ Half Moon Bay (1997) by Elizabeth Presa, ▪ The Swimmer (1999) by Jeffrey Wilkinson, ▪ Windhover (2001) by Lenton Parr, ▪ Buoys and Swimmer (2002) by Zabelski Han, ▪ Beacon (2004) by Faustas Sadauskas, ▪ The Barraimal (2008) by Glenn Romanis, ▪ The Ancient Yarra River with Bunjil’s eggs (2008) by Glenn Romanis, and ▪ Boon wurrung Blossom (2008) by Ellen Jose.

These projects represent a series of relatively traditional medium scaled sculptural works including integrated art elements such as murals, street furnishings and pavement works located along the coastline.

It is also notable that Council’s Activity Centre planning anticipates the delivery of a programme of public art initiatives to be integrated with streetscape improvements across all Major Activity Centres. This represents a signifi cant new step in local placemaking at a neighbourhood level.

2. existing artwork in bayside

bayside public art sites identifi cation | hansen partnership 52. existing artwork in bayside2.2 distribution of artworks in baysideExisting public art works in Bayside are typically positioned along the coastal fringe and predominantly represent a coastal, maritime or aquatic theme. Other than the future rollout of Activity Centre streetscape works (and associated artwork integration), there is limited evidence of commissioned artworks of note in the residential hinterland or around main destination sites or routes, such as main roads, parks or public spaces. This is represented in the diagram below, which refl ects the relative location of existing public art initiatives in Bayside.Given this evidence, there is an opportunity to extend the role of the public arts in Bayside both within and beyond the coastal fringe.

fi gure 1: existing art work distribution

While the Bay is unquestionably a popular and defi ning element within the City, suburban areas including residential neighbourhoods, activity nodes, main roads and public open spaces extend well into the hinterland and are to date underserviced in terms of public art provision. There is merit in equitably balancing the distribution of works within the city with the careful placement of works in advantageous coastal locations as well as public hinterland locations.

(MAC)


3.1 site selection criteriaIn order to evaluate the merit of future public artwork sites, the following 3 site specifi c ‘criteria’ have been assembled to assist in the measurement of candidate locations within Bayside. These can be used to determine the most appropriate locations for public art installations based on a set of clearly defi ned parameters.

The site selection criteria are as follows:

▪ Setting: defi ning a location for public artworks that is readily utilised, accessible and public in profi le and identity. These preferred sites could be: ▪ transit corridors- locations on major road, rail or pedestrian routes; ▪ landscape- open parks, reserves and sporting grounds; and ▪ civic spaces- gathering or meeting places generally within commercial hubs

or local villages. ▪ Visibility: recognising locations with different levels of visibility. Aspect and

exposure can infl uence the success of an artwork and its recognition in the broader community. Different levels of visibility can be categorised as:

▪ long range - 100m+; ▪ medium range - 50m - 100m; and ▪ short range - 0 - 50m.

▪ Engagement: A site’s capacity for successful engagement will largely depend on the patterns of local movement and any opportunity for tactile contact. Different levels of engagement are: ▪ fl eeting; ▪ accessible; and ▪ interactive.

The diagrams to the right illustrate the above site selection criteria levels or categories which will be allocated to the relevant recommended sites (Section 5).

3. recommended sites assessment

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bayside public art sites identifi cation | hansen partnership 74. recommended sites

(MAC)

The following preferred public art sites are illustrated in the municipal diagram below:

▪ Dendy Street & Nepean Highway (Dendy Park), ▪ Dacey Street Playground (Dendy Park), ▪ Elsternwick Park, ▪ Beaumaris Concourse Reserve,

▪ Peterson Street Reserve, and ▪ Sandown Street, Brighton.

The preferred sites have been chosen based on their distribution across the municipality and assessed against the identifi ed site selection criteria in the following site analysis (Section 5).

fi gure 3: preferred sites distribution

The previous Bayside Public Art Sites Review and Assessment of 2014 examined 10 preliminary locations for investigation. The fi ndings of the 2015 review and further instruction from Council has determined that a combination of Main Road, Activity Node, Public Park and Coastal locations are best suited to the delivery of the next regime of public art commissions in Bayside. These locations meet the identifi ed site specifi c criteria and represent a fair cross-section of site opportunities within the broader municipality.


Site selection criteria:Setting: The park sits within a broad residential setting and is bound by the major arterial of Nepean Highway to the north-east with commercial uses opposite. Dendy Street to the north has a residential profi le leading to the Highway. The proposed artwork site has excellent exposure to the Highway and it is complemented by an open landscape setting. It is well separated from sensitive residential uses on Dendy Street.

Visibility: Despite the dense canopy vegetation, the corner site is highly visible, with clear long range views from Nepean Highway and Dendy Street, and medium range views from within the park itself. The site is visually open to the degree that it is commonly utilised for formal and informal advertising panels and signage. There is excellent public surveillance to the site from Nepean Highway and Dendy Street at day and night.

