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Brisbane's Subtropical Livability Goals and High-Rise Apartments: Vision and Reality.
Brisbane's Subtropical Livability Goals and High-Rise Apartments: Vision and Reality.
- Source :
- CTBUH Journal; 2018, Issue 2, p20-26, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Climate-based design is very significant in the Brisbane planning context. Brisbane City Council's Vision 2031 aspires to capitalize on the city's enviable subtropical climate and be a city renowned for livability and sustainability. This paper focuses on the impact of multi-story residential buildings on both the quality of public spaces around them, and the livability of private dwellings in the evolving subtropical city. The study analyzed 15 recently-approved apartment buildings as well as a prominent older apartment building, Torbreck. The city's Multiple Dwelling Code was reviewed against frameworks for urban design quality and climate-responsive architecture and was found to provide a sound set of metrics. While the historic building was exemplary, the findings generally describe formulaic outcomes for high-rise apartments that seem to ignore the code's objectives. Some cases demonstrate high-quality interface with the street, yet perform less well as places for subtropical living; others demonstrate reasonable climate-responsive credentials, yet contribute little to the public realm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19461186
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- CTBUH Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131305644