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Vertical mixed use communities in Australia: a compact city model?. Iderlina B. Mateo-Babiano School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Simon Huston UQ Business School, The University of Queensland. V ertical mixed use development.
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Vertical mixed use communities in Australia: a compact city model? Iderlina B. Mateo-Babiano School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Simon Huston UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
Vertical mixed use development PurposeScoping study vertical mixed-use buildings in Brisbane, Australia. Findings • Conflicted definitions of VMUs • Limited uptake in Brisbane • single function 86% of 418 CBD buildings • 11.9% two uses • 1.7% (VMU 3 or more uses)
Horizontal mixed-use development Brisbane Transit Centre displaying 3 towers (Colliers International)
VMU Riparian Plaza • Eagle Street • Bloomberg Incorporated Limited and the • Architect is Harry Seilder • Constructed in 2005 • National Award for Innovation and Excellence in Mixed Use Development (2008) • 53 levels • Outside - retail component • 1 -11 - car parks • 14-38 - commercial space • 41-52 - residential space
Conclusion • VMU is no silver bullet to sustainable cities • Limited scoping study • Results • Definitions of VMU conflicted • Uptake limited by: • Greater cost and risk • Complexity of decision process • Scarcity of mixed-use design and project management talent