Two Rivers Urban Park

CCT environment / spatial planning policy context

Spatial Planning and Urban Design Department

April 2016

Table Bay District Plan 2012

A) SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

1) OPEN SPACE & URBAN EDGE

• Facilitate the establishment of a Multi-Purpose Metropolitan Park (TRUP).

• Prevent deterioration of the Natural Environment as a result of over-development.

2) CIVIC PRECINCTS & DESTINATION PLACES

• Improves access to Public Facilities and upgrade the Public Environment in the Civic Precincts.

• Develop a continuous green system from Table Bay to False Bay as a natural destination place for a number of communities.

B) DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES

1) OPEN SPACE & URBAN EDGE

• Conserve and enhance ecologically sensitive areas and historically significant sites.

• Upgrade and rehabilitate degraded open space and ecological systems.

• Create a high quality multi-functional recreational area that form part of an ecological system stretching from Table Bay to

False Bay.

2) CIVIC PRECINCTS & DESTINATION PLACES

• Establish the Two Rivers Urban Park as a major recreational and multi-purpose facility

Table Bay District Plan 2012 – Guidelines - TRUP

Alexandra

institution

SA

Astronomical

Observatory

River club

Maitland

garden

village

Valkenberg

west

Oude molen

Valkenberg

east

Hartleyvale

and Malta

Park

Vincent paloti

hospital

Alexandra

institution

SA

Astronomical

Observatory

River club

Maitland

garden

village

Valkenberg

west

Oude molen

Valkenberg

east

Hartleyvale

and Malta

Park

Use

• Multifunctional active & passible recreation, conservation, production

• Residential, institutional and supporting commercial within park, especially

on edges.

Urban design guidelines

• Positive edge conditions, heritage, celebrating / creating sense of place.

Movement

• Pedestrian (NMT) network within and linked to areas beyond key enabling

factor

Table Bay District Plan 2012 / TRUP Contextual

Framework & EMP (2003)

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1. VALKENBERG WEST

Use• Institutional / residential precinct

• Possible integration of activities with

rest of park (therapeutic),

acknowledging security

requirements

Urban design guidelines• Design concept: “Island” like quality,

village – courtyard system. Built

form cues from existing buildings of

heritage significance.

• Compliment sense of order created

by entrance and system of towers

and courtyards

• Facades to line routes and internal

courtyards

• Valkenberg manor house –

protection of views

Movement• Access generally limited to those

needing to get access to “island”

2. VALKENBERG EAST

Use• Substantial development

opportunities (commercial,

residential, institutional), retaining

mixed use vibrant nature (eco –

heritage tourism, NGOs).

Urban design guidelines• Commercial / intense focus along

Alexandra Road, residential toward

open space / productive edge.

• Permeable edge along Alexandra

Rd

• Set back from historical hedge, incl

further planting.

Movement• Alexandra Rd – access, limited from

west.

• Gateway park and walk from

Pinelands Stn and Alexandra Rd.

• Improved connection to Maitland

Garden Village.

3. ALEXANDRA INSTITUTION

Use• Retain / enhance existing role, some

opportunities for intensification /

expansion of institution along

Alexandra Rd and southern edges.

Urban design guidelines• Open up view line from Nieuwe

Molen to park.

Movement• Formal accommodation of

pedestrian links.

4. MAITLAND GARDEN VILLAGE

Use• Affordable residential opportunity.

Potential additional row of housing

on western edge & residential /

institutional opportunity between

Alexandra Institution & Maitland

Garden Village

Urban design guidelines• Retaining existing village scale.

• Improved relationship with

Valkenberg East – movement

structure & landscaping

Movement• North south pedestrian link on

eastern edge of park from Alexandra

Institution to Valkenberg East.

• Securing pedestrian link between

village and Alexandra Institution.

5. SAAO AND RIVER CLUB

Use• Commercialised recreation (River

club).

Urban design guidelines• Collection of entrances, a gateway

to park.

• River club: western edge – green

edge; redevelopment largely within

existing footprint. River edges

accessible to public.

Movement• Pedestrian paths along river edge

and Raapenburg Wetlands.

• Possibility of small pedestrian

bridge.

6. HARTLEYVALE & MALTA PARK

Use• Sporting activity and recreational

core area. Black river business

commecial.

Urban design guidelines• Maintenance of entrances.

Movement• Pedestrian movement along

Liesbeeck Parkway in Malta Park

and along Malta Road.