Interrogating Urban Renewal Scenarios Using Skyline Analysis in Fishermans Bend, Melbourne

摘要: Cities are often abstracted through their skylines. They reflect the interactions between historical, social, cultural, and economic forces in societies (GASSNER 2009). As skylines of many Australian cities continue to be shaped by urban renewal master plans, planning restrictions define visual properties such landscapes. In this paper, we take Fishermans Bend Melbourne as a case study propose workflow that allows designers test scenarios incorporate variable bulk height future built forms. This is accomplished reconstituting Google Earth 3D building information into photometric point cloud datasets, order measure analyse environmental impacts developments. We interrogated three against existing conditions following skyline variations, 1) approved applications constructed, 2) suggested development application, 3) Bend. Two vantage viewpoints, along West Gate Freeway New Quay Docklands, respectively vehicular pedestrian, were identified. scenario, conclude sky factor ratio visible sky, based on unwrapped diagram from entry reduced 88% condition 38 % planned considerable change level visibility enclosure relative public viewpoint, comparatively 75 70 Fisherman development. Using method, able quantify impact proposals. The 2D provided an inclusive method relationships heights. doing so, weigh significance these within realm spaces manage community's expectation perception environments.