g (M ac qu ar ie ) ( id Cove Ho ba rt R ivu let Part three: Neighbourhood Framework R Goal one: North Hobart is a welcoming and inclusive neighbourhood to live and work constitutes one of the most vital elemen This puts Hobart in the enviable role as a Hill (Barracks) Headland (Battery Point) 0 50 t ule Riv from : HIPS 2015 Height Standards Performance Criteria Review (Woolley 2016) p. 9 in ma Do city with identifiable natural limits, at the of human and landscape aesthetics, all t Built form and design guidelines southern margin of the urbanised world, more so when applied to the complexity that can advance a specific understanding of the city, the location where the and appreciation of settlement values. experience of change is expected, if not Other key principles that have informed Ensure buildingsThese respond 16 include ato custodial role to wilderness constant, being ‘natural object an proposed maximum building heights both are: the Central Hobart - landform structure context, including land form, 17 landscapes within the Tasmanian context, scale, localacharacter, heritage places thing to be cultivated’. views, streetscape, localand beyond. and precincts. jurisdiction Hill Headland (Trinity) (Queens Domain) character, scale, heritage and Specific considerations include preserving expansion The shared cultural and natural heritage of Settlement the prominence the heritage listed former solar access. that ascribes to peoples surroundings, Basin ge Delta urs t) id R Reclaimed Hunter Island <10m <20m e dg (B ath Hobart High School buildings as a landmark Notwithstanding the terrain, the form o The natural topographyofand landform of which landscapes are aninessential the area, including when viewed from uphill. North Hobart plays a central role shaping Tasmanian settlements was determined component, are recognizedHeights as a foundation are restricted to 4 storeys or 15 metres the perception of building heights and not byincluding grand plans, but by expansion in the surrounding area, the 'basin' to cultural identity.15 Attachment to place determining logical locations for taller alongHotel mainisroads. Even Hobart’s initial where the Black Buffalo located. structures while managing the impacts of townoneplan 1811) provided an ThisEuropean puts Hobart in theConvention enviable role a constitutes of the(Meehan most vital elements 15 Council of Europe, Landscape 2004as forms Taller built are proposed for the perceived scale. Article 5 : ‘Each party to recognize landscape as an of human and landscape aesthetics, all the cityundertakes with identifiable natural limits,inatlaw the Valley Rivulet and essential component of peoples surroundings, an expression of the southern margin of the Providence urbanised world, more so when block applied to the Condell complexity Development heights should withcultural the Lynch K. Athe Theory of Good City Form MIT 1982 p.42 diversity ofalign their shared and natural heritage, and Place cara foundation park sites, where surrounding that can advance a specific understanding of the16city, the location where the 17 Levi Strauss in Spirn op cit . p iv of their identity.’ layered landform of North Hobart,and ascending appreciation of settlement values. experience of change is expected, if not context allows for minimal impact, and where the 'hill' to the 'basin' area near Letitia These include a custodial role to wilderness constant, being both ‘natural object and Right : Central Hobartfrom landform structure as an developer contributions have the potential to landscapes within the Tasmanian a thing to be cultivated’. extended framework,Street. beyond Sullivans Cove. jurisdiction and beyond.provide the greatest community benefit. This approach involves situating increased Identifies landform features as a sequence of Settlement expansion through heights are recommended The shared cultural andLower natural heritage ‘lifts’, including city centre slopes, city centre heights within the basin and at thethat core of the ascribes to peoplesbuilding surroundings, envelopes proposed for lots to the fringe, Inner hills, mid ground hills. Also Notwithstanding the terrain, the form of on are an essential of which landscapes includes city ridges. Providence Valley Rivulet block, capitalising north of Providence Valley Rivulet the Tasmanian settlements was(and determined component, are recognized as a foundation the fall from Elizabeth Street to Letitia Street not by grand plans, but by expansion potential park) to prevent overshadowing. (See to cultural to place and then up to the Domain (see Figure 14).identity. Attachment along main roads. Even Hobart’s initial Section E). town plan (Meehan 1811) provided an <30m <40m Cove <60m (M ac qu ari e) i R <70m <80m <90m ule t <100m rt Riv <110m Ho ba <120m <130m Hill <140m (Barracks) <150m Headland (Battery Point) 0 50 100 200 16 17 15 15 Council of Europe, European Landscape Convention 2004 Article 5 : ‘Each party undertakes to recognize landscape in law as an essential component of peoples surroundings, an expression of the diversity of their shared cultural and natural heritage, and a foundation of their identity.’ 16 Lynch K. A Theory of Good City Form MIT 1982 p.42 17 Levi Strauss in Spirn op cit . p iv Hobart landform structure Figure Right 13.: Central North Hobart withinas an extended framework, beyond Sullivans Cove. the broader Central Hobart Identifies landform features as a sequence of ‘lifts’, structure, including city centre slopes, city centre land form noting the fringe, Inner hills, mid ground hills. Also fall fromincludes highcityground towards ridges. the City Centre. (Image source: Building Height Standards Review, 2018, Leigh Woolley Architect) High ground Middle ground hills Inner Hills High ground City Centre Fringe City Centre Slopes Middle ground hills Inner Hills City Centre Fringe City Ridge Cove Slopes City Centre Slopes City Ridge Cove Slopes Basin Cove Floor Basin Cove Floor Leigh Woolley Architect + Urban Design Consultant 74 13 Leigh Woolley Architect + Urban Design Co City of Hobart