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LADYSMITH CBD DESIGN GUIDELINES page 1 CONTENTS 01 INTRODUCTION page 2-3 • Background • Objectives • Study Area • Breakdown 02 THE URBAN STRUCTURE page 4-14 • Introduction • The Movement Framework • Porposed Development Nodes • Proposed Green Network • Street Edges And Frontages • Form And Density • Land Use And Precincts 03 HERITAGE page 15-25 • Heritage Landmarks And Buildings Of Interest • Heritage Banner And Marker • The Heritage Walk 04 LANDSCAPING page 26-36 • Introduction • Objectives • Concept • Planting List - Comprehensive • Historical/Public Spaces • Rehabilitation/River Zone • General Notes 05 THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE page 37-55 • Building Forms • Roof Treatment • Verandahs And Balconies • Columns • Windows • Door, Gates And Shopfronts • Screens And Solar Shading • Chimney And Braai • Stairs • Boundary Walls, Fencing And Retaining Walls • Materials • Treatment Of Services • Language Example 06 DETAILS page 56-111 • Murchison Pedestrianisation - Node 2 • Lyell Development - Node 3 • Illing Street Taxi Rank And Trader’s Stalls - Node 6 • Lyell Street North West Entrance Board - Node 7 • Trader’s Stalls Details • Barriers, Sidewalks And Tree Lined Avenues REFERENCES page 112

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LADYSMITH CBD DESIGN GUIDELINES

page 1CONTENTS

01 INTRODUCTION page 2-3

• Background

• Objectives

• Study Area

• Breakdown

02 THE URBAN STRUCTURE page 4-14

• Introduction

• The Movement Framework

• Porposed Development Nodes

• Proposed Green Network

• Street Edges And Frontages

• Form And Density

• Land Use And Precincts

03 HERITAGE page 15-25

• Heritage Landmarks And Buildings Of Interest

• Heritage Banner And Marker

• The Heritage Walk

04 LANDSCAPING page 26-36

• Introduction

• Objectives

• Concept

• Planting List - Comprehensive

• Historical/Public Spaces

• Rehabilitation/River Zone

• General Notes

05 THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE page 37-55

• Building Forms

• Roof Treatment

• Verandahs And Balconies

• Columns

• Windows

• Door, Gates And Shopfronts

• Screens And Solar Shading

• Chimney And Braai

• Stairs

• Boundary Walls, Fencing And Retaining Walls

• Materials

• Treatment Of Services

• Language Example

06 DETAILS page 56-111

• Murchison Pedestrianisation - Node 2

• Lyell Development - Node 3

• Illing Street Taxi Rank And Trader’s Stalls - Node 6

• Lyell Street North West Entrance Board - Node 7

• Trader’s Stalls Details

• Barriers, Sidewalks And Tree Lined Avenues

REFERENCES page 112

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PROPOSED GREEN NETWORK PERSPECTIVE VIEW

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THE HERITAGE WALK PERSPECTIVE VIEW 1

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THE HERITAGE WALK PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM LOOKOUT POINT

LOOKOUT POINT

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INTRODUCTION

These guidelines deal with landscaping in terms of tangible design, giving the municipality a vision and design for specific sites within the CBD, e.g. Murchison Pedestrianisation and the Rail Station Public Square. They also deal with landscaping as per the

concept, communicating design intentions for the rest of the CBD. This will give the user direction as to how to landscape individual sites, so a cohesive overall landscaping vision is maintained.

OBJECTIVES

To enhance the historical and to create public open spaces, reminiscent of Victorian design, through the use of formal elements such as clipped box hedges, topiaries, formalized public circulation, treed avenues and water features.

To create an ordered green environment within the CBD, placing importance on greening as an integral part of the town.

Unify the urban fabric through the use of landscaping.

Pedestrian presence should take precedence over vehicular presence in public spaces; creating safe, communal space where the town can meet, play, entertain and informally trade.

To establish open lawns within public spaces, if space allows, with street furniture/benches as resting places.

