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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