greaseproof architecture since 2000

tag: development

Shifting sands at Oriental Bay

posted 11.19 in news.

Oriental Bay 1959

In the past 100 years the “rotunda” at Wellington’s Oriental Bay has been buffeted not just by wild seas, but also the less predictable winds of change. Shifting needs, mores, and economies have seen the structure reinvented several times, and it’s about to happen all over again.

Keep Reading...

Deterring density

posted 11.14 in news.

Yarra proposed zones

In July, Plan Melbourne introduced three new flavours of residential zone. Loosely described, the Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) will prevent medium or high density developments in order to preserve character, the General Residential Zone (GRZ) is pretty much business as usual with a small nod to developers, and the Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) is where apartment blocks will be allowed to blossom. Well blossom as much as they can within a 13.5m height restriction. The new zones are meant to provide more certainty to residents and developers.

Keep Reading...

related tags

20th century, apartments, art deco, climate change, developers, earthquakes, floods, matthew guy, moderne, plan melbourne, public space, reuse, sea level, waterfront

 

Contact  Cookie Preferences All rights reserved and all that.
Butterpaper.com 2024.