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CONCEPT

The greening concept for the town is to give emphasis to the historical through the use of formal greening elements and to give Historical/ Public Spaces an identity that is unmistakable within the urban fabric of the town. Historical/ Public Spaces are:

All buildings of historical significance.

All government buildings.

All proposed public spaces and parks.

The intention is to landscape spaces surrounding these significant buildings by using a specific planting palette, strong form and specific streetscaping elements to create sites throughout the town that have a common appearance. An emphasis on formal

Victorian design is to be considered and adhered to on all Historical/ Public Spaces. Geometry should form an important part of the design of these sites, taking into account building entrances, sight lines and circulation. These axes should form the

foundation for all formal design. Geometric shapes should be used in both the design of planting beds and paved surfaces. Patterns should be established in the paving in areas surrounding these sites, using different paving materials and geometric shapes

to produce formal paving designs. Vertical elements such as conifer species should be used to frame buildings, areas of importance and circulation routes. Hedges should be established at all formal gardens, for bordering and backdrops. Internal planting

bed spaces should be planted ‘en masse’ with flowering perennials and annuals. Water features are encouraged within these Historical/ Public Spaces, and should be designed and constructed in a fashion that adheres to formal design principles.

These Historical/ Public Spaces will form important nodes throughout the CBD, and will be linked by Regular Zones and simple streetscaping intervention. Regular Zones are to be landscaped using the same or similar plant species to those used in the

Historical/ Public Spaces, with the exclusion of specific plant species as outlined in the planting list. So as not to conflict or dilute the emphasis and distinction that should be established at the Historical/ Public Spaces, Regular Zones should make use

of more informal lines and curves taking on a more informal design approach. Indigenous plant species not listed are permitted within the regular zone. It should be noted that all plants of an invasive nature and those deemed unfit by the local parks

department, should not be considered in planning and not be used in the implementation of any greening scheme.

Ladysmith is rich in history and has a story to tell and lessons to teach. Our concept for the landscaping is to celebrate and focus on this historical value, both for the visitor and the local community. Landscaping should play an integral part in the general

streetscaping, greening the streets using trees and planters to soften current architecture and to define both vehicular and pedestrian spaces. This greening is intended link all buildings and spaces of significance, as mentioned above, and to focus views

and open views at significant places in the CBD. Refer to the figures below and on the following page.

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EXAMPLE 02 OF SPATIAL PLANNING

EXAMPLE 01 OF SPATIAL PLANNING

TREED AVENUES INSTITUTE

CONSISTANTCY ALONG THE LENGTH OF

A STREET AND FRAME STREET VIEW AND

PROVIDE SHADED STREET PARKING.

COURTYARD SPACES ARE CREATED

OUTSIDE OF HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT

BUILDINGS, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND

PUBLIC SPACES. PLANTING IS COMPACT

AND FORMAL OPENING VIEWS ONTO

THESE STRUCTURES.

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CELTIS

AFRICANA

PLATANUS

ACERFOLIA

RHUS

LANCEA

POPULUS

WIZLENZINI

BETULA

PENDULA

JUNIPERUS

SCOPULORUM

CUPRESSOCYPARIS

LEYLANDII

OLEA EUROPAEA SP.

AFRICANA

SALIX

MUCRONATA

QUERCUS

PALUSTRIS

SYAGRUS

ROMANZOFFIANA

PLANTING LIST - COMPREHENSIVE

European plant species contribute to making our historical towns what they are, so in keeping with the vision to restore and celebrate the historical nature of the town in these nodes, it is only fitting to use and reintroduce European species that are fit for

Ladysmith’s location and that pose no threat to local endemic indigenous species. Also included are indigenous species that are suitable for the design direction of the concept. Planting should be approached simply, with an emphasis on form, structure and

‘en masse’ planting. The overuse of multiple species in one area should be avoided.

Large shade trees are to line streets where possible, or to be planted in center islands i.e. greening of streets within spatial limitations. Stately trees and planting with strong form to be used in public space, visually opening these spaces and placing

emphasis on significant buildings by framing and drawing the eye to them.