Engagement: The location benefi ts from its position at the edge of the Dendy Park. It is adjacent to an athletics fi eld, tennis club and car park and easily accessible by car or foot from either of the arterial roads. The corner site is highly exposed to local pedestrian movement and presently serves as an important public meeting place within the park.

dendy street & nepean highway

5.1 dendy street & nepean highway (dendy park) Dendy Park is a major recreation node in the northern part of Bayside and is approximately 26.8ha in area. The park is bound by Nepean Highway to the north-east, Dendy Street to the north, Cummins Road to the east and bordered by residential land to the west and south. The park contains considerable active and passive recreation assets including a main playground, athletics fi eld, 3 sporting ovals, Dendy Park Tennis Club and the Brighton Bowls Club. The proposed artwork site is towards the prominent corner of Dendy Street and Nepean Highway, presently occupied by a tennis court wall and associated open landscape. The preferred location for an artwork is identifi ed in the analysis diagram.

5. site analysis

fi gure 4 : dendy street & nepean highway site analysis

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Site selection criteria:Setting: This site sits within a residential hinterland setting. While Dendy Park is a major recreational node in Bayside, the Dacey Street Playground is recognised as a local community playground, used mostly by surrounding residents.

Visibility: Despite being located in the south-west corner of the park, backed against residential properties, the site is highly visible with long range views from a number of key points in the park including; the entrance at Dacey Street, the entrance at Lawson Street, along the converging footpaths, from the playground and across the recreational ovals to the north.

Engagement: The site is exposed to passing pedestrian traffi c from the playground, the recreational ovals and the walking/ cycle paths through the site. The playground is a community meeting point and due to the small mound, has attracted bicycle activity to this area.

5.2 dacey street playground (dendy park) The second proposed site in Dendy Park is located to the south-western corner of the park near the Dacey Street Playground. This corner of the park is predominately bound by residential land to the south and west, with 3 recreational sporting ovals to the north. The playground area can be accessed at the terminus of Dacey Street (south-west) and Lawsons Street (north-west), and also from Studely Road (south-east). Two converging gravel paths connect the playground to the surrounding hinterland. The fi rst, is a north/west to south/east diagonal path between Lawsons Street and Studley Road, north of the playground. The second connects Dacey Street, through the playground to the northern link. A prospective artwork location is proposed around the area where the paths intersect, on the southern side adjacent to a small mound.

5. site analysis

fi gure 5: dacey street playground site analysis

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Site selection criteria:Setting: The proposed artwork site is positioned near the south-east corner of the park close to the corner of New and Head Streets. It is nestled within a mounded open landscape environment, consisting primarily of open grass with scattered canopy vegetation. The location is set in from the Head Street and New Street interfaces, which accommodate residential properties to the south and east respectively.

Visibility: Fragmented, short range views can be gained through the park’s scattered canopy from both Head and New Streets towards the proposed artwork site as shown in the analysis. The topographical high point is free of visual clutter and highly visible from within the park itself, particularly from the extensive pedestrian pathway network that circles the lake and services key north-south access between the sporting ovals.

Engagement: This corner of the park is a local public gathering area and an elevated vantage point with good aspect and exposure. It has a high level of accessibility, given the surrounding pedestrian paths and is also visible from passing traffi c along New and Head Streets.

5.3 elsternwick parkElsternwick Park is a major metropolitan passive and active open space of some 36.7ha in area located to either side of Bent Avenue in the northern portion of the City. The park is bound by St Kilda Street to the west, Head Street to the south, New Street to the east and Glenhuntly Road to the north. The northern section of the park is predominantly occupied by sporting facilities including the Elsternwick Public Golf Course, Elsternwick Park and Sports Club, Elsternwick Oval and tennis courts. The southern section consists of more informal areas but includes a skate park, 2 playgrounds, picnic areas, lake and 2 formal ovals. The southern part of the park, close to Head Street provides the greatest potential for artwork integration. It is a part of the park that is well used by the local community with an open undulating landscape profi le. The preferred location for an artwork is identifi ed in analysis diagram.

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fi gure 6: elsternwick park site analysis

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Site selection criteria:Setting: The park sits in a beachside suburban and village activity node context and is framed by residential development to the west only. All other interfaces relate to the shopping district, which is of a low scale but vibrant in terms of its used and activity. As with much of Beaumaris, the precinct is well vegetated with medium or high native canopy trees and subsequently, the location enjoys a sense of enclosure and intimacy.

Visibility: The northern corner is visible to passing traffi c along Reserve Road and North Concourse and is consistently activated by pedestrian movement along the retail strip. Regrettably, the adjacent built form turns its back on the open space and the predominant vegetation creates screening effects to the east. The site enjoys medium range views and good day and night surveillance and activation. Improved connections from the park to the shopping streets could further enhance the potential of the precinct.

