Two Rivers Urban Park
CCT environment / spatial planning policy context
Spatial Planning and Urban Design Department
April 2016
Table Bay District Plan 2012
Table Bay District Plan 2012 – Guidelines - TRUP
A) SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
1) OPEN SPACE & URBAN EDGE
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Facilitate the establishment of a Multi-Purpose Metropolitan Park (TRUP).
Prevent deterioration of the Natural Environment as a result of over-development.
2) CIVIC PRECINCTS & DESTINATION PLACES
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Improves access to Public Facilities and upgrade the Public Environment in the Civic Precincts.
Develop a continuous green system from Table Bay to False Bay as a natural destination place for a number of communities.
B) DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
1) OPEN SPACE & URBAN EDGE
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Conserve and enhance ecologically sensitive areas and historically significant sites.
Upgrade and rehabilitate degraded open space and ecological systems.
Create a high quality multi-functional recreational area that form part of an ecological system stretching from Table Bay to
False Bay.
2) CIVIC PRECINCTS & DESTINATION PLACES
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Establish the Two Rivers Urban Park as a major recreational and multi-purpose facility
Alexandra
institution
River club
SA
Astronomical
Observatory
Maitland
garden
village
Hartleyvale
and Malta
Park
Oude molen
Valkenberg
west
Valkenberg
east
Vincent paloti
hospital
Alexandra
institution
River club
SA
Astronomical
Observatory
Maitland
garden
village
Hartleyvale
and Malta
Park
Oude molen
Valkenberg
west
Valkenberg
east
Table Bay District Plan 2012 / TRUP Contextual
Framework & EMP (2003)
Use
• Multifunctional active & passible recreation, conservation, production
• Residential, institutional and supporting commercial within park, especially
on edges.
Urban design guidelines
• Positive edge conditions, heritage, celebrating / creating sense of place.
Movement
• Pedestrian (NMT) network within and linked to areas beyond key enabling
factor
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1. VALKENBERG WEST
Use
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Institutional / residential precinct
Possible integration of activities with
rest of park (therapeutic),
acknowledging security
requirements
Urban design guidelines
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Design concept: “Island” like quality,
village – courtyard system. Built
form cues from existing buildings of
heritage significance.
Compliment sense of order created
by entrance and system of towers
and courtyards
Facades to line routes and internal
courtyards
Valkenberg manor house –
protection of views
Movement
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Access generally limited to those
needing to get access to “island”
2. VALKENBERG EAST
Use
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Substantial development
opportunities (commercial,
residential, institutional), retaining
mixed use vibrant nature (eco –
heritage tourism, NGOs).
Urban design guidelines
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Commercial / intense focus along
Alexandra Road, residential toward
open space / productive edge.
Permeable edge along Alexandra
Rd
Set back from historical hedge, incl
further planting.
Movement
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Alexandra Rd – access, limited from
west.
Gateway park and walk from
Pinelands Stn and Alexandra Rd.
Improved connection to Maitland
Garden Village.
3. ALEXANDRA INSTITUTION
Use
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Retain / enhance existing role, some
opportunities for intensification /
expansion of institution along
Alexandra Rd and southern edges.
Urban design guidelines
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Open up view line from Nieuwe
Molen to park.
Movement
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Formal accommodation of
pedestrian links.
4. MAITLAND GARDEN VILLAGE
Use
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Affordable residential opportunity.
Potential additional row of housing
on western edge & residential /
institutional opportunity between
Alexandra Institution & Maitland
Garden Village
Urban design guidelines
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Retaining existing village scale.
Improved relationship with
Valkenberg East – movement
structure & landscaping
Movement
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North south pedestrian link on
eastern edge of park from Alexandra
Institution to Valkenberg East.
Securing pedestrian link between
village and Alexandra Institution.
5. SAAO AND RIVER CLUB
Use
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Commercialised recreation (River
club).
Urban design guidelines
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Collection of entrances, a gateway
to park.
River club: western edge – green
edge; redevelopment largely within
existing footprint. River edges
accessible to public.
Movement
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Pedestrian paths along river edge
and Raapenburg Wetlands.
Possibility of small pedestrian
bridge.
6. HARTLEYVALE & MALTA PARK
Use
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Sporting activity and recreational
core area. Black river business
commecial.
Urban design guidelines
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Maintenance of entrances.
Movement
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Pedestrian movement along
Liesbeeck Parkway in Malta Park
and along Malta Road.