Trees

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BUXUS

SEMPERVIRENS

LIGUSTRUM

VULGARE

VIBURNUM

ODORATISSIMUM

HYDRANGEA

SP.

AGAPANTHUS

PRAECOX WHITE

PARTHENOCISSUS

TRICUSPIDATA

ERIGERON

KARVINSKIANUS

LAVENDER

SP.

ROSA

SP.

SEASONAL

ANNUALS

SEASONAL

BULBS

TRACHELOSPERMUM

JASMINOIDES

TULBAGIA

VIOLACEA

SCABIOSA

AFRICANA

EUGENIA

MYRTIFOLIA

Shrubs

Groundcovers

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BULBINE

ABYSSINICA

LIRIOPE

EVERGREEN GIANT

PHORMIUM

TENAX RUBRA

PLANTING LIST

SPECIES INDIGINOUS/ EXOTIC HEIGHT EVERGREEN DECIDUOUS FLOWERING HISTORICAL/PUBLIC

SPACES

REGULAR ZONE

TREES

Betula pendula Exotic 10m • • •

Celtis africana Indigenous 12m • • •

Cupressocyparis leylandii Exotic Trimmed to 6m • • Specific exclution

Juniperus scopulorum Exotic 6m • • Specific exclution

Olea europea sp. Africana Indigenous Trimmed to 4m • • •

Platanus acerifolia - London Plane Exotic 20m • • •

Populus wizlenzini Exotic 12m • • •

Salix mucronata Indigenous 15m Semi-Deciduous • •

Rhus lancea Indigenous 8m • • •

Quercus palustris Exotic 15m • • •

SHRUBS

Buxus sempervirens Exotic 1m • • Specific exclution

Hydrangea sp. Exotic 1.5m • • • •

Ligustrum vulgare - Privet Exotic 2m • • •

Viburnum odoratissimum Exotic 4m • • •

GROUNDCOVERS

Agapanthus praecox Indigenous 400mm • • • •

Bulbine abyssinica Indigenous 400mm • • • •

Cynodon dactylon - Lawn Indigenous Lawn • • •

Erigeron karvinskianus Exotic 400mm • • • •

Lavender Exotic 1m • • • Specific exclution

Liriope evergreen giant Exotic 600mm • • •

Parthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston ivy Exotic Creeper • • •

Phormium tenax rubra Exotic 600mm • • •

Roses Exotic 1m • • • Specific exclution

Seasonal annuals Exotic 200mm N/A N/A • • Specific exclution

Seasonal bulbs Indigenous/ Exotic 400mm N/A N/A • • Specific exclution

Trachelospermum jasminoides - Star

jasmine

Exotic Creeper • • • •

Tulbagia vioacea Indigenous 400mm • • • •

Scabiosa africana Indigenous 400mm • • • •

CYNODON

DACTYLON

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HISTORICAL/ PUBLIC SPACES - PRECEDENT PHOTOS

FORMAL

GEOMETRIC

AVENUES

TOPIARIES

VICTORIAN

PEDESTRIAN

FRIENDLY

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HISTORICAL/ PUBLIC SPACES - DESIGN EXAMPLE

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HISTORICAL/ PUBLIC SPACES - EXPLANATION OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES

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1

2

THE AXES OF THE ARCHITECTURE

DETERMINE CENTER LINES FOR ALL DESIGN.

TREES USED TO FRAME AND FOCUS SIGHTLINES ON

HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.

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3VERTICAL ELEMENTS USED TO OPEN UP SPACE AND

MAXIMISE VISABILITY ONTO HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.

4STRONG FORM ENHANCED THROUGH CLIPPING PLANTS

INTO BOX HEDGES AND TOPIARIES.

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3 3

4

4

4

5‘ENMASSE’ PLANTING WITHIN HEDGED BORDERS CREATE

COLOURFUL AND HIGH IMPACT GARDENS. GROUNDCOVERS

INTRODUCE SOFTER TEXTURES WHICH COMPLIMENT THE

STRONG FORM OF THE HEDGES AND VERTICAL PLANTING

ELEMENTS.

