neighbourhood

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neighbourhood
roderick simpson, simpsonwilson
architectureurban design
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neigh bour hood
roderick simpson, simpsonwilson
architectureurban design
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neigh bour hood

• near - dwell - quality
• the quality of living nearby

roderick simpson, simpsonwilson
architectureurban design
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neigh bour hood

• near dwell state

The state or quality of living nearby Friendly
relations between neighbours Neighbourly feeling
or conduct The people living in a certain place
A small but relatively self contained sector of
a larger urban area
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verb or noun
make housing a verb living vs
lifestyle process vs product
consumer vs citizen

• The neighbourhood as a place is only important to
  the extent that it supports and encourages
  neighbourly interaction-
• A tough call, given the forces of property
  investment and economic geography that are
  driving fragmentation of activities and functions
  in the city

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Source SGS Sustainable Sydney 2030 Consortium
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Source SGS Sustainable Sydney 2030 Consortium
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Source SGS Sustainable Sydney 2030 Consortium
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photo simeon king
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Authenticity derives from the authority of many
authors
Source SGS Sustainable Sydney 2030 Consortium
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Surry Hills mixed use neighbourhood
photo simpsonwilson
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King Street hub Neeson Murcutt Architects
Source SGS Sustainable Sydney 2030 Consortium
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The Tram Shed - Newtown A break-out space off
King Street - a retreat within the urban mat of
Newtown - with a complex mix of uses.
Salamanca Square - Hobart A family - friendly,
traffic free break-out space off Salamanca
Place.
Santa Caterina Market - Barcelona A lively place
with a complex brief - food market, ,square and
aged housing- set within the dense urban mat of
Barcelona.
Place des Voges - Paris A green public retreat in
a generous green court, carved out of the dense
city fabric.
King Street hub Neeson Murcutt Architects
Source SGS Sustainable Sydney 2030 Consortium
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Reorientation The city from the south
Source Sustainable
Sydney 2030 SGS consortium
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Source simpsonwilson SGS Sustainable Sydney
2030 Consortium
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The coarse grain of the Alexandria industrial area
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Definition of street roles and the introduction
of a fine grain street network
Source simpsonwilson SGS Sustainable Sydney
2030 Consortium
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A continuous, safe and convenient network for
walking and cycling
Source simpsonwilson SGS Sustainable Sydney
2030 Consortium
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Fine grain lanes that area adopted by
residents public gardens
Source simpsonwilson SGS Sustainable Sydney
2030 Consortium
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Source simpsonwilson SGS Sustainable Sydney
2030 Consortium
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A loved public domain
photo simpsonwilson
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A loved public domain
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A loved public domain
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what works against the creation of
neighbourliness?
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Western Distributor pedestrian experience
photo simpsonwilson
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Darling Harbour public domain
photos simpsonwilson
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Mascot Station Precinct public domain
photo simpsonwilson
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Australian Technology Park public domain
photo simpsonwilson
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Large floor plate coarse grain
Source Redfern Waterloo Authority Built
Environment Plan
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Optus, Macquarie Park
photo simpsonwilson
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Optus, Macquarie Park
photo simpsonwilson
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Woolworths, Norwest Business Park
photo simpsonwilson
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Epping Station
photo simpsonwilson
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Epping Station public domain
photo simpsonwilson
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Castle Towers public domain
photo simpsonwilson
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Castle Hill public domain
photo simpsonwilson
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Norwest Business Park Windsor Road frontage
photo simpsonwilson
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Norwest Business Park Windsor Road frontage
photo simpsonwilson
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Double Bay town centre
photo simpsonwilson
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Residential SW of Rouse Hill Town Centre
photo simpsonwilson
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Rouse Hill Town Centre
photo simpsonwilson
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Rouse Hill Town Centre
photos simpsonwilson
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Rouse Hill Town Centre
photos simpsonwilson
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Car courts Newbury, Mirvac
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Car courts Newbury, Mirvac
photo simpsonwilson
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Kellyville urban form
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Lots 15.5 m wide 26m deep Area 430sqm BUT 64
m street to street
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8.5m
430m2
13m
25m
996sqm
473sqm
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Privacy and amenity?
4m
3m
2.5m
8.5m
8m STREET WIDTH
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10m
30m
14m
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4m
2m
0.8m
10m
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210 sqm
576 sqm
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Villa
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2.6
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Candalepas and Associates Architects Glebe House,
RAIA Award 2007 photo simpsonwilson
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Candalepas and Associates Architects Glebe House,
RAIA Award 2007 photo simpsonwilson
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Neeson Murcutt Architects Five Dock House,
RAIA Wilkinson Award 2007
photo simpsonwilson
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Neeson Murcutt Architects Five Dock House, RAIA
Wilkinson Award 2007 photo simpsonwilson
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Neeson Murcutt Architects Five Dock House, RAIA
Wilkinson Award 2007 photo simpsonwilson
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Source Kerstin Thompson Architects
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Axis Housing, Nelsons Ridge, Delfin
photo simpsonwilson
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Precedents Nelsons ridge Axis display homes
overlooking park
photo simpsonwilson
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227sqm 135sqm 185sqm 200sqm 260sqm 202sqm
Source Nelsons Ridge, Delfin
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Axis Housing, Nelsons Ridge, Delfin
photo simpsonwilson
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THE PARKFRONT 3 Bed, 2 Bath 11 Car Area 206 m2
Axis Housing, Nelsons Ridge, Delfin
photos simpsonwilson
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Traffic calmed car courts allowing on-street
play
photo simpsonwilson
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doom gloom
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