Engagement: The north facing edge of the park is highly accessible, with the potential to become a highly interactive space given the amount of pedestrian traffi c through the park and its designation as a valued public gathering area, adjacent to an activity hub.

5.4 beaumaris concourse reserveThe Beaumaris Concourse Reserve is a special open space associated with the Concourse Shopping Precinct. The space is aligned to Reserve Road and takes up an area of some 0.3ha, comprising open grass with clusters of shrub and low canopy native trees. The space is positioned to the west of the Shopping precinct but is intimately connected to it via North and South Concourse and an open belt of at-grade car parking to the east. The Concourse Reserve is a relatively compact local park that is well activated due to its relationship with the adjoining retail precinct. It is an ideal location for an artwork installation, in particular to its northern edge. The preferred location for an artwork is identifi ed in analysis diagram.

5. site analysis

fi gure 7: beaumaris concourse reserve site analysis

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Site selection criteria:Setting: Within its suburban surrounds, the site represents an open landscape character with excellent community recreation assets, hemmed in on all sides by residential subdivision. The park contains a heavily vegetated buffer to the north and south but is more open in profi le to the rising streets to the east and west. The site has a strong presence along a Highett Road with a dedicated bus stop close to the existing skate park.

Visibility: The south-east corner of the site is highly exposed with medium range views from Telford Street and in both directions along Highett Road. There is however a strong ‘sense of enclosure’ within the park itself due to the fringe of canopy vegetation, preventing long range views from within the park to the corner.

Engagement: The site is located in close proximity to a range of youth services and facilities, including sporting and related clubs and the skate park offering considerable opportunity for interaction. The corner site contains a high level of passing pedestrian traffi c due to the adjacent bus stop on Highett Road.

5.5 peterson street reserve, highettThe Peterson Street Reserve is positioned centrally within the Bayside hinterland. It is a local park of around 4.4ha in area which comprises 2 sporting ovals, a playground, the Peterson Youth Centre and a skateboard park and a number of freestanding pavilions. The park is bound by Peterson Street to the north and west, Highett Road to the south and Telford Street to the east. The park is entirely surrounded by residential land with the only major road to the south, where Highett Road includes public transport. The park has a strong youth; sport and recreation focus and is an ideal location for a public art installation. The preferred location for an artwork is in the south-east corner in close proximity to the skate part as identifi ed in analysis diagram.

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fi gure 8: peterson reserve site selection criteria

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Site selection criteria:Setting: The site is positioned with a coastal suburban setting, along the Port Phillip Bay foreshore and Bay Trail. The site interfaces with a number of larger residential properties (up to 3 storeys) fronting the ocean and Sandown Street.

Visibility: The site is exposed to long range views along the foreshore and along Sandown Street. There are also long range sightlines from the Middle Brighton Pier and marina. The area is heavily activated by pedestrian and cycle traffi c along the Bay Trail, particularly on the weekends. The area is overlooked by adjacent residential dwellings providing constant passive surveillance to the exposed area. However, there is high solid fencing along both sides of Sandown Street. Engagement: Sandown Street provides direct pedestrian, cycle and vehicle access to the Bay Trail and surrounding nodes including: Brighton Dog Beach (Sandown Street Beach), the Middle Brighton Pier, Royal Brighton Yacht Club and Middle Brighton Baths.

5.6 sandown street, brightonSandown Street, Brighton is a linear street that terminates at the Port Phillip Bay, specifi cally at the Bay Trail which is highly prominent as a pedestrian and cycle path that extends 17km along the Bayside foreshore. Sandown Street provides direct access from St Kilda Street, the main north/south route along the coastline to the Bay Trail and surrounding coastal nodes including the Brighton Dog Beach. At the end of the street, the foreshore widens to approximately 25m in width, which includes some fenced low lying vegetation and bollards to prevent vehicle access along the Bay Trail. This widening provides an opportunity for a public art installation. There appears to be informal car parking at the end of the street.

fi gure 9: peterson reserve site analysis

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bayside public art sites identifi cation | hansen partnership 146. conclusionThis site identifi cation report has identifi ed 6 locations as preferred sites for the provision of public art in Bayside. This represents a fair distribution of public art works across locations within the municipality and represents a ‘best fi t’ in terms of site opportunities and locational distribution.

As Council advances the commissioning and realisation of further public art in public spaces within Bayside, it will need to further develop an implementation strategy which considers the appropriate typology, scale and role of art work dependent upon individual site’s attributes – including their settings, visibility and levels of engagement.

This report, following on from the Bayside Public Art Sites Review and Assessment of 2014 considers the viability and potential of 6 preferred sites for the implementation of public art works. There is clear strategic justifi cation for the location of works as illustrated and Council may in the future consider preparation of discrete artwork installation briefs for the implementation and delivery of works.

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