5

5

5

5 5

5

5555

6THE USE OF DIFFERENT PAVING MATERIALS, DIFFERENT BOND

PATTERNS, GEOMETERY AND SYMMETRY TO ACHIEVE UNIQUE

PAVING DESIGNS.

6

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7CIRCULATION AXES ARE KEEP STRAIGTH AND PERPENDICULAR

TO BUILDING AXES, CREATING SIDEWALKS AND WALK WAYS THAT

ARE EASY TO NAVIGATE AND COMPLIMENT THE LINES OF THE

ARCHITECTURE.

7

7

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REHABILITATION/ RIVER ZONE

Due to CBD’s topography and situation in a river basin, mention must be made and a potential strategy outlined for the rehabilitation and general maintenance of the stretch of the Klip River that borders the CBD. It would be advisable that a thorough

environmental survey and report be compiled to determine endemic planting and methods to rehabilitate the river bank, and combat against the effects of floods and the reintroduction of alien invader species.

Both local municipality and property owners along the river, could partner together for the establishment and maintenance of a ‘River/Heritage Walk’. This walk would be a route starting from the park at the intersection of Settlers Drive and King Street.

This route would then travel south along the river edge, finally finishing at the end of Alexandra Street on the east of the CBD. The intention is that the ‘River Walk’ would connect to the pedestrian activity within CBD, providing a space for recreation, family

activities whilst taking advantage of the beautiful natural surroundings that border the CBD.

Rehabilitation Objectives

To eradicate all alien invader species from the riverbanks and demarcated MOSS space.

To stabilise the riverbank and combat against erosion during floods.

To reinstitute endemic indigenous trees and shrubs, and to rehabilitate this green belt as a space rich with flora and fauna diversity.

To create a ‘River Walk’ along this green belt, making it accessible to the community for recreation. Picnic sites to be established along the ‘River Walk’ and intersection nodes to link pedestrian routes within the CBD to this green belt.

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PARKING

A planter including a shade tree, every 6 parking bays.

20% - 30% of the total area of the allocated parking space to be demarcated for landscaping.

Planting of shade trees, shrubs and groundcovers to be planted on perimeter, and at entry and exit points of parking facilities.

Screening of vehicles, through landscaping is strongly encouraged.

HIGHLY VISUAL SITES

Care to be taken in the design of highly visual sites. Landscaping should accentuate architectural detail and design.

Landscaping should not compromise public visibility through these sites or obstruct traffic in anyway.

SAFETY AND SURVEILLANCE

The landscaping should enhance both safety and natural surveillance of a site, and should in no way limit a person’s surveillance of an adjacent property when within a site, or surveillance of the site from outside of it.

Attention should be given in design to ensure potentially unsafe areas are made safe and visible at all times.

BOUNDARIES

When landscaping of a site interfaces with any neighboring development or streetscape, it should integrate as best as possible both at design phase and implementation. A good understanding of the landscaping master plan is advised, so that

design and integration of a site with neighboring sites and the public realm can be achieved. How a developer intends to integrate their site must be shown in their design proposal.

A partnership between the government and the private sector can be achieved where a developer takes responsibility for a section of public land interfacing with their site and either agrees to implement or maintain that stretch of streetscape, in

accordance with the master plan.

GENERAL NOTES

The developer will be responsible for the maintenance of its site and any portion of street with which its site interfaces.

The developer shall request a maintenance schedule from the landscape contractor, making reference to month-to-month maintenance requirements and methodologies. It is recommended that the developer enters into a maintenance contract with

the landscaper for at least a year, in order to manicure the garden according to the initial design intentions.

Irrigation and the council of an irrigation specialist to be considered in the maintenance of a site. Grey water methods and rain water reservoirs are encouraged as environmentally friendly solutions to the water needs of a site.

Hard landscaping elements.

Paving and surfacing – please refer to 'Details' and 'The Architectural language'.

Furniture – please refer to ‘Details’.

Lighting – please refer to 'Details' and 'The Architectural language'.

