MOVEMENT ANALYSIS (PERMEABILITY)_

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ABPL30042_ LANDSCAPE STUDIO_ URBAN OPEN SPACEUNIVER-CITY @ UNION LAWN

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Capacity of People Moving Shoulder-to-Shoulder(Assume average shoulder width of 450mm plus 50mm spacing)

PEDESTRIAN CAPACITY

SCALE 1:8000

TTheatre Capacity200 Berkeley St 206207 Bouverie St 252234 Queensberry St 350757 Swanston St 130Alan Gilbert 222Architecture 516Arts West 866Babel 237Baldwin Spencer 160Botany 135Chemistry 304Doug McDonell 348Elisabeth Murdoch 279Engineering 336ERC-132 280ICT-205 286Law 365Land & Environment 120McCoy 120Medical 961Microbiology 264Old Arts 818Old Engineering 145Old Geology 224Physics 320Redmond Barry 1010Richard Berry 404Sidney Myer Asia Centre 486The Spot 499Zoology 134

POPULATION INTENSITY

SCALE 1:5000 LECTURE THEATRE

PEDESTRIAN

PEDESTRIAN CAPACITY vs INTENSITY

SCALE 1:2500

CAMPUS WIDE UNION LAWNPEDESTRIAN CAPACITY

POPULATION INTENSITY

PEDESTRIAN CAPACITY vs INTENSITY

// Increasing the permeability of the site was identified as a major design criteria, in order to determine the underlying issues within the current configuration and assess whether the redesign actually increased permeability it was necessary to analyse the site looking at two major factors - traffic intensity and capacity of corridors.

From the figures above it is apparent that the current configuration of the Union Lawn causes major bottlenecks with respect to in-and-outbound traffic from the Redmond Barry and Architecture buildings. The fence and hedge which run along the northern boundary of the space act as a barrier, effectively pushing the majority of the foot traffic to the footpath beyond.

This causes large volumes of foot traffic (Redmond Barry has a capacity of 1010 people alone) to be funnelled into quite narrow spaces. It is proposed that with the removal of all the obstructions which frame the Union Lawn, permeability would be greatly improved.

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