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SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C SECTION D

06 DETAILS Murchison Pedestrianisation - Node 2

KIN

G

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ALE

XA

ND

RA

MURCHISON

OVERALL PLAN

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SECTION A

STREETSCAPE A1

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

BUXUS

HEDGE

COROBRIK

FLAGSTONE

GREY

BARK MULCH

COROBRICK

COROCOBBLE

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

SOLDIER/C

COROBRICK

COROLOCK

MULTIBLEND SA

WATER

FEATURE

BULBINE

ABYSSINICA

LIRIOPE

EVERGREEN

GIANT

PHORMIUM

TENAX RUBRA

BETULA

PENDULA

JUNIPERUS

SCOPULORUM

CUPRESSOCYPARIS

LEYLANDII

OLEA EUROPAEA

SP. AFRICANA

SALIX

MUCRONATA

QUERCUS

PALUSTRIS

CELTIS

AFRICANA

PLATANUS

ACERFOLIA

RHUS

LANCEA

POPULUS

WIZLENZINI

BUXUS

SEMPERVIRENS

LIGUSTRUM

VULGARE

VIBURNUM

ODORATISSIMUM

HYDRANGEA

SP.

AGAPANTHUS

PRAECOX

WHITE

PARTHENOCISSUS

TRICUSPIDATA

ERIGERON

KARVINSKIANUS

LAVENDER

SP.

ROSA

SP.

SEASONAL

ANNUALS

SEASONAL

BULBS

TRACHELO-

SPERMUM

JASMINOIDES

TULBAGIA

VIOLACEA

SCABIOSA

AFRICANA

EUGENIA

MYRTIFOLIA

STREET LIGHT

BOLLARD

HERITAGE

MARKER &

BANNER

HERITAGE SITE

CROWN HOTEL

HERITAGE SITE

ANGLICAN CHURCH

HERITAGE SITE

ZULU FORT

SYAGRUS

ROMANZOFFIANA

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STREETSCAPE A2

VEHICULAR

CIRCULATION

KIN

G

SECTION A

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SECTION B

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

BUXUS

HEDGE

COROBRIK

FLAGSTONE

GREY

BARK MULCH

COROBRICK

COROCOBBLE

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

SOLDIER/C

COROBRICK

COROLOCK

MULTIBLEND SA

WATER

FEATURE

BULBINE

ABYSSINICA

LIRIOPE

EVERGREEN GIANT

PHORMIUM

TENAX RUBRA

BETULA

PENDULA

JUNIPERUS

SCOPULORUM

CUPRESSOCYPARIS

LEYLANDII

OLEA EUROPAEA

SP. AFRICANA

SALIX

MUCRONATA

QUERCUS

PALUSTRIS

CELTIS

AFRICANA

PLATANUS

ACERFOLIA

RHUS

LANCEA

POPULUS

WIZLENZINI

BUXUS

SEMPERVIRENS

LIGUSTRUM

VULGARE

VIBURNUM

ODORATISSIMUM

HYDRANGEA

SP.

AGAPANTHUS

PRAECOX WHITE

PARTHENOCISSUS

TRICUSPIDATA

ERIGERON

KARVINSKIANUS

LAVENDER

SP.

ROSA

SP.

SEASONAL

ANNUALS

SEASONAL

BULBS

TRACHELO-

SPERMUM

JASMINOIDES

TULBAGIA

VIOLACEA

SCABIOSA

AFRICANA

EUGENIA

MYRTIFOLIA

STREET LIGHT

BOLLARD

HERITAGE

MARKER &

BANNER

HERITAGE SITE

OLD MAGISTRATES

COURT

HERITAGE SITE

ROYAL HOTEL

SYAGRUS

ROMANZOFFIANA

VEHICULAR

CIRCULATION

STREETSCAPE B1

STREETSCAPE B2

QU

EE

N

06 DETAILS Murchison Pedestrianisation - Node 2

SECTION B

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SECTION C

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

BUXUS

HEDGE

COROBRIK

FLAGSTONE

GREY

BARK MULCH

COROBRICK

COROCOBBLE

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

SOLDIER/C

COROBRICK

COROLOCK

MULTIBLEND SA

WATER

FEATURE

BULBINE

ABYSSINICA

LIRIOPE

EVERGREEN GIANT

PHORMIUM

TENAX RUBRA

BETULA

PENDULA

JUNIPERUS

SCOPULORUM

CUPRESSOCYPARIS

LEYLANDII

OLEA EUROPAEA

SP. AFRICANA

SALIX

MUCRONATA

QUERCUS

PALUSTRIS

CELTIS

AFRICANA

PLATANUS

ACERFOLIA

RHUS

LANCEA

POPULUS

WIZLENZINI

BUXUS

SEMPERVIRENS

LIGUSTRUM

VULGARE

VIBURNUM

ODORATISSIMUM

HYDRANGEA

SP.

AGAPANTHUS

PRAECOX WHITE

PARTHENOCISSUS

TRICUSPIDATA

ERIGERON

KARVINSKIANUS

LAVENDER

SP.

ROSA

SP.

SEASONAL

ANNUALS

SEASONAL

BULBS

TRACHELO-

SPERMUM

JASMINOIDES

TULBAGIA

VIOLACEA

SCABIOSA

AFRICANA

EUGENIA

MYRTIFOLIA

STREET LIGHT

BOLLARD

HERITAGE

MARKER &

BANNER

HERITAGE SITE

TOWN HALL

HERITAGE SITE

VICTORIAN FOUNTAIN

HERITAGE SITE

SEIGE MUSEUM

SYAGRUS

ROMANZOFFIANA

VEHICULAR

CIRCULATION

STREETSCAPE C1

STREETSCAPE C2

PUBLIC BUILDING

OVAL

SHOPPING CENTRE

CANNONS

QU

EE

N

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SECTION C

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SECTION D

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

BUXUS

HEDGE

COROBRIK

FLAGSTONE

GREY

BARK MULCH

COROBRICK

COROCOBBLE

COROBRIK

PIAZZA PAVER

SOLDIER/C

COROBRICK

COROLOCK

MULTIBLEND SA

WATER

FEATURE

BULBINE

ABYSSINICA

LIRIOPE

EVERGREEN GIANT

PHORMIUM

TENAX RUBRA

BETULA

PENDULA

JUNIPERUS

SCOPULORUM

CUPRESSOCYPARIS

LEYLANDII

OLEA EUROPAEA

SP. AFRICANA

SALIX

MUCRONATA

QUERCUS

PALUSTRIS

CELTIS

AFRICANA

PLATANUS

ACERFOLIA

RHUS

LANCEA

POPULUS

WIZLENZINI

BUXUS

SEMPERVIRENS

LIGUSTRUM

VULGARE

VIBURNUM

ODORATISSIMUM

HYDRANGEA

SP.

AGAPANTHUS

PRAECOX WHITE

PARTHENOCISSUS

TRICUSPIDATA

ERIGERON

KARVINSKIANUS

LAVENDER

SP.

ROSA

SP.

SEASONAL

ANNUALS

SEASONAL

BULBS

TRACHELO-

SPERMUM

JASMINOIDES

TULBAGIA

VIOLACEA

SCABIOSA

AFRICANA

EUGENIA

MYRTIFOLIA

STREET LIGHT

BOLLARD

HERITAGE

MARKER &

BANNER

SYAGRUS

ROMANZOFFIANA

VEHICULAR

CIRCULATION

STREETSCAPE D1

STREETSCAPE D2

PUBLIC BUILDING

OVAL

SHOPPING

CENTRE

PUBLIC BUILDING

MURCHISON MALL

ENTRANCE

ALE

XA

ND

RA

06 DETAILS Murchison Pedestrianisation - Node 2

SECTION D

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STREETSCAPE A1

STREETSCAPE A2

STREETSCAPE B1

STREETSCAPE B2

STREETSCAPE C1

STREETSCAPE C2

06 DETAILS Murchison Pedestrianisation - Node 2

STREETSCAPES

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STREETSCAPE D1

STREETSCAPE D2

06 DETAILS Murchison Pedestrianisation - Node 2

STREETSCAPES

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AL

EX

AN

DR

A

QU

EE

N

LYELL (N11)

MURCHISON MALL-

OVERPASS

TRADER’S

STALLS

REFUSE

AREAPOPULUS WIZLENZINI &

OPEN LAWN

BETULA PENDULA AND

OPEN LAWN

CELTIS AFRICANA AND

PEDESTRIAN BARRIER

PEDESTRIAN BARRIER EX-

TENDING TO

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER

RAIL LINE

RAIL STATION PUBLIC

SQUARE

EXISTING MURCHISON

MALL

SECTION A

SECTION B

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

OVERALL PLAN

EXISTING DUAL-WAY

NEW CIRCULATION

EXISTING ONE-WAY

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GREEN SQUARE

TRADER’S STALLS

POPULUS WIZLENZINI & OPEN LAWN

BETULA PENDULA AND OPEN LAWN

CELTIS AFRICANA AND PEDESTRIAN BARRIER

REFUSE AREA

PUBLIC ABLUTIONS

LYELL (N11)

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

SECTION A PLAN

EXISTING DUAL-WAY

NEW CIRCULATION

EXISTING ONE-WAY

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LYELL STREET OVERPASS,

EXTENSION OF MURCHISON MALL

LIFT AND STAIR FROM OVERPASS

DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL

TRADER’S STALLS.

PEDESTRIAN STAIR UP TO

OVERPASS

ENTRANCE TO OVERPASS

INFORMATION DESK

GLAZED VIEWING

LYELL (N11)

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

OVERPASS MALL PLAN

EXISTING DUAL-WAY

NEW CIRCULATION

EXISTING ONE-WAY

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PEDESTRIAN BARRIER

QUERCUS PALUSTRIS

LYELL (N11)

BETULA PENDULA FRAMING WALKWAY

EXISTING PLATANUS ACERFOLIA

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM

FACILITIES AND DESIGNATED AREA FOR ARTS/ CRAFT MARKET OR A

WEEKEND FARMERS MARKET

OPEN LAWN

EXISTING PALM SP.

VICTORIAN WATER FEATURE

RAIL STATION ENTRANCE FORECOURT

VICTORIAN MAZE

HISTORICAL FOLLY ON AXIS WITH LYELL STREET, AND PUBLIC

ABLUTIONS

EXISTING RAIL & MUNICIPAL

BUILDINGS

EXISTING PARKING

NEW PARKING

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

RAIL STATION SQUARE PLAN

EXISTING DUAL-WAY

NEW CIRCULATION

EXISTING ONE-WAY

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OVERALL PERSPECTIVE VIEW 1

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

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OVERALL PERSPECTIVE VIEW 2

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

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06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

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PERSPECTIVE VIEW 2

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PERSPECTIVE VIEW 3

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

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PERSPECTIVE VIEW 5

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PERSPECTIVE VIEW 6

06 DETAILS Lyell Development- Node 3

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TAXI’S

TAXI WASH BAYS

TRADER’S SQUARE

TRADER’S STALLS

PUBLIC ABLUTIONS

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

TRADE INCUBATOR FOR BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT

PARKING

PLATANUS ACERFOLIA

POPULUS WIZLENZINI

REFUSE AREAS

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

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TRADER’S STALLS

TRADER’S SQUARE

PLATANUS ACERFOLIA

TAXI’S

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LEGEND:

06 DETAILS Illing Street Taxi Rank and Trader’s Stalls - Node 6

OVERALL PLAN

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page 10606 DETAILS Lyell Street North West Entrance Board - Node 7

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page 10706 DETAILS Trader’s Stalls Details

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page 10806 DETAILS Trader’s Stalls Details

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page 10906 DETAILS Barriers, Sidewalks, And Tree Lined Avenues

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page 11006 DETAILS Barriers, Sidewalks, And Tree Lined Avenues

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page 11106 DETAILS General streetscaping elements

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